Spain: funerals of the victims of the fire” “

The funerals of the victims of the great fire caused by a carelessly extinguished barbecue that devastated the Spanish region of Guadalajara, causing the death of 11 firemen and destroying 8,000 hectares of pine forest, will be held in the cathedral of St Francis at El Fuerte on Friday 22 July at 8.30 pm and […]

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France: bishops visit the Congo” “

A delegation of the French Bishops’ Conference (CEF) is visiting Congo-Brazzaville from 20 to 27 July at the invitation of the local episcopate. The visit, says a brief statement put out by the CEF, “is a sign of communion with and expression of support for the Congolese Church and its action in favour of peace […]

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England: Catholics and Muslims against violence” “

An appeal for reflection “to find a way to create solidarity in society and especially between the Catholic and Muslim communities” has been made by the Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ), in particular to its members, who met in recent days for their annual general assembly to review the work performed by the organization […]

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Turkey: the Pope’s solidarity after the attack” “

“Informed of the homicidal explosion that recently took place in Turkey, the Holy Father implores the mercy of the Almighty for those who have lost their lives in this horrible outrage and the comfort of God on their families”. The Pope’s expressions of solidarity are contained in a telegram of condolence sent by Benedict XVI […]

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Ireland: 57% of radio stations provide religious programmes ” “

A significant presence of religious programmes was registered in a survey on radio stations in the Irish Republic. The survey, commissioned by the Council of the Irish Churches for Radio and Television (ICCTRA) and by the Irish Bishops’ Conference, was conducted by contacting 46 radio stations. It emerged that 57% of them have at least […]

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Germany: God in the European Constitution” “

“The European Constitution could reconcile religion and modernity”, declared Bishop Josef Homeyer, president of the Commission of the European Bishops’ Conferences (COMECE) on 18 July. The bishop was speaking at the “Colloquium Europäischer Pfarrgemeinden” (CEP – a free association of Christians founded by the Austrian Cardinal Franz König, and since 1978 part of the NGOs […]

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Switzerland: over 1700 youth at WYD ” “

“Over 1,707 Swiss youth will participate in World Youth Day at Cologne from 16 to 21 August”, reports Mario Galgano, press officer of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference. He further explains that of these “877 come from the French canton, 470 from the German, and 360 from the (Italian-speaking) area of Tessin”. “A month before the […]

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Families have their say” “

It’s a project called “Listening 2004: my Family. My Church”. Comprising conversations, questionnaires, even dedicated telephone lines to safeguard anonymity, it has lasted for a year and involved all the dioceses of England and Wales. Over 15,000 families were contacted. The aim: to test in depth how families regard themselves today, their relations with their […]

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Conference on the education of the deaf” “

Making possible an independent future for children with hearing disabilities, whether total or partial: that is the objective of the 20th international Congress on the education of the deaf held in Maastricht (17-20 July). The congress, which is held every five years, is a great occasion for experts in the field, and others, to meet […]

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What’s your image of diversity? ” “

“What’s your image of diversity?” is the motto of a competition being held by the European campaign “For Diversity. Against Discrimination”. Its aim is to increase the awareness of the participants in the multifarious forms of diversity we observe in daily life. The competition forms part of the various projects of the European Commission for […]

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