France, the "Madeleine Delbrêl Year"” “

The “Madeleine Delbrêl Year” was launched in recent days, in preparation for the first centenary of the birth (at Mussidan in the Dordogne on 24 October 2004) of the great witness of faith, mystic, poetess and friend of the poor. Promoted by the “Association of the friends of Madeleine Delbrêl” and by the members of […]

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Albania, the first Carmelite house founded

The first Carmelite convent in Albania was inaugurated in recent days in the parish of Nenshat (diocese of Sapë). It was founded thanks to some Carmelite sisters from Croatia. The “Carmelite convent of the Holy Family and St. Michael” is the first monastery of discalced Carmelite Sisters in this country where Catholics represent only 10% […]

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In dialogue with the institutions” “

Ensuring dialogue between the European institutions and the Churches of the continent: that’s the request made by the Conference of the European Churches (CEC-KEK, an organization that represents 126 Churches of Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic tradition) on the conclusion of its consultation “The Constitution of the European Union and the Churches” promoted in […]

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From Eastern Europe to Athens” “

“Promoting joint reflection among the Churches of Eastern Europe on evangelization and encouraging collaboration and common commitment in this field”: this was the objective of the seminar organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the Conference of the Churches of Europe (CEC-KEK), held in Warsaw in recent days. The meeting was […]

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Cardinal Kasper’s appeal for dialogue” “

“In this moment we are bearing all the weight of an aspiration that has not yet been realised, neither in the Middle East, nor elsewhere. It’s not enough to express in words willingness for dialogue, or be capable of small gestures of respect between religious leaders. We need to have the courage and the patience […]

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A new ‘ecumenical guide’” “

A new “Ecumenical Guide” of the Reformed and Catholic Churches of Vallese, an update of the previous one dating to 1982, was recently approved by the synodal Council of the Evangelic Reformed Church of Canton Vallese (Erev), by the abbot of St-Maurice, François-Xavier Amherdt, and by the bishop of Sion, Msgr. Norbert Brunner. The publication […]

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Is it still the 19th century?” “

The European Union is fighting for the definition of its soul. Meditating on the remarks of some political exponents in recent weeks, one has the clear impression that the 19th century isn’t yet quite over. The “high priests” of secularism are obviously unwilling for the old “stockades” that demarcate them from believers to be finally […]

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The logo of the WYD presented to the Pope

John Paul II fully intends to go to Cologne for the 20th World Youth Day (WYD), scheduled for 11-21 August 2005 and expected to be attended by some 800,000 participants. Confirmation of this was given on the margins of the general audience on Wednesday 29 October, when the general secretary of the WYD, Msgr. Heiner […]

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” “Those pumpkins are empty” “” “

“The image of Jack the pumpkin [protagonist of an ancient Irish legend, assumed as the symbol of Halloween] must not be allowed to cancel the face of the saints and the memory of the dead from the memory of the present generations”: that’s the appeal of the Office of social communications of the bishops of […]

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Dying… and after” “

The public course on “Dying… and after” organized by the Faculty of Protestant theology at the University of Lausanne opens today. This public course of lectures, given by historians of religion, philosophers and theologians will end on 2 December. “The growing interest in reincarnation and in books, such as the recent book on the Egyptian […]

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