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ELSiA’s eco-spirituality workshop in Taizé

Victoria Reynal — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:04 +0000

The European Laudato si Alliance – known as ELSiA – hosted an eco-spirituality workshop for its six faith-based member organisations in Taizé, France, the weekend of November 12- 14. With the goal of reflecting on the ecological spirituality described in Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ encyclical, 14 representatives of COMECE, Caritas Europa, Justice and Peace Europe, […]

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Every spirituality has a story

Edmond Grace SJ — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:25:29 +0000

Editorial November 2021 ELSiA – The European Laudato Si’ Alliance – is a network of Catholic organisations with a commitment to promoting the vision of Laudato Si’. Last Friday a group of people from these diverse organisations set out for Taize. We came from many different countries and with differing levels of seniority in our […]

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Business and the Earth

Edmond Grace SJ — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:03:21 +0000

Editorial October 2021 On 25 September, 2019, at the invitation of Commissioner Mairéad McGuiness, Vice President responsible for dialogue with churches, religious and philosophical associations, an event was held in the European Parliament. It was hosted by JESC and attended by representatives of a number of companies around Europe with a commitment to ecological values. […]

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Uprooted children

JESC — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:42:44 +0000

At the beginning of September, the United Nations’ children’s fund Unicef presented the report “Uprooted”. Its shocking message was that there are almost 50 million displaced children and young people worldwide, with 28 million of these fleeing from terror and violence. When compared with the United Nations’ worldwide refugee figures, it is seen that every […]

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Retour sur le Faith and Politics workshop 2016

JESC — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:11:28 +0000

Lorsque l’on veut éviter des débats endiablés au cours d’un repas de famille, il est de coutume d’éviter deux sujets de discorde : la politique et la religion. Il est donc logique que tous les deux ans, les jésuites organisent à Venise un workshop pour jeune de 18-30 ans sur le thème suivant : faith and politics. […]

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Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans

JESC — Wed, 04 May 2016 09:08:43 +0000

In visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos, Pope Francis pointed signalled a humanitarian approach and appealed to the compassion of the Europeans His first official visit outside of Rome in 2013 to the island of Lampedusa, the celebration of Holy Mass in Ciudad Juárez in February 2016 in front of the barbed wire fence […]

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Dialogue – a vital issue for the Church and for Europe

JESC — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:36:01 +0000

The Church can only carry on a meaningful dialogue with the outside world if she is committed to an internal culture of dialogue In Article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union undertakes to hold an “open, transparent and regular dialogue” with the churches and religious communities. This dialogue, carried out at various levels, […]

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Méditerranée: une route dans la mer. Migrations des peuples, cultures, religions

JESC — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:14:02 +0000

Une centaine de personnes membres des branches française, belge, portugaise, italienne, maltaise du MIAMSI se sont réunies autour de ce thème du 20 au 22 novembre dernier à Pozzalo, sous le patronage du Conseil de l’Europe. Cette petite ville de la côte sud de la Sicile est régulièrement placée sous les feux de la rampe, […]

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Human values across the globe

JESC — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:22:39 +0000

The terrorist attacks in Paris also represent an attack on European values. And yet, these values must not be compromised in the fight against terrorism. In the weeks following the terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015 the French daily Le Monde published pictures and profiles of the 130 victims. It was moving to read their […]

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Cries of the poor and cries of Nature

JESC — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:41:32 +0000

On Pope Francis’ new Encyclical letter Laudato Si Awaited for many months and the object of a great deal of commentary and criticism in advance of publication, Pope Francis’ environmental Encyclical came out on 18 June. Its central message is that dangerous climate change and the unscrupulous exploitation of natural resources continue to threaten the […]

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