Quotidiani e periodici” “

Le elezioni legislative in Russia, seguite il giorno dopo dagli attentati kamikaze nel cuore di Mosca, monopolizzano l’attenzione dei principali quotidiani internazionali. Steve Lee Myers, sull’ Herald Tribune (10/12), collega i due avvenimenti, e osserva: “Nelle elezioni di domenica, i votanti russi hanno assegnato una vittoria convincente al partito a favore del Cremlino, che si […]

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A thought for Europe” “” “

What is, what ought to be the specific role of Catholic intellectuals in the process of the unification of Europe? What guidelines have come, or may come, from “Catholic culture”? What prospects for “Christian roots”? What needs to be done to ensure that Catholic intellectuals speak with a common voice? These are some of the […]

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Christian roots" "

A presence to be reconsidered” “

A lot of talk is heard about the Christian roots of Europe and the need for explicit reference to be made to them in the text of the European constitutional Treaty, which could be approved by the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the EU on 12/13 December. “However – remarks […]

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Switzerland: the bishops respond to the Lucerne synod” “

The Swiss Church too is having to come to terms with the shortfall of priests. The assembly of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference, meeting in St. Gallen from 1/3 December, tackled the question, also in response to the message addressed to it by the Lucerne Synod, which appealed for the abolition of compulsory celibacy for priests […]

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Ireland, tackling the problem of sexual abuse” “

“To prevent the sexual abuse of children”, the Church will work “in collaboration with other agencies involved in the protection of juveniles”. It will also clearly define “a protocol on how to handle the denunciation of priests” in this field – also through the setting up of a national children’s protection office (CPO) – and […]

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Spain: with Eastern-rite Catholics ” “

“Guidelines for pastoral attention to Eastern-rite Catholics in Spain”: that’s the title of the document approved at the end of the 81st plenary Assembly of the Spanish bishops held from 17 to 21 November. The document explains that it is up to the parish priest of Latin rite to monitor the presence of Eastern Catholics […]

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Holland: no freedom without truth” “

“We must not resign ourselves to the dictatorship of an idea of freedom that is imposed on us by the deviant ideology of self-development, of a misconceived autonomy that fetters the confines of our having been created in the image of God. Only God can have the last word on freedom”. So declares Cardinal Simonis, […]

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Germany: the liturgy, a treasure for everyone” “

The liturgy is a treasure: the German bishops remind the faithful of this in a pastoral letter read out in all parishes at the end of November. The document calls the liturgy “a precious treasure”, since it is a “festivity that interrupts our daily life”: it is the “celebration of our salvation”. It “inflames our […]

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Beyond "ecumenical sadness" ” “

The next plenary session of the “International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission” (IARCCUM), and the task assigned to it of preparing the publication of a common document on faith, will be deferred due to the problems recently raised in the USA by the consecration of a gay bishop. But in spite of the […]

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Russia: unanimous rejection to terrorism” “

“Once again we affirm that terrorism cannot be justified by any religion”. The religious leaders of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia make this declaration in a joint appeal issued at the end of a meeting recently held in Moscow and attended by the Patriarch of Moscow Alexis II, Patriarch Aliya II of Georgia, Patriarch Garegin […]

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