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France, a Church to help adolescents ” “

With some 1000 cases per year, suicide represents the second main cause of the death of young people between the ages of 15 and 20 in France, immediately after road accidents. To this tragedy the episcopal Committee for health has dedicated a pastoral reflection with the title “Prevention of Suicide in Adolescents”. It was published […]

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Bulgaria, aid to the disabled ” “

In Bulgaria the difficult situation of transition that the country is going through is also reflected in that of the handicapped, who receive very low disability allowances and have huge difficulties in finding someone to assist them. A disabled women in Plovdiv denounced the Bulgarian state because the pavement in front of her home was […]

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Spain: consecrated life, over 65,000 religious ” “

There are 48,690 women and 15,445 men consecrated to God in Spain, a number that is declining but that still remains high. Among the European countries with the highest number of religious, Spain is in fact second only to Italy. On the occasion of the Day of the Consecrated Life, collaboration was intensified between the […]

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Metropolitan Jérémie leaves France” “

Metropolitan Jérémie is leaving the guidance of the Greek Orthodox Church in France to replace Metropolitan Damaskinos of Switzerland, who has resigned his post as bishop for reasons of health. The move was decided by the Holy Synod of the ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople meeting in Istanbul under the presidency of Patriarch Bartholomew I. To […]

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Bulgaria: controversial new law on religions” “

The Bulgarian Parliament approved a new law on religions on 19 December 2002, reconfirming the dominant role of the Orthodox Church, to which some 85% of the population belong. Parliament also decided that the Orthodox Church – as the “traditional religion” – shall not be required to be registered by the civil administration to be […]

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United Kingdom: Archbishop Williams on petrine primacy” “

He has never met John Paul II, but if one day he should have an opportunity to do so (the possible dates for such a meeting are being discussed) he would like to discuss with him poetry and Hans Urs von Balthasar, the Swiss theologian who “more than anyone else opened up theology to completely […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

A Europe divided and world public opinion demonstrating for peace: these are the two aspects of the USA-Iraq crisis most emphasized by the main international dailies in recent days. “Iraq: Europe torn between Chirac and Blair”, is the front page headline in Le Monde (18/2). Yet on the following day (reporting on the EU summit […]

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Eu Legislation” “

In the course of last week, the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: Communication of the Commission to the Council, to the European Parliament, to the Economic and Social Committee, to the Committee of the Regions and to the European Central Bank – The introduction of banknotes and coins in euros […]

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Presentation of bids” “

General Directorate for Enterprises – Programme of grants for 2003. For further information, consult the internet site of the European Commission http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/funding/grants/themes_2003/index.htm (GUCE C 33/8, 12/2/03); ASIA –Urban policy – Tender to present proposals for the ASIA URBS programme. Deadlines for the presentation of bids: 24/5/2003 and 4/9/2003. For further information, contact the European Commission, […]

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Parliamentary agenda” “

The week from Monday 24 to Friday 28 February 2003 will be dedicated to the meetings of the political groups and to the electoral colleges.

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