environment" "

A question of survival” “

Over 60 delegates from 22 countries took part in the consultation on the responsibility for the creation organized by the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), in collaboration with the Office for work and social problems of the Italian Episcopal Conference and the Lanza Foundation. The consultation, on the theme “Work and responsibility […]

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"Rio+10" Conference: ” “the contribution ” “of the Churches” “

Climate change, biodiversity, water crisis and desertification, the campaign against poverty, the promotion of sustainable lifestyles, and the centrality of the person in social and environmental policies: these are the challenges that humanity is called to tackle in the near future and the proposals that the Churches will bring to the attention of the next […]

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Orthodox Church: ” “a document on the defence of the Adriatic” “

Held under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the European Commission, the fourth international ecological meeting will be held from 5 to 12 June. This year it will be devoted to the safeguard of the Adriatic Sea. News of the forthcoming event was given to SIR by archimandrite Polykarpos Stavropoulos, vicar general […]

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Two European emergencies ” “

Environment, work, health: the problems posed by Chernobyl and Porto Marghera. The Consultation held by the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE) in Venice from 23 to 26 May reviewed the various phases of the environmental disaster of the atomic power station in the Ukraine and the plight of workers at the Italian […]

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An ecumenical conscience” “

Born in Sumatra, in Indonesia, and a graduate in biology and zoology from the University of London, Sister Denise Calder , of the “Society of the Sacred Heart”, is an expert in environmental problems. After several years teaching in the UK and ten years spent in Africa, helping refugees in Zambia, Sister Denise was (three […]

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Bulgaria" "

An historic journey” “

The Pope chose Bulgaria as the destination of his 96th apostolic journey. It’s a country with only some 80,000 Catholics. So, after Romania and Greece, the Pope once again visited an Orthodox country in the Balkans, a region of Europe that marks an important stage in the Holy Father’s pilgrimage towards Russia and its patriarch […]

di Mario Gueorguiev" "senior editor of the monthly "Istina Veritas" published by the Bulgarian interritual Episcopal Conference" "" "

NATO-Russia" "

Not only combating terrorism” “

28 May 2002: signing of the accord of association of Russia with NATO, which puts and end to the historic opposition between the Atlantic Alliance and what was the superpower leader of the Warsaw Pact. But what is the real value of the new alliance? We put the question to Alvaro de Vasconcelos , director […]

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the Convention" "

The voice of Christians” “

The organizations of civil society will be listened to by the plenary session of the Convention which will be held in Brussels on 24 and 25 June. “To complete its mission – explain the promoters of the European initiative – the Convention consider it extremely important to listen to and take into consideration the views […]

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Sturzo Institute: fostering ” “the traditions of Europe” “

The deadline fixed by the Convention for the future of Europe for the sending of contributions by non-governmental bodies expired on 15 April 2002. On 12, 13, 17 and 18 June, the associations, the NGOs and the local and regional authorities will participate in the work groups of the Presidium of the Convention and on […]

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Religions, ” “irreplaceable ” “contribution” “

“The European juridical tradition and culture forged by Christianity” comprise numerous “elements that may contribute to the European Constitution in the process of being drawn up”. That’s the view expressed by the Rector of Lumsa (Catholic university in Rome), Giuseppe Dalla Torre, to the recent conference promoted by the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas […]

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