Anglicans: agenda of the Synod presented” “

European Constitution, dialogue between Christian churches, justice, and relations with the third world: these are the key issues that the Anglican General Synod, the decision-making body that presides over the Church of England, founded by Henry VIII in the sixteenth century, will discuss at York from 9 to 13 July. Also on the agenda is […]

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Europe: Cec/Comeceseminar on migration” “

“The European Union ought not to consider migration a problem but a phenomenon that is linked to human nature and that has always existed in the world throughout history”: that’s the message spelt out by the representatives of the Churches at the Seminar held in Brussels on 21 June, promoted by the “Church and Society […]

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Romania: difficulties between the Churches” “

The Romanian Orthodox Church is no longer willing to engage in dialogue, so long as the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church fails to withdraw the legal actions it has initiated in Romanian and international courts for the recovery of its own churches that have been the property of the Romanian Orthodox Church since 1948, when the Greek-Catholic […]

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The three ways for the future ” “

The Church of the future won’t be an “inward-looking” Church, locked into “an apologetic self-defence or the restoration of antiquated confessionalism, but a Church radically open to others”, said Cardinal Walter Kasper , president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, in a recent speech in Rome. Cardinal Kasper, together with Lutheran bishop Margot Kaessmann […]

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Three concentric circles” “

Before the accession of the ten new member countries, it was estimated that there were some three and half million immigrants from Eastern Europe in the EU, a sixth of the total 20 million immigrants present in the Union. According to data for 2000-2001, the countries with the highest number of Eastern European immigrants are […]

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Let’s not undervalue it” “

A step forward towards integration, but it’s still not enough to tackle the “internal” challenges generated by the enlargement to 25 members and the “external” challenges posed by globalization. The debate on the constitutional Treaty approved at the recent summit in Brussels continues, with a variety of emphases placed on the question of “citizenship”, on […]

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The "triangle" holds” “

The sixth months’ Irish Presidency of the European Council ended with a succession of summits, appointments and projects for the future: the helm of the Union passed to the Netherlands on 1st July. The “institutional triangle” (Parliament, Council, Commission) has been subjected to a number of far-reaching changes in recent days, and these are set […]

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July 2004″ “

We present the main events involving the Catholic Church and the other European Churches in July. 1 European Symposium (1-4) with the title “The challenges of education. Revivals, promises, commitments”, promoted in Rome by the Commission of the Italian Episcopal Conference (Cei) for Catholic education, schools and universities, in collaboration with the Council of the […]

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The European Forum of the laity at Fatima” “” “

“The ethical and spiritual roots of our commitment to the societies of Europe”: that is the theme of the study assembly being promoted by the European Forum of the laity, due to be held at Fatima (Portugal) from 2 to 7 July. The theme will be discussed from various viewpoints, starting out from a reflection […]

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Alle porte dell’Ue” “” “

Dopo i risultati complessivamente positivi dell’allargamento e dell’approvazione del Trattato costituzionale, e alla luce delle elezioni del nuovo Parlamento di Strasburgo (che hanno confermato il preoccupante fenomeno dell’astensione), per l’Unione è tempo di volgersi ai mille impegni che l’attendono al varco. Ricordiamo tra gli altri: l’insediamento del Parlamento; la nomina della Commissione, dopo la designazione […]

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