EU-CHURCHES

Overcoming fears, building bridges

While the European Union strives to find a common vocabulary to address the manifold challenges exerting pressure in different areas (economic crisis, migration, security threats, xenophobia, centrifugal forces and secessionisms…), the religious communities’ appeals and calls to unity are voiced from the Old Continent. It was the highlight of the meeting between EU institutions and […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Churches in Europe, Czech Republic, Portugal

Churches in Europe: general secretaries and spokespersons in Prague It is a very intense week for the European Church, in particular for CCEE (Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe). From June 17-21 Prague will be the venue of the meetings of the press officers and spokespersons of European Bishops’ Conferences (June 17-19) and of […]

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ENERGY & POLITICS

Gas challenge, Russia in the lead

Dependent on oil and dependent on gas. The news of a Tspiras-Putin Memorandum of Understanding, on June 18 and 20 in Saint Petersburg, regarding the passage on Greek territory of the Turkish Stream pipeline – a project born on the ashes of the “South Stream”, gives renewed relevance to the question of energy supply of […]

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FRANCE

Block of migrants and elections

“We need to pass”. “We need freedom”. For days 200 migrants pushed back in Ventimiglia, on the Italian-French border, voiced desperate words of help to Europe that doesn’t want them and to France that refused their entry. Eritreans, Sudanese, Somalis, Ivorians reached Italy fleeing from their home countries. On 16 June the Italian police forcibly […]

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POLAND

Wroclaw, crossroads of faiths and cultures

In 2016 the Polish city of Wroclaw will be – with the Spanish city of San Sebastián -“Europe’s capital of culture”. With its 650 thousand inhabitants, Wroclaw, the historic capital of the Silesia region, is Poland’s fourth city in terms of population and capital of the province of Lower Silesia, present at the important appointment […]

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SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

The radio, a tool that retains its validity

“A reflection on the ideal Catholic radio station” was at the center of the 2015 meeting of the Bishops Commission for culture, cultural heritage and social communications of Portugal and of the Bishops Commission for the media of Spain, held a few days ago in Guadix, Spain. The meeting chaired by Archbishop Ginés García, President […]

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EDITORIAL

The historic roots ” “of environmental awareness

The Encyclical on the environment is nearing its final stages, as the Pope mentioned in the Angelus last Sunday, to which he invited to participate “with a renewed attention to environmental degradation, but also to the recovery of one’s own territory”. The document – due to be published by June 18 – will be addressed […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE

Chiese in Europa, Repubblica Ceca, Portogallo

Chiese in Europa: segretari generali e portavoce a Praga Settimana impegnativa per la Chiesa europea e in particolare per il Ccee (Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa). Dal 17 al 21 giugno si svolgono infatti a Praga gli incontri degli addetti stampa e portavoce delle Conferenze episcopali europee (17-19 giugno) e dei segretari generali delle stesse […]

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ENERGIA & POLITICA

Partita del gas, Russia in vantaggio

Dipendenti dal petrolio e dipendenti dal gas. La notizia della possibile firma Tsipras-Putin, a San Pietroburgo il 18 e 20 giugno, di un protocollo d’intesa per il passaggio sul suolo greco del gasdotto Turkish Stream, progetto nato dalle ceneri del “South Stream”, ripropone il tema dell’approvvigionamento energetico dei Paesi europei. Più volte, in passato, il […]

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UE-CHIESE

Vincere le paure, costruire ponti

Mentre l’Unione europea fatica a trovare un vocabolario comune per rispondere alle tante sfide che premono da ogni parte (crisi economica, migrazioni, minacce alla sicurezza, xenofobia, pulsioni centrifughe e secessionismi…), dalle comunità religiose presenti nel Vecchio continente arrivano appelli e impegni all’unità. È l’elemento più evidente emerse dall’incontro tra istituzioni Ue e leader religiosi, svoltosi […]

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