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“European University Day” will be held on 13 March and this year will have as its theme “Christ: hope for Europe”, in preparation for the entry of ten new countries into the European Union. Promoted by the CCEE, COMECE and by the Office for university ministry of the vicariate of Rome, the Day will have […]

The best European film chosen this year by the ecumenical jury of the Templeton Prize (awarded by the US-based foundation of the same name) is “The Return”, by the Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev. The prize-giving ceremony – the prize consists of a cheque for 10,000 Swiss francs – will take place during the Berlin Film […]

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The annual meeting of the joint Committee of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE) will be held at Opole, in Poland, from 29 January to 1st February. The Committee, which has met each year since 1972, is responsible for relations between the CEC and CCEE. […]

A session rich in important issues was held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 28 and 29 January. It opened with a debate on the resumption of negotiations to reach agreement on the EU constitutional Treaty. Other questions on the agenda: common legislation for the security of air traffic (“European single sky”), the future […]

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Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, urges that the frontiers between States be removed, that the doors be opened to immigrants, and that Europe courageously pursue its path towards the unity of the continent and make room for those coming from poor countries in search of work and peace. During a solemn session of the European […]

The increase of situations of extreme poverty, Aids and drug-addiction in the countries in which Portuguese is spoken was denounced, and an appeal made to counter them, during the 5th meeting of the Presidencies of the Episcopal Conferences of the Portuguese-speaking countries, held in Guinea Bissau from 16 to 21 January. Eight bishops from Portugal, […]

Re-proposing and rediscovering the relevance of the Beatitudes in society and the Church today: that is the objective of this year’s Lenten cycle of homilies promoted by the French Church in the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. The idea of the Lenten homilies goes back to 1835 and now represents “a major event for reflection […]

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“Seek peace!”. That’s the appeal made in recent days by Msgr. František Tondra, president of the Slovak Episcopal Conference, and by Július Filo, bishop general of the Lutheran Church in Slovakia and chairman of the Ecumenical Council of Churches. The appeal, addressed at all politicians, asks for political reconciliation to create a climate of peace […]

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We present the main events involving the Catholic Church and the other Christian Churches during February. 1Episcopal ordination of the new bishop of Ghent (Belgium), Msgr. Luc Van Looy, Sdb.2Visit “ad Limina Apostolorum” (2-7), of the French bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Clermont and Lyon – Opening of the 17th centenary of the martyrdom […]

Saturation of the Internet has reached an alarming level. The number of addresses on the web is rapidly approaching the figure of 4 billion, the maximum level permitted by the current system of Ipv4 management, in force for thirty years. It is calculated that already by 2005 it will no longer be possible to create […]