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The cloister garden of the French abbey of Fontevraud, the largest monastic complex in Western Europe, will be reopened on Sunday, 24 March, on the inauguration of the Festival of Holy Week, which will have as its theme this year “The Pasch in the churches of the East”. Numerous events have been promoted by the […]

The protection of children and questions of an ecumenical nature were on the agenda of the Assembly of the bishops of North Europe, held in Copenhagen from 9 to 13 March. The bishops of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland assembled under the presidency of the bishop of Oslo, Gerhard Schwenzer. The other issues discussed […]

Demonstrating that it’s possible to rescue children and youngsters who have fought as soldiers from their terrible past of warfare and homicide and build for themselves an alternative life, is the objective that “Missio-Austria” has set itself. Missio-Austria is the mission-aid society of the Salesians in Austria. It launched its new campaign on behalf of […]

“Combatting neo-liberal globalization at the local level” is the proposal of the Social Forum of Barcelona, a grouping of 45 social, political, religious and trade-union associations that have reflected in recent days on the impact of the globalization phenomenon on the daily life of the citizen. According to Arcadi Oliveras, lecturer in economics, “in the […]

Accused of paedophilia for incidents that date back to 1972, the auxiliary bishop of Paris, former spokesman of the French Bishops’ Conference, Jean-Michel Di Falco, issued a writ for defamation on 19 March, and immediately informed the archdiocese of Paris of his action. According to the press release issued by the archdiocese on the same […]

“Pro-Life Week 2002” was presented in Frankfurt in recent days. A joint venture promoted by the Catholic Church and by the Federation of the Evangelic Churches in Germany, the Week will be held from 13 to 20 April 2002. “Do the will of God for man!” is the theme chosen for the event in the […]

The appeal to faith as the source of peaceful co-existence, the contribution of the Churches to the construction of the European Union, the centrality of the parish, and concern for the country’s social emergencies, immigration in particular: these are the main points in the final communiqué of the permanent Council of the Italian Episcopal Council, […]

The UN Commission of human rights opened its current session, which is due to last six weeks in the UN headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland) on 18 March. Over 3,500 delegates are due to attend. The Commission is the main organ of the United Nations in the sphere of human rights. It was created by the […]

“It’s impossible to build the European Union without culture”. So said Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Holy See’s Council for Culture, speaking at its plenary Assembly in Rome (14-16 March). The theme of discussion at this year’s assembly was: “Transmitting the faith to the heart of cultures: ‘Novo millennio ineunte'”. “In this period – […]

“The threat to women living under fundamentalist regimes that abuse their dignity and their rights is a serious and important question. Nonetheless, the resolution presented by Maria Izquierdo Rojo and adopted by the European Parliament does not tackle the question with the precision, respect and responsibility it deserves“. That is the view expressed by COMECE […]