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Dailies and periodicals” “

The tragic terrorist attack at Nassiriya, which cost the lives of 18 Italians (16 military and two civilians), monopolises the attention of the main international dailies, once again trying to come to grips with the “post-war” crisis in Iraq . “A car bomb destroys the Italian police headquarters in southern Iraq”, is the front page […]

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An appeal “to the cultural, religious and humanistic legacies” of Europe has, after a hard-fought and laborious process, found a place in the preamble to the draft European Constitution. As European citizens and not only as Christians, we would have hoped for a mention of Christianity as a reality that has for centuries represented the […]

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Italy: 52nd assembly of the bishops ” “

“The parish: Church that lives amid the houses of man” is the theme of the 52nd general assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI). To be held in Assisi from 17 to 20 November, the assembly will be attended by some 250 bishops, 20 parish priests, representatives of religious congregations, secular institutes, members of lay […]

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Slovenia: ‘Marxist legacies’ religion” “

Slovenia denies to its citizens full religious liberty as a basic human right: that is the gist of the declaration that Archbishop Franc Rodé of Ljubljana and President of the Slovene Episcopal Conference, made in the course of the international symposium on teaching religion at school, held at Celje, in Slovenia from 5 to 9 […]

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Germany: Caritas counselling for refugees” “

27 persons repatriated and a total of 80 persons who have requested assistance and counselling: that’s the result of the first four months of activity of the counselling centre for refugees (ZRB) of northern Bavaria, inaugurated by the Minister for Social Affairs Stewens on 1st July this year. The ZRB is a pilot project being […]

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France: It’s not "undue pressure"” “

The voice of the Church in the life of a country must not be perceived as exerting “undue pressure” on the State. It’s part of the “free democratic process”: so said Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux, president of the French Episcopal Conference, in his closing address to the bishops’ general assembly on 10 November. During […]

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Belgium, the prayer of journalists” “

The Belgian Catholic Church celebrated “Media Day” on Sunday, 9 November. This year it is inspired by John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in Terris”. To mark the Day, the Episcopal Conference diffused the text of a “universal prayer” for peace, accompanied by a reflection. “Let us always remember – writes of the Belgian Episcopal Conference – […]

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Switzerland, justice for the "sans papiers"” “

“I was a stranger and you took me in” (Mt 25:35): that was the theme of Peoples’ Day celebrated in Switzerland on Sunday, 9 November. To mark the Day, the Swiss bishops issued a document in which they address the problem of the “sans-papiers”, clandestine immigrants without documents. The bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, […]

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Ireland, a debt to nuns” “

“The role of women in Irish society has perhaps never been so important as it is today for our spiritual growth and for the health of our families. Nor have women’s expectations been so great”: so said Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh, in his homily during the mass to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the […]

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Spain, what culture?” “

What culture can Catholics create? How can faith become culture? These questions will be posed by the participants at the 5th Conference on Catholics and public life that begins in Madrid on 14 November. It is being organized by the San Pablo-Ceu University in the capital. The president of the Catholic Association of propagandists, Alfonso […]

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