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What’s become of marriage?” “

“We regret that the government is not producing proposals to reinforce and support marriage. Either the government believes that marriage, the exclusive union of a man and a woman for life, has a special role in society, or it does not believe that it has any such role”. So says Msgr. John Hine , the […]

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Mobility of university students” “

“The role of the international mobility of university students”, as factor of European integration: that’s the theme of a conference to be held at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome from 8 to 11 December, under the auspices of the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe ( CCEE) and the Vicariate of Rome. “The […]

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Stem cells, disappointment” “

The failure to reach an agreement in the EU Council of Ministers on 3 December, on the ethical restrictions to be adopted in terms of research on stem cells, has led to “disappointment and concern” being voiced by the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community ( COMECE). In a communiqué, COMECE affirms that […]

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Review on world governance ” “

The first “Review on World Governance” was published on 2 December. Drafted by a group of experts of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community ( COMECE), it assesses the efforts made in 2002 to improve world governance, from the success of the World Health Organization in its efforts to stem Sars to […]

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Dialogue is a principle” “

The delegaters of the 15 countries and central and eastern Europe, and representatives of twenty different Churches, met for three days in Budapest (27/30 November) for an exchange on the situation of ecumenism and on the process of the Charta oecumenica . This is the first time that the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of […]

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Peoples "united by the Mediterranean"” “

The first “Inter-Institutional Conference of the peoples united by the Mediterranean” was held in Palermo on 27/28 November. Organized by the Region of Sicily in the framework of the programme of activities of the six months’ Italian Presidency of the EU, it was attended by representatives of all the countries on the Mediterranean littoral and […]

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Report on employment” “

The executive Commission presented its new Report on the progress made towards the quantitative and qualitative improvement of employment in Europe in Brussels in recent days. In spite of the confirmation of the trend towards a growth in the creation of new jobs – accompanied by a slight downturn in the rate of unemployment in […]

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European Year of the Disabled: balance sheet” “

The closing Conference of the European Year of people with disabilities is due to be held in Rome, in the San Giovanni Addolorata complex, from 5 to 7 December. Five hundred delegates from all over Europe are expected to participate in it. Its aim is to review the many different projects and activities launched on […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

In a “unipolar” world, it is essential to “define a new role for the United Nations”. So writes Kofi Annan, in an editorial published by the Herald Tribune (4/12) on the international situation. According to the UN Secretary General, “we have reached a decisive moment in our history. The great threat of a nuclear conflict […]

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"Seguendo la stella"” “

Si intensificano i preparativi per la XX Giornata mondiale della Gioventù che si svolgerà a Colonia nel 2005 (vedi anche pag.1). Più in particolare, le giornate d’incontro e di preparazione nelle diocesi tedesche avranno luogo dall’11 al 15 agosto 2005, mentre il clou vero e proprio è previsto dal 16 al 21 agosto 2005. Nelle […]

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