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There are 4.2 million Catholics in Great Britain: roughly 10% of the population. There are 22 dioceses, 2814 parishes and 720 churches that do not form parishes. The baptized of the Church of England (Anglicans) number some 25 million; there are 43 Anglican dioceses in England plus the diocese in Europe that comprises 260 “congregations” […]

· WATER RESOURCES – Invitation to present proposals for the Euro-Mediterranean regional programme for the local management of water resources – The beneficiary countries are the 12 Euro-Med Partners. Deadline for the presentation of proposals: 31/5/2002. For further information, contact the European Commission, Office for EuropeAid Cooperation, e-mail Rodney.Standring@cec.eu.int Gian-Luca.Bombarda@cec.eu.int, Fax 00322.2955665 or 00322.2963595, or […]

The role played by England and Wales in ecumenical dialogue is a significant one. Here all the denominations of the Christian churches are present: not only the state church, the Church of England, but also the Methodists, the Baptists and the free churches. Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, spiritual leader of the Church […]

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4 May 2001: John Paul II visited Athens. And on that occasion, during his meeting with His Beatitude Christódoulos, Orthodox archbishop of Athens and all Greece, the Pope urged the need to “overcome in a spirit of reciprocal charity the disputes of the past and the persistent misunderstandings between us, because it is the Lord […]

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The Churches in Europe. Over the centuries, European culture has been indelibly marked by Christianity. The division within the Church of the eleventh century between the Christians of Western and those of Eastern Europe, as well as the schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Churches in the sixteenth century, had theological, ethical […]

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“Without the light coming from the source of all light, the problems we will encounter on our way will remain shrouded in obscurity and become insurmountable stumbling blocks”. So declare the Christian Churches in Europe in a joint declaration published to present the theme chosen for this year’s Prayer Week for Christian Unity: “In you […]

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It’s only some ten days since the Euro finally reached the pockets of the citizens of the twelve countries of Euroland and already the first balance-sheets of the changeover are being drawn up. Wim Duisenberg, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Romano Prodi, president of the European Commission, are hailing the success of […]

Established in 1994 in conformity with the provisions of the Treaty of Maastricht, the European Monetary Institute (EMI) has its headquarters in Frankfurt and is headed by the President of the ECB. It had the initial task of contributing to the realization of the necessary conditions for the completion of the last phase of the […]

Through Commissioner Pedro Solbes de Mira, responsible for economic and financial affairs within the EU Executive, the Commission plays a fundamental role in administering the Single Currency. In particular, it is responsible for the economic surveillance of the Euro area and of the EU, through the definition of key indicators. It publishes two six-monthly reports […]

The ECOFIN Council, composed of the economic and financial Ministers of the governments of the EU member states, is the main decision-making body as regards the decisions on and the coordination of EU policies in the economic and financial field. In particular, it formulates general guidelines for economic policy, ensures the correct application of the […]