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4 Eucharistic Celebration officiated by the archbishop of Krakow , Stanislaw Dziwisz, in the city’s Cathedral, on the occasion of the start of the rogatory process of the cause of beatification of the Venerable Servant of God John Paul II. Plenary Assembly of the French Bishops’ Conference (4-9) , at Lourdes. 2005 World Congress of SIGNIS (4-11) , World Catholic Association for Communication, at Lyon. 7 Visit of the President of the World Lutheran Federation, Bishop Mark Hanson, to the Holy Father Benedict XVI. 9 Visit “ad Limina Apostolorum” of the Bishops of Bulgaria. First International University Eucharistic Congress (9-13) , on “The Eucharist, heart of Christian life and source of the Church’s evangelising mission”, at Murcia (Spain). 10 Audiences of the Holy Father to the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, and to the Prime Minister of Albania, Sali Berisha. 11 International Day for the prevention of the exploitation of the environment in situations of war and armed conflict. 13 Beatification of the Venerable Servants of God Charles de Foucauld, Maria Pia Mastena and Maria Crocifissa Curcio. 14 Audience of the Holy Father to the Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel . 55th General Assembly of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (14-18), at Assisi. Visit “ad Limina Apostolorum” of the Bishops of the Czech Republic (14-19) . Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of England and Wales, at Leeds. 15 Conference promoted by the Polish Embassy to the Holy See and dedicated to relations between the two States during the 20th century, with the title “From the Concordat of 1925 to the Concordat of 1993” , in Rome. Celebration of the Eucharist officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in the Abbey of Westminster (London), marking the start of the Synod of the Church of England. 16 International Day for Tolerance. 17 Commemorative conference (17-20) marking the 40 years of collaboration between Catholic Church and World Council of Churches following the establishment of the joint work group, at the headquarters of the WCC at Bossey (Switzerland). 19 General Conference of the FAO (19-26). Official coronation of Prince Albert II in the Principality of Monaco. 20 World Childhood Day. Day for the Industrialization of Africa . 21 Visit “ad Limina Apostolorum” of the Bishops of Poland (1st Group). 10th anniversary of the signing at Dayton (Ohio, USA) of the accord that put an end to the Bosnian conflict and gave rise to the new State of Bosnia-Herzegovina . World Television Day. 24 Colloquium (24-25) organized by the Sanctuaries of Lourdes in collaboration with the French Society of Marian Studies, on the theme “”I am the Immaculate Conception”. What does Mary mean to say? What does she mean to say to us?” , at Lourdes. 25 80th Semaine sociale of France (25-27), in Paris on the theme “Trasmitting: sharing values, stimulating freedom” . International Day for the elimination of violence against women (UNO). 27 1st Sunday of Advent. Euro-Mediterranean Summit (27-28), at Barcelona. Parliamentary elections in Chechnya. Referendum in Armenia, on the planned constitutional reform. 28 Visit “ad Limina Apostolorum” of the Bishops of Poland (2nd Group) (28 November-3 December). 11th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change and First Conference of the signatory countries of the Kyoto Protocol , in Montreal. 29 International Day of solidarity with the Palestinian people (UN). 30 Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle. A delegation of the Holy See, bringing a Message of the Pope, traditionally participates in the celebrations of the feast of St. Andrew, Patron of the Church of Constantinople (Turkey). The visit is returned on 29 June, solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, with the coming to Rome of a delegation of the Patriarchate.
