Spagna: incontro interreligioso sulla sofferenza ” “

“La sofferenza non è patrimonio di nessuno, ed ogni religione ha qualcosa a dire in proposito”. Se ne è parlato durante il III Incontro interreligioso “L’essere profondo, dal dolore alla pienezza” a Barcellona dal 2 al 4 marzo per iniziativa della Facoltà di Filosofia della Catalogna, della delegazione per la pastorale della salute e l’Universitas […]

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Albania: "Mosaico della pace"” “

Arriveranno dall’Albania, Kossovo, Croazia, Serbia e Montenegro, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turchia, Bosnia-Erzegovina i giovani che si sono iscritti al “Mosaico della pace”, promosso in diocesi di Scutari (Albania) dall’arcivescovo mons. Angelo Massafra. La struttura di accoglienza sarà il “Villaggio della pace” di Tarabosh, iniziativa della diocesi cattolica ma aperta alla presenza e collaborazione di giovani di […]

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faith and culture " "

The two virtues ” “

Freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights: these are the central values in the construction of modern Europe, where “religion is not disappearing but assuming new forms”. The point was made by Father TIMOTHY RADCLIFFE , former master general of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans), in inaugurating the work of the General Assembly of […]

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WYD 2005" "

A "counter-current" visit” “

An international theological conference at Schengen (23-25 March) and the arrival of the WYD Cross in Belgium are two of the many events that are accompanying preparations for World Youth Day (WYD) in Cologne in 2005. The Schengen meeting, which has as its theme the WYD slogan itself “We have come to worship him”, is […]

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faith and culture " "

The two virtues ” “

Freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights: these are the central values in the construction of modern Europe, where “religion is not disappearing but assuming new forms”. The point was made by Father TIMOTHY RADCLIFFE , former master general of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans), in inaugurating the work of the General Assembly of […]

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WYD 2005" "

A "counter-current" visit” “

An international theological conference at Schengen (23-25 March) and the arrival of the WYD Cross in Belgium are two of the many events that are accompanying preparations for World Youth Day (WYD) in Cologne in 2005. The Schengen meeting, which has as its theme the WYD slogan itself “We have come to worship him”, is […]

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lent (2)" "Seven weeks without..." "

A "counter-current" visit” “

We continue our review of Lenten activities in the European Churches (see SIR 13/2004). Russia Fasting, prayer, culture, and ecumenical exchange: that’s what Lent brings even in the city like Moscow. The programme of events was described to us by Salesian Father Augustyn Dziedziel, involved in pastoral care at the cathedral of the Immaculate Conception […]

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germany " "

Stopping the delirium” “

“Human life degraded to a deposit of spare parts”: that’s the comment of Cardinal KARL LEHMANN , president of the German Bishops’ Conference, on the recent news from South Korea about the cloning of human embryos. “Not even a presumed medical utility, though even that is very far from having been demonstrated, may justify any […]

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Atheism is not a religion” “

“Atheism is not a religion”: that’s the view expressed by Oona Stannard, director of the Catholic Education Service in the UK, in dismissing a recent declaration of the Institute of Public Policy Research on the need to insert the study of atheism in religious education in schools. “By studying religious education (RE) – says Stannard […]

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Taxes, sign of solidarity” “

Taxes? “They are a sign of our solidarity with others”. Therefore it is “a moral duty” to pay them: so say the English bishops in a 40-page booklet dedicated precisely to that: the payment of taxes. The booklet, with the title “Taxes for the Common Good”, was written by the department of “Christian responsibility and […]

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