England: Catholics and family” “

“People have a need for the witness of those for whom marriage represents the fundamental blessing for their adult life”, says Archbishop Kevin MacDonald of Southwark in a pastoral letter sent to the faithful of the London diocese in recent days and reported by the weekly “The Catholic Herald”. “Church and family – writes the […]

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Germany: "Giving a face to the faith"” “

“Giving a face to the faith”: that’s the title of a symposium organized by the Commission for pastoral service of the German Bishops’ Conference, due to be held in Munich/Freising on 15-16 October. The main focus of the meeting is that of the goals and perspectives of the episcopal document “Catechesis in a period of […]

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Ireland: website for the protection of children” “

www.cpo.ie is the internet address of the new website that the Child Protection Office of the Irish Bishops’ Conference has created to provide information and assistance to those who work with minors in the parishes. Welcoming the launch of the website in recent days, the Primate of Ireland, Monsignor Séan Brady, declared that “the CPO […]

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Making the difference” “” “

“I am convinced that one of the priorities of our archdiocese today is the development of the faith and the spiritual growth of Catholics, in particular of those who exercise or have the intention of exercising some ministry in the parish or at the service of the diocese”. That’s how the archbishop of Glasgow, Msgr. […]

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Europe at the centre” “

During the Social Week of Italian Catholics held in Bologna, an often-repeated term was “Europe” and constant reference made to a renewed commitment of believers to the wider supranational horizon. As at the corresponding week of French Catholics held in Lille last month, the process of European integration was confirmed as a necessary element of […]

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For a new democracy” “” “

A point of arrival but also one of departure, the Social Week of Italian Catholics, held in Bologna from 7 to 10 October, represented for the Italian Church and laity the end-result of a long process of gestation, which comprised various seminars, conferences, and round tables, leading up to the publication of a preparatory document […]

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European Christian Churches: more values in the EU” “

Values such as freedom, solidarity, democracy and human rights “must constitute the basis of the European project” and the “Churches play an important role in their promotion in society and with governments”, declared Dutch deputy prime minister Gerrit Zalm, on concluding a meeting with European church representatives in The Hague in recent days. The meeting […]

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Russia: a "very small step" towards cooperation” “

To say that a new phase in dialogue has begun between Rome and Moscow “would be going a bit too far”. But “a very small step” towards “some cooperation between the two Churches that did not exist before” has been taken. That’s how Vladimir Zelinsky, Russian orthodox priest interprets the declarations made in recent days […]

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Successor of Patriarch Petros VII appointed” “

The metropolitan of Zimbabwe Theodore II, 50 years old, is to be the new patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, the second ranking post in the Orthodox hierarchy after the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople. He was unanimously elected by the Holy Synod of the patriarchate of Alexandria and will be officially enthroned in the course […]

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More Europe” “

“The struggle for freedom, justice and equality cannot but exact a price. I don’t feel rancour for the many years I spent in prison: I did so for democracy, peace and the co-existence between the Kurdish and Turkish peoples”, said LEYLA ZANA on presenting herself to the European Parliament, meeting in solemn session in Brussels […]

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