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Meeting of religions for peace at Louvain” “

The European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL), European branch of the World Council of Religions for Peace, has also taken a position on the law recently approved in France that prohibits the display of religious signs in public places. “Wearing religious dress and ornaments ought not to be considered a threat to the principles of […]

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Ukraine: Churches appeal for the elections” “

The leaders of the Christian Churches in the Ukraine have made an appeal for free and fair elections. The appeal was made in view of the approaching presidential elections on 21 November during a press conference attended by Church leaders, including the leaders of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Patriarch Philaret), of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church […]

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Sakharov 2004 Prize: to the journalists of Belarus ” “

The Sakharov 2004 Prize will be awarded during the plenary session of the European Parliament in December: EP President Josep Borrell will hand it over to the representatives of the Association of journalists in Belarus who “are working for the independence of the media”. The award, decided by the leaders of the political groups represented […]

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Two Romany representatives at Strasbourg” “

With the nomination of Viktoria Mohacsi, the representatives of the gipsy population in the European Parliament rise to two: Hungarian in nationality, she replaces the MEP Gabor Demszky, mayor of Budapest, who did not wish to renounce his administrative post and therefore resigned as MEP. Viktoria Mohacsi, who also fills the post of commissioner for […]

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Culture and dialogue for Europe’s peoples” “

The second intercultural forum organized by the Council of Europe and held at Troina, in Sicily, from 15 to 17 November, was called “Essential values for intercultural dialogue: towards a Europe for all citizens”. The main aims of the meeting were: “studying a programme of core values from the political, ethical, social and cultural viewpoint”; […]

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A central role” “

A Parliament that intervenes in all fields, ridding itself of any “inferiority complex” towards the other EU institutions and making its own voice heard on the most varied issues: from the vote on the Commission to the decisions taken by the Council, from the economy to social issues and foreign policy. The impression that emerges […]

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Another priest removed from a state school ” “

After the removal of a priest from a state lycée in Toulon, protests continue against the presence of Catholic chaplains in state schools in France. One such protest was in the “Georges-Cormier” lycée at Coulommiers where some teachers – supported by the Union of Lay Families – signed a petition to ask that the chaplaincy […]

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Preparing for the "feast of lights" on 8 December ” “

An invitation has been made to Catholics throughout France to light a candle on the day of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December. The proposal is contained in a letter signed by the president of the French Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard, and by Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes and Lourdes, reviving an initiative of […]

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Un ruolo centrale ” “

Un Parlamento che interviene a tutto campo, accantonando ogni “complesso di inferiorità” rispetto alle altre istituzioni comunitarie e facendo risuonare la propria voce su i più svariati temi: dal varo della Commissione alle decisioni assunte dal Consiglio, dall’economia ai temi sociali, fino alla politica estera. L’impressione che emerge dopo la sessione plenaria di Strasburgo del […]

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Un altro prete allontanato da un liceo pubblico ” “

Dopo l’allontanamento di un sacerdote da un liceo di Tolone, non cessano in Francia le manifestazioni contro la presenza dei cappellani cattolici nelle scuole pubbliche. È successo di nuovo nel liceo “Georges-Cormier” a Coulommiers dove alcuni insegnanti –sostenuti dall'”Unione delle famiglie laiche” – hanno firmato una petizione per chiedere la chiusura della cappellania. A denunciare […]

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