Bulgaria: Catholics and Orthodox, Easter together” “

The fact that this year the Orthodox Easter coincided in date with the Catholic Easter gave rise to a series of ecumenical events aimed at bringing the two major Christian confessions in Bulgaria closer together. The most significant celebration took place in the town of Russe where, after the prayer vigil of the night before, […]

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Spain: physiotherapy for 1,800 "costaleros"” “

What link can possibly exist between physiotherapy and popular devotion? In the South of Spain, emergency physiotherapy units have to be placed on standby during the popular Easter processions to provide treatment for the injuries of members of the Confraternities, due to the physical strain of carrying the heavy statues and representations of the scenes […]

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Germany: "Missio" against sex tourism” “

The German humanitarian organization Missio will launch its “Schutzengel” (“guardian angel”) charity on 24 April. This year the campaign is aimed against the twin scourges of sex tourism and child prostitution. It will be significantly launched at Düsseldorf airport, partner in the event together with the LTU air company, which will distribute brochures on the […]

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Integration of immigrants in the EU” “

“The civic participation of immigrants was the theme of a seminar recently held in Lisbon. It’s the second of three international seminars approved by the European Commission with the objective of establishing the best practices in integration policy in the host countries. The objective of the Lisbon meeting was to analyse the civic participation of […]

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Mass media in the family and in the Church” “

“The mass media in the family” is the title of a recent conference organized by the diocesan secretariat for social communications and ministry of the family of the diocese of Porto, in preparation for the celebration of the 38th World Day of Social Communications on 23 May. Father Américo Aguiar, director of the diocesan Secretariat […]

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Lisbon: training of catechists ‘on line'” “

“Faz-te ao largo” (Do it yourself writ big) is the name of the internet site (www.faz-teaolargo.com) that the catechetical Office of the Patriarchate of Lisbon inaugurated on Easter Sunday, 11 April. The aim of the project, whose preparation has taken two years, is that of helping in the training of diocesan catechists, promoting the activities […]

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Prudence doesn’t mean rejection” “

Multiculture and immigration: one of the key issues in the campaign for the forthcoming local and European elections on 10 June. It will also be a key battleground between Conservatives and Labour in the general elections in a year’s time. The measures to control immigration in the UK could cost Tony Blair his job as […]

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Ecumenical Easter: celebrated together” “

In a message sent to all member churches, Pastor Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), invited Christians all over the world to unite in prayer and in the celebration of Easter, which this year – by a coincidence that will be repeated five times in the next ten years – […]

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Switzerland: a cathedral open to everyone in Lausanne” “

The first “ecumenical cathedral” has been established in Lausanne. Open to all Christians, it is intended to be a sign and place of mutual acceptance. The Reformed Evangelic Church of the canton of Vaud has in fact decided to open its Cathedral in Lausanne to the various Christian Churches present in the canton. The project […]

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Taizé: European youth meeting in Lisbon” “

The next European meeting of youth promoted by the Taizé Community will be held in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, from Tuesday, 28 December 2004 to Saturday 1st January 2005. After the jamboree in Hamburg, at the end of 2003, the Lisbon meeting will mark a new stage in the “pilgrimage of faith on earth” that […]

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