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Le priorità del semestre italiano” “

Alla vigilia dell’inizio della Presidenza dell’Ue (Luglio-Dicembre 2003), si delineano le priorità del Governo italiano per un semestre importante per il processo di integrazione europea. Riforme istituzionali: la Convenzione presenterà la bozza di Costituzione nel corso del Vertice di Salonicco del 20 giugno, anche se la consegna della bozza definitiva dovrebbe avvenire a Roma il […]

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Missioni europee in Medio Oriente” “

Malgrado l’adozione formale nella settimana scorsa a Sharm-El-Sheik del piano di pace per il conflitto israelo-palestinese (la cosiddetta ‘road map’, presentata dal Quartetto composto da Usa, Onu, Ue e Russia) le violenze continuano. Negli ultimi giorni, tra attentati kamikaze e rappresaglie dell’esercito di Tel Aviv, sono morte oltre trenta persone, la maggior parte delle quali […]

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Quotidiani e periodici” “

I nuovi attentati in Medio Oriente, ad una settimana dal vertice di Aqaba, monopolizzano l’attenzione dei quotidiani americani, all’indomani delle dichiarazioni del presidente Bush, che ha rivolto un appello ai leader mondiali affinché aiutino gli Usa nel risolvere pacificamente il conflitto in Terrasanta e nella lotta al terrorismo. “Bush condanna il conflitto mediorientale”, è il […]

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There is also a "purple Europe"” “

A European continental meeting took place over the last few days at Graz, Austria, for members and consultors of the Pontifical Council for Culture and for bishops responsible for the relative pastoral care, from all the countries of Europe. Promoted by the Pont. Council in the Austrian city chosen as the “Cultural Capital of Europe” […]

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Beyond all frontiers” “

The central European Katholikentag, which involves Churches from eight countries in central Europe: Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, began on Sunday 1 June with the reading of the pastoral letter “Christ, hope of Europe” during the course of the Sunday liturgy. It will conclude with a collective pilgrimage to Mariazell […]

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Germany: a document on agricultural policy” “

“New guidelines for a sustainable agricultural landscape” is the title of the text prepared by an ecumenical work group established by the German Episcopal Conference and by the Council of Evangelical Churches. The document aims to contribute to the question of agricultural policy. The communiqué reads: “The guiding ethical perspective for a forward-looking economy of […]

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England: bishops against euthanasia” “

On 2 June Msgr. Mario Conti, archbishop of Glasgow and member of the Bioethical Commission of English Bishops, and Msgr. Peter Smith, archbishop of Cardiff, expressed a resolute “no” to euthanasia in an open letter to the House of Lords, which is due to discuss the subject this week. “The first and fundamental principle of […]

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Croatia: a prayer chain five weeks long” “

For the occasion of the Pope’s forthcoming visit to Croatia (5-9 June) and Bosnia (22 June), Croatian Caritas and Croatian Catholic radio, in collaboration with the Radio Maria Association, have planned a prayer chain and fund collecting. The initiative, known as PET (“Pope, ecumenism and tolerance”), involves five weeks of uninterrupted prayer and the collection […]

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Constitution: Msgr. Homeyer (COMECE) writes to V.G.D’Estaing” “

“Satisfaction” for the reference to Europe’s religious heritage in the Preamble to the constitutional Treaty, but also “amazement” at the absence of a specific reference to Christianity in the list of significant elements in the evolution of European civilisation. These were the sentiments expressed by the president of the Commission of Episcopates of the European […]

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Switzerland: the assembly of bishops” “

From 2 to 4 June the 260a Ordinary Assembly of Swiss bishops (CES) took place at the Benedictine abbey of Einsiedeln. Many subjects were covered during the course of the encounter with particular importance being given to the national meeting of young Swiss Catholics, to be held in Bern on 5 and 6 June 2004 […]

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