The cyclists’ church” “

Cyclists travelling along the dedicated cycle-track along the banks of the Elbe, from Hamburg to Prague, are now able to stop and recoup their physical and spiritual energies in a special church reserved for them. The Protestant church in the village of Wesnig, near Torgau, in eastern Germany, is open for cyclists wishing to refresh […]

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universities" "

The frontiers of the spirit” “

The French philosopher Jacques Maritain (the 30th anniversary of whose death is being celebrated this year) wrote: “The University must teach universal knowledge, not only because its architecture embraces the sum of the highest fields in human knowledge, but also because in each university worthy of the name the spirit of teaching is an impulse […]

di Jean-Dominique Durand" "University of Lyon" "" "

EU/ME" "

Is the answer economic?” “

The recent meeting of the Quartet in New York and the continuous appeals of the European Union support, without distinction, the need for Israel and Palestine to respect the accords of the Road Map. But never since the beginning of the latest Intifada have the hopes for peace seemed so slender; Palestinian suicide attacks and […]

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The new archbishop of Canterbury to meet the Pope” “

The “Roman visit” of the new archbishop of Canterbury (and head of the Anglican Communion), Rowan Williams, will culminate with his meeting with the Pope on 4 October. Dr. Williams is visiting Rome with his wife Jane and close aides for an “exchange of visits” that is “a clear signal of the desire of the […]

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Time for the Governments to speak” “

The work of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), called to adopt the Constitution for the enlarged Europe, is due to officially open in Rome on Saturday 4th October. The last meeting of the general affairs Council confirmed the atmosphere of growing tension between the delegations: in its role as chairman of the IGC, Italy has had […]

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NGOs: "respect for human rights"” “

“Towards a Constitution for Europe: justice and internal affairs. The comments of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) for the Intergovernmental Conference”: that’s the title of a joint document signed by a several score NGOs that deal with problems of asylum, immigration, penal justice and human rights. It was published to coincide with the opening of the […]

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European Parliament" "

Arms exports: code of conduct” “

“In principle, the export of arms to countries involved in armed conflicts ought to be prohibited”. The principle was established by the European Parliament. It did so on accepting, on 25 September, the fourth annual report of the Council on the implementation of the code of conduct for the export of arms, which prescribes minimum […]

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European Mediator: more transparent competitions” “

Henceforth corrected examination papers for competitions for jobs in the employment of the Council of the European Union shall be made available for the inspection and control of candidates: that’s the proposal, accepted by the Council, of the European Mediator P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, following the protest of a German citizen who had been denied the […]

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Una nuova stagione” “

Il rapporto di Giovanni Paolo II con l’Europa e con il Ccee (Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa), e le sfide poste attualmente dal continente alla Chiesa, lette alla luce del documento postsinodale “Ecclesia in Europa” dello scorso mese di giugno, sono stati al centro della prolusione con cui il presidente del Ccee, mons. Amédée Grab […]

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Distanze ravvicinate” “

“Oggi cattolici e ortodossi non litigano più, semmai discutono come si fa nelle liti in famiglia. Neanche Roma e Mosca sono poi così lontane come si tende a credere…”. E’ la “fotografia” dell’ecumenismo in Europa scattata dallo storico Andrea Riccardi , fondatore della Comunità di S. Egidio, che traccia per il Sir una sorta di […]

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