Catholic and Orthodox theologians on the primacy of Peter” “

A group of twenty or so Catholic and Orthodox theologians from all over the world is meeting behind closed doors in the Vatican till Saturday 24 May to discuss the primacy of Peter, one of the main obstacles to ecumenical dialogue. Promoted by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, the […]

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Bible marathon at Strasbourg” “

A hundred or so people joined together in Strasbourg to read the Bible aloud, in alternation, from 12 to 18 May. The “Bible marathon” forms part of the “Bible Year” currently in progress in France, and was promoted by the local Mennonite Church. Founded in the 16th century as part of the Protestant Reformation, the […]

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Protestant associations and solidarity ” “

The annual Days of the Protestant Federation of mutual assistance – an umbrella organization representing some 800 associations and institutions in the welfare and health care sectors – were held in Toulouse (France) in recent weeks. The events included a meeting in which 170 representations of member associations and federations met together for three days […]

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EU in brief" "

Plenary session of the European Parliament” “

The European Parliament met in plenary session in Strasbourg from 12 to 15 May. The week was eventful. The parliamentary assembly officially welcomed for the first time 159 of the 162 observer deputies from the ten countries that recently signed their membership Treaties: they will participate in all the work of the commissions and in […]

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Defence: green light for the euro-army” “

The general affairs and external relations Council, meeting in Brussels on 19-20 May, sanctioned the birth of the first European army in the framework of the European policy for security and defence. 60,000 troops, available within 60 days – the so-called ‘rapid reaction force’ – will be at service both of the EU’s defensive operations […]

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Regional legislative assemblies” “

“The current commitment of the regional councils is aimed at the countries of south-east Europe close to entering the EU”: so said Luigi Fedele (Italy), member of the standing Committee of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CERLA), in a speech to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in recent days. Fedele announced that […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

Morocco, Chechnya, Israel and Saudi Arabia: these are the countries targeted by terrorists after the end of the war in Iraq. The American press in particular has devoted its attention to the new wave of terrorist attacks. In recent days it has dedicated banner headlines to what US President Bush has once again called the […]

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Different ideas of unity” “

When ten countries enter the European Union in May 2004, the EU will no longer be able to think of itself instinctively as part of the so-called “West”. Even now, in its form “enlarged” to fifteen member states, the EU possesses a cultural heritage in large part held in common, in spite of the fact […]

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Cec: plenaria del Gruppo misto tra Chiesa cattolica e Cec” “

“Notevole progresso si è registrato sulle implicazioni ecclesiologiche del Battesimo, sulla natura e lo scopo del dialogo ecumenico e sulla partecipazione della Chiesa cattolica nei Consigli Nazionali e Regionali di Chiese”. E’ quanto si legge in un comunicato diffuso il 19 maggio dalla Sala stampa vaticana al termine della IV riunione plenaria del Gruppo misto […]

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Belgio: 2004 dedicato all’annuncio” “

“Inviati per annunciare”: è il tema dell’anno pastorale 2003-2004 lanciato in questi giorni dalla Conferenza episcopale del Belgio. Fa seguito a quello in corso “Inviati per servire” che tratta il tema del servizio che i cristiani sono chiamati a dare al mondo. “Come annunciare Cristo al mondo, senza rinnegare la propria identità e senza scadere […]

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