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Occhi puntati su Parigi, dunque. Il primo effetto del referendum indetto oltralpe sul Trattato costituzionale europeo, è stato quello di rimettere la Francia al centro del continente: negli altri 24 Stati membri dell’Ue, e non solo in quelli, si attende l’esito del voto popolare del 29 maggio per sapere se l’iter di ratifica della Carta […]

Maria elisabetta hesselblad " "

“Pioneer of ecumenism”. That’s how John Paul II called Maria Elisabetta Hesselblad on the day he beatified her (9 April 2000). Born into a Lutheran family in Sweden in 1870, ever since her adolescence she felt a strong desire to devote her own life to Christian unity. “Ever since I was a child – she […]

Pope Benedict XVI “cordially greets all the members of the Reformed Church of France, assuring them of his prayers”. The Pope’s message to the French Reformed Church meeting for its Synod from 5 to 8 May was forwarded through the Catholic archbishop of Aix-en-Provence, Msgr. Claude Feidt. This is the first time that a papal […]

Catholics and Anglicans presented a document with the title “Mary: grace and hope in Christ” at Seattle in the USA on Monday 16 May. The text is the result of five years’ work (from 1999 to 2004) and was drawn up by ARCIC, the international Commission of dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Churches […]

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The world ecumenical conference ended in Athens on 15 May. Since 9 May it had brought together some 600 delegates officially designated by the various Christian Churches to discuss the evangelism and mission of the Church in the world. The final ceremony took place at the areopagus of Athens where, as the Acts of the […]

Serbia-Montenegro" "

Radovan Karadzic, former leader of the Bosnian Serbs, is formally on the run. Yet his presence continues to be felt: he continues to heavily disturb the delicate balances of the countries that compose the former Yugoslavia. He did not hesitate in recent days to re-appear in the two main dailies of Montenegro (“Dan” and “Pobjeda”) […]

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With the approach of WYD in Cologne (11-21 August), the excitement of Slovene youth is growing, explains Father Andrej Marko Pozniè , national delegate for youth ministry in Slovenia, in an interview with SIR. Father Andrej is following step by step the organization of the Slovene contingent, formed of about one thousand youth. For them […]

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A group of Russian pilgrims, led by Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusewicz, has been visiting Rome in recent days. It is their first meeting with the new Pope Benedict XVI and also an occasion to pray at the tomb of John Paul II. In the course of their pilgrimage, the Russian Catholics will participate in the general […]

On the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Greek Catholics of Belarus prayed for Pope Benedict XVI. On the day of the liturgical memory of Saints Cyril and Methodius, on 11 May, the priests and seminarians of the Belarussian Greek-Catholic Church participated in the “Day of Prayer” for the new pope Benedict XVI. The […]

The Slovene Bishops’ Assembly met for its 22nd ordinary Assembly at Repnje on 10 May. The annual meeting with the Union of Superiors General of Slovenia (Korus) also took place on the same morning. The main issue discussed was the Church’s pastoral ministry in the field of education, one of the priorities already indicated by […]