Croatia: a church dedicated to Abraham” “

A Greek-Catholic pastoral Centre, with a church dedicated to Abraham, was inaugurated at Samobor, near Zagreb on Sunday, 20 November. The Centre was consecrated and blessed by the bishop of Krizevci, Msgr. Slavomir Miklovs. Numerous Catholic and Greek-Catholic clergy were also present. Father Zivko Kustic pointed out that “never before has any Catholic church been […]

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Colombia: solidarity of European bishops” “

The Catholic Church targeted once again in Colombia: Msgr. Jorge Enrique Jimenez Carvajal (60), bishop of Zipaquirà and president of CELAM, (Latin American Episcopal Council), was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Farc) on 11 November. Kidnapped with him was also a priest who was accompanying him, Father Desiderio Orjuela (65). The bishop had gone […]

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Earthquake in Molise: Caritas mobilized” “

“With deep distress we’ve heard the sad news of the earthquake in Molise and of the innocent victims. The Catholic Church of Kosovo, Caritas and the parish of Peshter which was twinned with the dioceses of Molise and the Abruzzo, express their full communion and solidarity through prayer”: these words are contained in a letter […]

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France: the bishops, no to war ” “

“Today a war in Iraq would risk not only victimizing a people already sorely tried by the embargo, but also destabilizing the entire Middle East and fuelling international terrorism. We should also bear in mind that the conflict would not only have honourable motivations, but also fearful economic interests, such as the seizure of oil […]

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Austria: appeal of families for the elections” “

“We families form the main group of electors; our vote will be decisive for the elections; we make indispensable contributions to the State; we expect significant improvements; we are the future”. So begins the document issued by the Austrian association of Catholic families in view of the elections for the renewal of the national Assembly […]

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Romania: world summit on information” “

Knowledge is an “indispensable means for participation in society”. the point was made by Msgr. Pierfranco Pastore, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications to the European regional ministerial Conference held at Bucharest, in Romania, from 7 to 9 November, in preparation for the world Summit on the information society. “It is – declared […]

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United Kingdom: the tragedy of the London underground” “

The 15th anniversary of the tragedy of the London underground is being commemorated this year: on 18 November, 31 people lost their life in King’s Cross station. The parish of the “Holy Sacrament”, in which the underground station is situated, is organizing various events, including a Mass to commemorate the victims on Monday 18 November, […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

The “no” of the Iraqi parliament to the UN weapons inspections, which left to Saddam Hussein “the last word” on the acceptance or not of the UN resolution, monopolizes the attention of the main international dailies, engaged in analysing the possible scenarios of the unfolding US-Iraq crisis. The scenario of a “new resolution” and “bad […]

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EU legislation” “

In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Final adoption of the amended and supplementary budget no. 4 of the European Union for the 2002 financial year (OGEC L 303/1, 6/11/2002); · Decisions of the Council, of 5/11/2002, aimed at granting further macrofinancial aid to […]

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European Parliament” “

The European Parliament is meeting in Strasbourg in plenary session from 18 to 21 November 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Joint discussion – Crime prevention; · Joint discussion – Means of information (oral interrogations to the Council and to the Commission); · Extraordinary debate on enlargement with the participation […]

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