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Gloria TV News on the Feast St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. “We will not take it down” Italy A number of Italian mayors have responded to the ruling by the European Human Rights Court. The ruling ordered …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast St. Frances Xavier Cabrini.

“We will not take it down”

Italy

A number of Italian mayors have responded to the ruling by the European Human Rights Court. The ruling ordered schools in Italy to remove crucifixes from the classrooms. But the officials are decided to take unprecedented measures to preserve the Christian symbol. According to the Italian daily “Avvenire,” the mayor of the small town Sezzádio in Northern Italy, Pier Luigi Arnera, has leveled a fine of 500 euros against anyone who removes a crucifix from a public place. Likewise in the cities of Sassuólo and Trápani, the mayors have acquired dozens more crucifixes to display them in public schools. In Montegrotto Terme, digital billboards that normally are used to inform the public, are now displaying the crucifix with the phrase, “We will not take it down.” The mayor of Assisi has ordered that Nativity scenes be displayed in addition to the crucifix in public offices.

The Pope Surfs the Internet

Vatican

The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, shared this week that the Holy Father has an appreciation for new developments in technology and is comfortable surfing the internet and using email. During an interview with the program “Studio Aperto” on the Italia 1 TV network, Archbishop Celli added, even though The Holy Father “cannot respond to the millions of messages that arrive in his inbox,” he is committed to “offering his prayers for all who write to him.”

“All the Others are Sects”

Belarus

Belarussian officials in the capital city of Minsk have been imposing fines on Protestant communities for operating without proper approval. In Belarus religious activities are regulated by strict laws. An official explained to the Forum 18 News Service that Protestants are not recognized among registered religious groups: "We have Orthodox, Catholics, and Muslims – these are the religions. All the others are sects."

Educational Emergency

Vatican

The modern world is facing a "worrying educational emergency," Pope Benedict XVI told a group of educators at a private audience on November 12. The Holy Father went on to speak about the importance of Catholic education at the university level. It should promote "incessant academic reflection, illuminated by faith and scientific research; with faithfulness to the Christian message as it is presented by the Church; with an institutional commitment to the service of the People of God."
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