” “Parents and teachers in partnership” “

Violence in schools; the phenomenon of “baby gangs”; youth alienation: these are some of the burning issues being addressed by the “Association Européenne des Parents d’Eléves”, a European association representing the parents of pupils. We interviewed its president, Dominique Bariller . Violence in schools: is it the responsibility of the family, of the school environment, […]

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enlargement

” “Poland: many uncertainties

Poland is one of the countries most advanced in the process towards European integration. “For a long time – declared the President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski, on visiting Rome at the end of February (cf. SirEurope no. 8/2002) – unification was the prerogative of the free nations that lived on the western […]

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Preventing youth violence ” “

Those reported for criminal offences to the police authorities of some European states in 1999 comprised a significant percentage of juveniles. Common to all states was the progressive lowering of the average age at which adolescents enter the world of crime. In the UK juveniles represent 23.9% of those charged, 21.3% in France, 13.1% in […]

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" "paedophilia

” “United Kingdom: constant vigilance

On the 23 and 24 April the thirteen cardinals of the United States will meet in Rome, together with the prefects of the Congregations for the Clergy, for the Doctrine of the Faith and for the Bishops to examine the problems that have arisen in the Church of the USA following recent scandals connected with […]

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abortion

” “Switzerland: two referendums

The promotion of “a series of measures in support of women and for the protection of families”, such as “social insurance on maternity, paid leave, child allowances, kindergartens, reduction of insurance premiums for illness, and tax relief”, combined with “a system of counselling and assistance for pregnant women, capable of offering practical help with the […]

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Appeal of Russian Catholics for religious liberty ” “

“Not mere fortuitous coincidences”, but the suspicion of “an orgnized campaign against the Catholic Church”: the alarm was raised by Archbishop Tadzeusz Kondrusiewicz, metropolitan in Moscow and president of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Russia, who has denounced “the violation of the constitutional rights of Russian Catholics to freedom of conscience”. The archbishop’s […]

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The Anglican bishops: stop the violence in the Holy Land!” “

The annual meeting of the archbishops and bishops of the Anglican Community was held in Cambridge (England), from 10 to 16 April. It was the last such meeting under the presidency of the archbishop of Canterbury, George L. Carey, who is the spiritual leaders of 70 million Anglicans throughout the world. The first meeting goes […]

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The Russian Orthodox Church amenable to dialogue with the EU” “

In recent days, the Department for external relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow issued a document regarding the white paper on “governance” published by the European Commission last June. “The Russian Orthodox Church – says the statement – is very interested in cooperation with the European Union but its participation must not be limited to […]

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Italy: Day for ecclesiastical cultural properties” “

Formation in terms of the art and cultural properties of the Church will be at the centre of the 10th National Day for ecclesiastical cultural properties, promoted in Rome on 18 April by the national Council for ecclesiastical cultural properties and the Office for ecclesiastical cultural properties of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI). The objectives […]

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Germany: pro-life week” “

“Pre-Implant Diagnosis (Pid) and research on embryonal stem cells”: these are the main focal points of “Pro-life week 2002”, opened at Erfurt, in Thuringia, in the former DDR on 13 April. This is the 12th annual pro-life week in Germany, promoted by the German Episcopal Conference and the Federation of the Evangelic Churches in Germany. […]

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