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2 June 260th Ordinary Assembly of the Conference of Swiss Bishops (until 5 June) at Einsiedeln. 5th Symposium of Religion, Science and the Environment (until 8 June), under the patronage of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and of the European Commission, on the theme: “ The Baltic Sea – common heritage, shared responsibility“. 5 June Papal visit to Croatia (until 9 June). 7 June 150th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in the Low Countries, Utrecht. Referendum (7-8 June), in Poland, on joining the European Union. 10 June Vigil for peace in Europe, in Vienna, for the central European Katholikentag. 13 June Referendum, in the Czech Republic, on joining the European Union. 16 June Plenary assembly of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Madrid (until 20 June). 20 June Meeting of the Council of Europe in Salonica, Greece. 3rd World Conference of “Infopovertà”, promoted by the Observatory for cultural and audio-visual communications together with UNESCO and the European Parliament on the theme: “ Infopovertà: new instruments and new practices at the service of development“, Milan (Catholic University). 22 June Papal visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. 25 June 12th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (KEK), on the theme: “ Jesus Christ heals and reconciles. Our testimony in Europe“, (until 2 July) in Trondheim, Norway. United States-European Union summit, in Washington. 28 June Publication of the Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Ecclesia in Europa”. 29 June Blessing and imposition of the Pallium for the Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul, in Rome where a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will arrive for the occasion. 30 June 5th World congress for the pastoral care of nomads, promoted by the Pont. Council for Migrants in collaboration with the Hungarian Episcopal Conference (until 7 July), on the theme: “ The Church and Gypsies, for a spirituality of communion“.———————————————————————————————————– Sir Europa (English) N.ro assoluto : 1211 N.ro relativo : 41 Data pubblicazione : 06/06/2003