Category Archives: Religion

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Déclaration sur l’annonce du Pape Benoît XVI

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Le Président de la Commission européenne, José Manuel Barroso, a pris connaissance avec émotion de l’annonce faite aujourd’hui même par Sa Sainteté le Pape Benoît XVI, quant à sa démission prochaine. Le Président Barroso exprime tout son respect … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Statement by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, on the announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

Brussels, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Statement by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, on the announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. I deeply respect the decision of Pope Benedict XVI, especially since it is not in line with … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Ombudsman encourages Commission to issue guidelines on dialogue with religious and non-religious organisations

Posted on 1, February 2013 by

P. Nikiforos Diamandouros – European Ombudsman 1-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has encouraged the European Commission to clarify how it conducts its dialogue with religious and non-religious organisations and, if necessary, draw up concrete guidelines on this issue. This … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Freie Universität Berlin – Biblia Arabica: The Bible in Arabic among Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Posted on 3, January 2013 by

“Biblia Arabica: The Bible in Arabic among Jews, Christians, and Muslims” becomes the first project in the humanities to be awarded the DFG’s DIP (German Israeli Project Cooperation) grant 1.7 million euro grant for study of the Bible in Arabic … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Germany, Investment, Religion, Science, Society

Environmental performance affected by ethnic and religious diversity

Posted on 2, January 2013 by

Ethnically or religiously diverse countries underinvest in measures to improve their environmental performance, according to new research by an academic at the University of East Anglia. 2-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dr Elissaios Papyrakis also found that religious diversity has a … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Environment, Religion, Science, Society, United Kingdom

The modern view of nature has religious roots

Posted on 31, October 2012 by
The Ploughshare Tortoise is one of the worlds most endangared species. Scientists estimate the current population size to less than a thousand. Photo:@Scanpix

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — All over the planet, people are fighting to save animals and plants from extinction – even though many species have no utilitarian value for us. In a new book, University of Copenhagen theologian Jakob Wolf takes up … Read the full press release →

Posted in Denmark, Education, Environment, Religion, Science, Society

A cancer diagnosis does not make young people religious

Posted on 26, October 2012 by

26-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A sociologist of religion from the University of Copenhagen has interviewed 21 young patients diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer about their religious beliefs. She concludes that a cancer diagnosis will not make young people, who are not … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Denmark, Education, Healthcare, Religion, Society