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Religion and Human Rights – Article 17

JESC — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:54:36 +0000

On the 4th of December, the European Parliament held a Dialogue Seminar on the topic of Religion and Human Rights, hosted by the First Vice President of the Parliament, Mairead McGuinness. This event fell under the frame of Parliament’s implementation of Article 17 of the TFEU, which includes that “[…] the Union shall maintain an […]

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The US elections – a rude awakening in Europe

JESC — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:58:25 +0000

The election of Donald Trump as the future 45th US President took place on 9 November, 27 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Does it herald a comparable cataclysm in world politics? Like the British referendum in June, the US election came as a rude awakening to many in Europe. […]

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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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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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Pope’s encyclical on environment sparks comments and hope

JESC — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:48:05 +0000

Ecology and Jesuits in Communication (Ecojesuit.com) has launched its special edition on Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical released last 18 June. This edition features six stories from colleagues in various Jesuit institutions in different regions of the world. S Ignacimuthu, SJ writes from India about the path-breaking character of the encyclical, Brother Ken Homan, […]

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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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