REGNO UNITO

La chiesa sia una “casa sicura”

Oltre il 95% delle parrocchie cattoliche di Inghilterra e Galles hanno almeno un rappresentante preposto a monitorare la sicurezza dell’ambiente in cui vivono i minori in modo da garantire che sia esente da rischi di abusi e violenze di ogni tipo. È il dato positivo “più importante” che emerge dal rapporto annuale presentato dal National […]

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SVIZZERA

Prove di pastorale nelle “zone tabù”

Le comunità cattoliche della regione di Basilea cercano, mediante un bando, una persona che dal 1° gennaio 2016 si dedichi al lavoro pastorale nelle “zone tabù”, vale a dire con i “lavoratori del sesso”, chi si prostituisce giorno e notte nelle strade e nei bordelli della regione. Secondo uno studio pubblicato all’inizio di luglio (“Esercizi […]

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EDITORIALE

Ue e opinione pubblica” “Vorrei, non vorrei…

Quale elemento influisce maggiormente sull’opinione pubblica? La percezione diretta, sulla propria pelle, della realtà oppure l’immagine della realtà trasmessa dai mass media? Conta di più un dato reale – ad esempio la disoccupazione – o i timori che derivano da un certo clima culturale e politico, carico di accenti allarmisti, come succede, per fare un […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Portugal, Sweden, Spain

Portugal: preparations for the Eucharistic Congress “Living the Eucharist, source of mercy”, is the theme of the upcoming national Eucharistic congress in Portugal, scheduled from June 10 to 12 2016, at the shrine of Fatima. It was announced by Lusitanian bishops at the end of the permanent Council of the bishops recently held in Fatima. […]

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TOWARDS COMPOSTELA

Santiago, research and encounter

An ancient journey into the heart of Europe that marked the personal and spiritual story of millions of pilgrims: it’s the Route of Santiago de Compostela, covered by multitudes of men and women since the Middle Ages, through France and Spain, in order to reach the shrine where according to tradition is buried Apostle James […]

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GERMANY

A “network” for women in difficulty

Saarland is among the smallest German Lander with the history of a frontier region. It is located in the heart of southwest Germany, between the great and densely populated federal region of Rhineland-Palatinate, France, and Luxembourg. It underwent historical vicissitudes also because of its large coal deposits and its metal industry. For this reason it […]

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REPORT ON TRAFFICKING

New slaves in the global era

The illegal trafficking of human persons registers the highest increase rate, a “flourishing business in the new global economy”, warned the last report of the Jesuit Migrant Service (SJM). According to the UN, mentioned in the report, the combination of long-distance trafficking and cross-border contraband signals the global “trafficking of human beings” involving at least […]

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UNITED KINGDOM

May the Church be a “safe haven”

Over 95% of Catholic parishes of England and Wales have at least one representative in charge of monitoring the safety of the living environment of children to ensure the absence of risks of abuse and violence of all kinds. It is the “most important” positive data registered in the annual report of the National Catholic […]

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SWITZERLAND

Pastoral care in “taboo zones”

Catholic communities of the region of Basel announced they are looking for a person who will be devoted to pastoral ministry in “taboo areas”, namely, for spiritual service to “sex workers” who prostitute themselves day and night in the streets and in the brothels of the region. A survey published the first week of July […]

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EDITORIAL

EU and public opinion ” “I wish, I don’t wish…

Which element influences the public opinion the most, the first-hand perception of reality or the image of reality filtered by the media? What counts more: a real figure – such as unemployment – or the fears stemming from a given cultural and political environment, loaded with alarmism, as is the case of the immigration phenomenon? […]

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