"Prestige" disaster" "

An unstoppable black tide ” “” “

The oil tanker “Prestige” sank off the Spanish coast of Galicia on Tuesday, 19 November, polluting almost 300 kilometres of coastline with some 70,000 tons of crude oil and causing untold damage to the region’s economy. Apart from the environmental disaster and the social repercussions on the local populations, the question still remains open of […]

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NATO summit" "

Enlargement to the East” “

At its summit in Prague on 21 and 22 November, NATO is to propose a new enlargement of its organization to seven of the ten countries that have long been participating in the action plan for membership. The new members are likely to be: Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia and Slovakia. The Atlantic Alliance […]

di Gian Andrea Garancini - Brussels" "" "" "

European Parliament" "

The "freshmen" take the floor” “

The special session of the European Parliament dedicated to enlargement was held in Strasbourg from 18 to 20 November, in the presence of 199 MPs from the candidate countries and with conspicuous absences among the ranks of MEPs. Turkey was not present, because, for reasons of time, it was unable to appoint twelve representatives from […]

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TV and children" "

"Filters", good but not enough” “

The exclusion of violent films from television screens, stricter restrictions on pornography, decoders more difficult to crack, a different classification for cinematographic productions and the ban on transmitting images that may disturb juveniles between the hours of 6.30 am to 10.30 pm: just some of the proposals of a Commission of 40 wise men, set […]

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dialogue" "

A council of religions is born” “

“As European religious leaders, we pledge to work together to put an end to conflicts, to reaffirm our condemnation of terrorism, and to promote justice and peaceful co-existence among the various peoples, religions and traditions in Europe”. With this solemn declaration, the “European Council of Religious Leaders” was founded in Oslo on 12 November. Established […]

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Armenia" "

Towards Europe ” “with the Ecumenical Charter” “

“Discussing the Charta Oecumenica and providing an occasion for exchange on the situation of young people and their relations with the Church in the countries of the former USSR”: these, according to Msgr. Jaznik Petrossian, Secretary for ecumenical relations of the Armenian apostolic Church, were the main objectives of the first national seminar of young […]

di Sarah Numico" "" "

Russia" "

"Wisdom" for the unity” “

The question of religious freedom, relations between Church and State, the role of the Churches in European society, the relation between religion, politics and culture, and the urgent need for Catholic and Orthodox believers to reflect on the causes that still divide the two Churches and on the impact of their own cultural traditions on […]

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russia" "

Una "sapienza" per l’unità” “

La questione della libertà religiosa, le relazioni tra la Chiesa e lo Stato, il ruolo delle Chiese nella società europea, il rapporto tra religione, politica e cultura e, infine, l’urgenza di una riflessione da parte di cattolici e ortodossi sulle cause che ancora dividono le due Chiese e sull’impatto delle proprie tradizioni culturali sulle società […]

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spagna" "

Un’immigrazione che ravviva” “

“L’immigrazione è una risorsa che risana le comunità cattoliche”. E’ quanto pensa il cardinale Ricardo Maria Carles Gordó , arcivescovo di Barcellona, a dieci anni di distanza dal piano pastorale che poneva l’immigrazione come una priorità per la Chiesa di Barcellona. L’arcidiocesi catalana ha riacquistato nuova vitalità con l’arrivo degli immigrati, soprattutto dall’Ecuador e dalle […]

di Miriam Díez Bosch - Barcellona" "" "

" "francia" "

Convivere con la violenza?” “

Nella 77a edizione, la Settimana Sociale ha riunito vicino Parigi circa 1.800 persone dal 15 al 17 novembre, attorno al tema: “La violenza, come conviverci?”. I giovani. “Dobbiamo esplorare le radici stesse della violenza, ricercarne le cause, che esse risiedano in noi stessi o che siano di natura economica, sociale o istituzionale. Solo a partire da […]

di Maryvonne Gasse - Parigi" "" "