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Faithful in flight?” “

“The Christian churches in the UK could disappear in the space of one or two generations if the faithful continue to abandon them at the speed at which they are doing so today”, concludes “Christian Research” , a Protestant organization that publishes statistics on the Churches in Great Britain every three months. According to the […]

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Germany: the WYD Cross arrives in Berlin” “

Over 1,500 youth from all the dioceses of Germany welcomed the WYD Cross on its arrival in Berlin on Palm Sunday. During the eucharistic celebration, held in St. John’s basilica and transmitted live by Germany’s second public TV channel (ZDF), a group of Bosnian youth handed over the Cross they had brought with them from […]

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Austria: Cardinal Schönborn on enlargement” “

Speaking at the Centre of Central European Formation for Evangelization (MEBE) in Vienna on 30 March, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, archbishop of Vienna and president of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference, commented on the imminent enlargement of the EU as an occasion for a “great project of reconciliation between the European peoples”. To this end, according to […]

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UK: ‘courses in faith awareness'” “

From now on religion will be an integral part of the policies of the Labour government, which will hold “faith awareness” courses for the Civil Service. The idea was inserted by Tony Blair in the last Labour electoral manifesto and has become a reality in recent days. All religious groups, from the main ones such […]

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European spirit to be revived” “

“Community method” and “institutional triangle” (Commission-Council-Parliament) are the real driving force of the European Union, insists JACQUES DELORS, former President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1994. He made the point again on intervening in recent days in a meeting in Rome promoted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, during which Delors’ recently published […]

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Family, six objectives” “

The family is the “cradle” of ties of affection and bonds between the generations, but it is also the essential sphere for personal realization and for reinforcing economic and social development: this is the message of the document entitled “A family strategy for the European Union”, presented in the Brussels headquarters of Comece , Commission […]

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The road to Compostela” “

A symbol of European cohesion and of the Christian identity, a way of celebrating EU enlargement to Eastern Europe: that will be the sense of the pilgrimage “On the road of hope” to Santiago de Compostela, in Spain, that the bishops of the whole of Europe will make from 17 to 21 April. In the […]

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The program of the pilgrimage and of the meeting” “” “

The pilgrimage will be officially inaugurated at Santo Domingo de Silos with vespers recited by the monks, followed by a short journey on foot. Then the pilgrims will leave for Burgos, where a mass will be celebrated in the St. Thecla Chapel of the cathedral on Sunday morning, 18 April, with the participation of the […]

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Membership of Turkey: difficulties persist” “

Turkey has made important progress in terms of reforms to adjust to the political criteria spelt out at Copenhagen, essential for her membership of the Union, in a difficult international and domestic situation, but “far more incisive efforts than simple remedies are needed”: with 211 votes in favour, 84 against and 46 abstentions, the European […]

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The ‘European vocation’ of Croatia” “

In response to the report presented by Alexandros Baltas, containing a draft recommendation of the Parliament to the European Council on Croatia’s membership of the EU, MEPs have recognized the country’s “European vocation”, but are of the view that it must first resolve a series of questions relating to the return of refugees as part […]

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