Ireland: the bishops on behalf of the Irish abroad” “

“The government must urgently promote an Agency for the Irish abroad”, insists the bishop of Derry, Monsignor Seamus Hegarty, in response to the poor living conditions to which many post-war Irish emigrants to London have been reduced. Awareness of the problem was raised by a television documentary, “Ireland, the forgotten generation”, during the recent Christmas […]

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The Bible and children ” “

The Bible Year that has just ended was characterised by various projects aimed at deepening knowledge of Holy Scripture. Bibel-Entdecker-Tour (BET) is the name of an ecumenical event organised in Germany for children aged 10 to 14. A total of some 120,000 German kids took part in it, comprising 5,940 groups from all the Churches, […]

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Holy Year inaugurated at Santiago de Compostela” “

Solemn rite, incense wafted from the “botafumeiro” (the cathedral’s enormous censer), three hammer blows on the new bronze Holy Door: so opened the Holy Year at Santiago de Compostela, in Spain, as hundreds of devotees crossed the threshold of the new Holy Door, reopened after five years (the last Jubilee was held in 1999). Whenever […]

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A parish open 24 hours a day at Valencia” “

“Only a week ago we opened the parish 24 hours a day, and the results are already astonishing”: so says Father Miguel Ángel Vives, parish priest of the church of the Nativity of Our Lord, the first parish to be open day and night in Spain. It’s situated at Burjassot, in the province of Valencia. […]

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Andalusia, too much violence in the family ” “

“Marital violence is not a private fact”, declares the bishop of Asidonia-Jerez (in Andalusia), Monsignor Juan del Rio, in an interview published in various magazines. Bishop Juan Del Rio cites the figures of domestic violence: 68 women and 10 men killed by their spouses in Spain in 2003 alone. But only 10% of women subjected […]

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Not only a critical use” “” “

No longer passive spectators or uninformed users: education in the media must lead, through a critical understanding of the language and techniques they use, and through an analysis of the values they transmit and their influence on lifestyles, to a responsible and active use of the instruments of communication and the new technologies. In a […]

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Between integration and rights ” “

The CES (European Confederation of Trades Unions, founded in 1973, representing 53 million workers, and comprising 14 European Federations and 58 national confederations in 28 countries) has called an extraordinary mobilization throughout the continent on 2 and 3 April to support the process of European integration, founded on the rights of citizens and workers, committed […]

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Europass: passport for work” “” “

As part of the necessary reforms to complete the Lisbon Strategy on social policy, the Commission has adopted a draft “decision that establishes a single system for the transparency of qualifications and skills”. “Europass” – that’s the name of the new tool – will permit European citizens and residents on EU territory to accede in […]

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‘Galileo’Project” “” “

Agreement between the USA and the European Union on the Community’s “Galileo” project of satellite navigation is now closer. Galileo, now in a phase of advanced realization in Europe, interferes with the GPS system of satellite positioning, causing imbalances in American military applications, including operations conducted in the framework of NATO. For this reason Washington […]

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Equal opportunities and human rights” “

The Commission for women’s rights and equal opportunities has adopted a report by Dutch MEP Joke Swiebel (PSE) on the 2002 annual report and on the 2003 programme of work in the field of equal opportunities between men and women. The European Parliament has expressed appreciation for the efforts of the Commission to promote equal […]

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