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Multicultural, multiethnic cities, that are increasingly the land of immigration and the goal of different peoples: the challenge of living together is now an inseparable part of many European cities. What difficulties are created by this meeting between different peoples and how can our daily knowledge of other peoples enrich our own culture? Christians, Buddhists, […]

He’s called Gilbert Charbonnier and has been chosen by the Federation of the French Protestant Churches to go to the Holy Land for three months to bear witness to the solidarity of the European Churches. The project forms part of the international mission promoted by the WCC and will last from 7 April to 7 […]

The general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, the Rev. Ishmael Noko, has condemned the killing of the spiritual leader of Hamas Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by the Israeli security forces. In a communiqué put out on 26 March, Noko also condemned the use of children that the Palestinians make to strike at civilian targets in […]

The second Interreligious Forum for peace took place in Moscow on 23 March, with the participation of representatives of the Christian, Moslem, Jewish and Buddhist religions. The Forum ended with the signing of a final declaration, in which the religious leaders pledge to promote joint actions of peace in all the places of the world […]

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The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church has approved the results of last month’s meeting between Patriarch Alexis II and Cardinal Walter Kasper, which marked the resumption of contacts between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church after a long freeze. In an official declaration adopted by the Synod, this resumption of contacts was […]

The Association of Diabetics of Catalonia is offering 40 diabetic children the chance to enjoy the experience of a residential holiday during Holy Week. The chosen children, aged from 6 to 12, will be under glycaemic control and their proper dietary and insulin requirements will be ensured. The week, due to end on 7 April, […]

Minority Churches but open to ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue: that’s the picture that emerged from the recent meeting of the Episcopal Conference of the Scandinavian countries, held at Turku (Finland) in recent days. Together with the Lutheran bishops, invited to take part in the first day’s work, discussion focused on the latest developments of ecumenical […]

“Being witnesses of Jesus, learning how to pray, deepening personal faith, placing signs of hope, safeguarding and consecrating Sunday as the Lord’s Day, helping to defend life, especially of the vulnerable and unborn children, and creating solidarity between peoples”: these are the key points of the Message – previewed by SIR – that the bishops […]

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It will be the youth of Sarajevo who will hand over to the their German counterparts the Cross of World Youth Day on Sunday, 4th April. The ceremony will take place in the basilica of St. John in Berlin, in the course of a mass concelebrated, among others, by Cardinal Georg Sterzinsky and by the […]

john paul ii" "

“A Europe without selfish nationalism, in which the advances of science, the economy and social welfare shall be placed at the service of everyone; a Europe whose unity is founded on true freedom, united thanks to the dedication of the young. A Europe united not only politically but especially spiritually, in which the Christian politicians […]