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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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A testing time for Europe

JESC — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:02:23 +0000

The hottest news topics in Europe this summer have been the Greek crisis and the refugee drama. Both the crises which dominated the summer headlines ultimately present the same challenge: solidarity within the EU and solidarity with people fleeing from war, discrimination and misery. On the Greek Aegean islands, both crises came into a frontal […]

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Comment vivons nous le contexte de la Grèce d’aujourd’hui?

JESC — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:12:46 +0000

Nous sommes un groupe de personnes, jésuites et laïcs, résidant à Athènes concernées par la crise sociale et économique qui frappe la Grèce depuis six ans. La Grèce: ce pays qui aime tant la vie, tant la liberté (éleutheria !) mais qui a connu aussi tant de crises, tant de dominations, menaces et désorganisations dans son […]

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