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Canon Bob Fyffe, minister of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, has been appointed as the new general secretary of “Churches Together in Britain and Ireland” (CTBI), an ecumenical organization that brings together the churches of Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant and Pentecostal tradition in the UK. Canon Bob Fyffe succeeds David Goodbourn, who had completed his […]

Metropolitan Emmanuel, president of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France (AEOF), was received by the Machelon Commission on Friday 3 February. The Commission was set up by French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy last October to “conduct a legal reflection on the relations between religions and the public authorities”. The aim is to […]

“We believe that this new united reformed organization may be a blessing for the ecumenical movement as a whole and the reconciliation of the world”, write pastors Clifton Kirkpatrick and Douwe Wisser in a joint statement, announcing their intention to proceed to the unification of two great Reformed organizations: the World Reformed Alliance (WRA), which […]

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An invitation to “continue the journey of ecumenical hope” and the promise to “intensify” efforts to “reach the day when Christians will be united in proclaiming the Gospel message of salvation for everyone” are contained in the message that Benedict XVI has addressed to the 9th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) […]

A reflection among professionals of institutional communication “on some points relating to the direction of departments for communication”: that’s the objective of the 5th professional seminar on the communication offices of the Church that the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (www.asc.urbe.it) is organizing in Rome from 27 to 29 April. “Strategic direction of communication […]

“Offering the new generations not just the keys for an understanding of the media, but also arousing new ‘artisans’ for a better quality of the means of communication and for a constructive contribution of their culture to the civilization of man”: that’s the aim of MED, the Italian association for education in the media and […]

“The Church takes part in the mission of God in the world” and this mission “consists not just in reaching out to those that have not yet heard the God News, but also in bearing witness within society, including digital society”. That is the conviction of ECIC (European Christian Internet Conference), which is promoting its […]

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The annual meeting of the European Episcopal Commission for the Media (EECM) will be held in Rome from 10 to 12 March. The Commission brings together the bishops responsible for the media within the individual Bishops’ Conferences of Europe. It is currently headed by the retired auxiliary bishop of Chur (Switzerland), Monsignor Peter Henrici. In […]

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Primacy of God, community life, reconciliation and the choice “freely” taken to live in chastity, poverty and obedience: these values constitute the “richness of the religious life”. Henceforth today they wish to become “a response to the challenges of Europe”. The message that the men and women religious of the continent issued yesterday, at the […]

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“Apart from the merely economic dimension of this directive, what we need to understand is whether the 25-member Union is able to find appropriate solutions to tackle extremely complex and delicate problems”, declared José Manuel Barroso, President of the Commission. Barroso deserves credit for having drawn attention to the most controversial aspect of the debate […]