Quotidiani e periodici” “

Mentre l’Assemblea nazionale esamina il progetto di legge sul divieto dei “segni religiosi” a scuola, i quotidiani francesi si interrogano sul profondo dibattito suscitato, in Francia e in altre parti ‘Europa e del mondo, sulla questione del “velo” islamico, oggetto anche di recenti manifestazioni di piazza. “Velo e controllo sessuale”, si intitola un articolo firmato […]

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life and family " "

The year of listening” “

Two documents issued by the episcopates of Scotland, England and Wales, in favour of life and the family: 2004 has in fact been chosen by the Church of Scotland as the year “of life and the family” and by the English and Welsh Church to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the UN Year for the […]

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france" "

The language of Christians” “

What kind of Christianity in response to the challenges posed by the development of religious pluralism? The question was discussed in recent days at a round table promoted in Rome, as part of the second “Meeting on religious publishing in France”, by the Saint-Louis de France Cultural Centre, the Augustinianum Patristic Institute and “Présence du […]

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anti-semitism " "

A chain to be broken” “

2002 and 2003 were characterised by an “alarming increase” in cases of anti-Semitism. Profanation of tombs, anti-Semitic graffiti, physical assaults, insults, threats and the destruction of Jewish property: these are just some of the many racially motivated and anti-Semitic episodes registered in the course of 2002 and the first months of 2003 and highlighted in […]

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WYD2005 " "

London too is moved” “

“It was a moving experience to see thousands of youngsters gathered at first in front of Southwark Cathedral, then outside Westminster Abbey, the Anglican cathedral and, finally, inside Westminster Cathedral, mother church of English Catholicism”. That’s how the bishop of Newport Howard Tripp recalls the events of 12 January when the cross of World Youth […]

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ecumenism" "

Holy Land: appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury” “

A firm condemnation of the acts of violence that are causing further bloodshed in the Holy Land and an appeal to Israelis and Palestinians to take “seriously” the rule of international law and respect for human dignity: that was the immediate reaction of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to the suicide attack in the […]

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France: Protestants against every extremism” “

A pledge to combat every form of “political, economic and religious” extremism and build a “society in which everyone can live peacefully together”: the declaration is made by the French Protestant Churches in a communiqué issued on 1st February at the end of a national colloquium on extremism held in Strasbourg. “We understand – says […]

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Istanbul: the Lutheran Federation meets Bartholomew I” “

The general secretary of the World Lutheran Federation Ishmael Noko met His Holiness the ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I in Istanbul on 28 January to “reinforce – explained Noko – relations with out Orthodox brothers and sisters”. “The dialogue between us – added the representative of the Lutheran Federation – has already clearly demonstrated […]

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THOUGHTS " "

Lowering of values” “” “

The process of the industrial revolution is unstoppable. The dimensions of industrial plant, and of the services that provide services of every type – commercial, financial, transport –, are constantly growing. Ever larger markets, ever greater production, need to be controlled, and this makes possible the lowering of costs thanks to a productivity that is […]

di Juan velarde Fuertes" "Professor of Economics at the Complutense University - Madrid" "" "" "

FRANCIA

Il linguaggio dei cristiani” “

Quale cristianesimo di fronte alle sfide poste dallo sviluppo del pluralismo religioso? Se ne è parlato nei giorni scorsi in una tavola rotonda promossa a Roma, nell’ambito del secondo “Incontro sull’edizione religiosa in Francia”, dal Centro culturale Saint-Louis de France, dall’Istituto patristico Augustinianum e da “Présence du livre français” (organismo di promozione dell’editoria francese.) “Il […]

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