A collection for Darfur

A collection of funds for Darfur (Sudan) and other African countries where children are suffering from famine will be held in all churches in Poland on Sunday 4 March. It is being promoted by the aid organization “Ad Gentes” run by the Polish Church. The chairman of the Commission for Missionary Works of the Polish […]

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In memory of Father Blachnicki

The 20th anniversary of the death of the Servant of God Father Franciszek Blachnicki (1921-1987) was celebrated in Poland on 27 February. Blachnicki was the founder of the most numerous ecclesial movement in Poland, Ruch Swiatlo-Zycie (Light and Life Movement), which currently comprises over 100,000 members. Its many communities prayed for a speedy conclusion of […]

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POLAND

More on collaboration

The announced publication of Father Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski’s book “Priests before the SB [Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa: the security service] in the Archdiocese of Krakow” has re-ignited the question of the collaboration, real or presumed, of members of the Polish clergy with the security services of the former Communist regime, following the resignation of the Archbishop of Warsaw, […]

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Czech Republic: a national day

With a pastoral letter published a few days ago, Bishop Jiri Padour of Ceske Budejovice, who heads the youth commission of the Czech Bishops’ Conference, invited the young to take part in National Youth Day due to be held in Tabor, a town in southern Bohemia, from 13 to 19 August. “At the start of […]

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Italy: a bridge with the Balkans

“Strengthening relations with the bishops and directors of pastoral offices” and “promoting the project ‘Agora of Mediterranean youth'”: that’s the objective of the visit to the Balkan countries being made by a delegation of the Youth Pastoral Service of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), of the CEI Office for Cooperation between the Churches and of […]

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YOUTH

Scotland: art, music, cinema and theatre for

Art, music and theatre for a Lenten experience in the run-up to Easter. It is the idea of mgr. Mario Joseph Conti, archbishop of Glasgow, who promoted a veritable Lenten festival (the Lentfest) for young and adults. “We would like to boost the use of arts in the mission of the Church to rediscover and […]

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Russia: 3rd assembly of religious orders

The 3rd general assembly of the superiors major of male religious orders operating in Russia (CORSUM) was held near Moscow in recent days, with the participation of over 40 delegates from all over the Russian Federation and representatives of religious from Ukraine and Latvia. “The lessons of the past, the evaluation of our methods and […]

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Switzerland: the day of the sick

“Nowadays, we easily forget that we all belong to one community: to a family, to a village, to a country. Whether they are in good health or sick, happy or sad, in company or alone. But is it enough to think about them once a year?” This was asked by mgr. Norbert Brunner, bishop of […]

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Austria: the history of mission

The history of mission is the theme chosen for a conference organized by the Catholic Academy of Vienna and held in the Austrian capital from 23 to 24 February. The aim of the meeting, explained Elisabeth Maier, the Academy’s general secretary, in a briefing to the Austrian Catholic press agency Kathpress, was “the elucidation of […]

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CHRISTIAN FOR EUROPE

After the fathers

An appeal “for a new consciousness on the part of all citizens of the European Union” since “the vision of the founding fathers of Europe is not a matter of the past”, but “is a plan for the future that our continent awaits”, was launched in Brussels on 28 February. The appeal was made by […]

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