The first task” “

In the days preceding the military attack against the Iraqi regime, appeals for peace were made by all the Episcopal Conferences of Europe. They all echoed the Pope’s exhortation – Never again war! – in his Angelus address on Sunday, 16 March. A brief review below. Italy: the message of the Italian Episcopal Conference “Collaborating […]

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Europe-Islam" "

Rejection of war: hope in dialogue” “

The common commitment to peace by European Christians and Muslims “repudiates those who want to present the conflict in Iraq” as a war of religion. The point is stressed by the Islam in Europe Committee – promoted by the CCEE (Council of the European Episcopal Conferences) and by KEK (Conference of the European Churches) – […]

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Ccee-Comece-Kek" "

Comece, "small signals" from the Convention” “

“Nothing concrete”, just some small positive “signals” have emerged from the current debate on the reference to Christianity in the process of drafting the European Constitution. Felix Leinemann, expert of Comece (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union) who is monitoring the legal questions, explains that “during the last two meetings of the Convention […]

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Kek-Cec: report of the Church and Society Commission” “

The 2002-2003 Report of the Church and Society Commission (CSC) was presented to the plenary assembly of Kek-Cec, the Conference of the European Churches held at El Escorial, in Spain from 12 to 16 March 2003. Eight points are listed in the report, reflecting the issues currently being tackled by the Commission: the Convention and […]

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biotechnologies" "

Research and the market” “

In its first report on the implementation of the strategy of the European Union on life sciences and biotechnology, adopted in 2002, the European Commission stressed the danger of member states pursuing diverging policies in this sector, declaring that this could seriously jeopardize the effectiveness and coherence of the EU strategy. The Commission, therefore, appealed […]

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Non-commercial values” “

Europe’s main strategic objectives in the field of science and technologies include that of leading member states to develop the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world (cf. previous page). What is striking here is the fact that scientific knowledge is understood in terms of profit. Science is, on the contrary, a human […]

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Scandinavia" "

Only with fervour” “

An overall population of almost 25 million inhabitants, over a territory as large as continental Europe; one of the highest income levels in the world with a rate of human development among the first twenty: that, in brief, is the identikit of the five countries comprised by the Episcopal Conference of the Scandinavian countries, i.e. […]

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" "editorial" "

Reason, first victim” “

A bullet with a miniature flower in place of the projectile. An inscription: “A flower… from an object of death”. A signature: “The children of Albania, ambassadors of peace”. They form a small calendar. It was brought into our editorial office by an Albanian mother, who had fled from her country risking her life with […]

di Paolo Bustaffa" "" "

usa-iraq" "

Una "sconfitta per l’umanità"” “

“La fase iniziale del disarmo dell’Iraq è cominciata”: il portavoce della Casa Bianca, Ari Fleischer, annunciando il discorso del presidente George Bush, ha comunicato così l’inizio dell’attacco angloamericano al regime di Saddam Hussein. E poco dopo le 3,30 ora italiana, l’alba a Baghdad esplosioni e fuoco di contraerea hanno fatto seguito alle sirene di allarme […]

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” “Il primo compito” “” “

Nei giorni precedenti all’attacco si erano susseguiti gli appelli alla pace di tutte le Conferenze episcopali europee che avevano fatto proprio il monito del Papa di domenica 16 marzo. Ecco una rassegna. Italia: il messaggio della Presidenza Cei “Collaborare in maniera piena e immediata con la comunità internazionale, al fine di eliminare ogni motivo di […]

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