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“Official reservation about the ‘Dozulé project” and the wish to throw light on the question: that’s the basic message that emerges from the communiqué on the ‘Dozulé’ phenomenon issued by the Swiss Episcopal Conference through its president Bishop Amédée Grab. Over the last thirty years or so groups of faithful have gathered at Dozulé, in […]

“Sent to evangelize”: is the theme of the pastoral year 2003-2004 announced in recent days by the Belgian Episcopal Conference. It is the follow up to the pastoral year in course: “Sent to serve”, devoted to the service that Christians are called to give to the world. “How can we proclaim Christ to the world, […]

“Considerable progress has been made on the ecclesiological implications of Baptism, on the nature and aims of ecumenical dialogue and on the participation of the Catholic Church in the National and Regional Councils of Churches”. So declares a communiqué issued by the Vatican Press Office on 19 May at the end of the 4th plenary […]

“John Paul II and his service to peace”: that’s the subject of the address that the ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew I will give in the cathedral basilica of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul on 17 June. The event has been promoted by the Nuncio apostolic in Turkey, Msgr. Edmond Farhat, in collaboration with the Turkish Episcopal […]

European Churches" "

After Malta, Slovenia, Hungary and Lithuania, another country has voted “yes” to membership of the European Union – Slovakia. In the referendum of 16-17 May 92.46% of the voters voted in favour of entry into the EU. But the overwhelming victory of the ‘yes’ vote was offset by a low voter turnout. Only 52.15% of […]

Mediterranean" "

“It would be a grave error to build the new Europe by ignoring the ‘cradle of Europe’, i.e. the Mediterranean”: so said Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, in a speech given in Italy on 19 May . “Enlargement and unification of Europe – said Prodi – require a new reflection and strong political […]

Labour" "

It’s called ‘Tripartism’ and is one of the aims of the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO). It means the promotion of a system in which governments, workers and employers are placed on an equal footing, and join together in playing an important role in the formulation of social policy, the promotion of social justice and […]

EU and the world" "

“From now on wars will be increasingly fought with bacteriological weapons and with grave environmental consequence. They won’t be limited just to our planet, either, but have already spread into the cosmos, seeing that space is full of spy satellites and space shields”. This alarming situation was denounced by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin , permanent observer […]

There’s a kind of “abbey of modern times” in the forests of Belgium, near Neuville, and an ecological and mystical priest is living deep in the woods: Father Bernard Sorel , 44 years old, has been chaplain of forestry guards and naturalists – a rarity in Europe – for the last eleven years and chairs […]

environment" "

An appeal to Europe’s solidarity with the countries of eastern Europe in the agricultural sector and an invitation to all the European Churches to educate in the environment through concrete projects and gestures: this, in essence, is the content of the final document of the 5th Consultation of the European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) on responsibility […]