Dutch bishops: "may the UNO be reinforced"” “

“The contribution of the ecclesial community to the promotion of the rule of law and peace in our world is the object of this letter. In the declaration we consider it should be accorded first place in our Church, in our parishes and in our diocesan, national and international associations. But in the campaign aimed […]

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Spain, ecumenical prayer against torture” “

“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. So reads the fifth article of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed 55 years ago. It was also the prayer recited during the ecumenical prayer meeting for human rights held in Barcelona on 9 December. This prayer […]

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agenda 2004" "

CCEE, COMECE, CEC” “

The main appointments for 2004 (updated on 19 December 2003. For COMECE, see also SIR no. 82/2003). January 9-15: Jerusalem, Meeting of the coordination group of the Episcopal Conferences in support of the Catholic Church and Christians in the Holy Land. The Episcopal Conferences of Canada, England, France, Germany, USA, Italy and Spain participate, together […]

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CEC-KEK" "

Against the trafficking of women” “

“Christian action and the network against the trafficking of women”: that’s the title of the document published by the Commission for Migrants of the Conference of European Churches (CCME) and by Caritas Europe, presented in Brussels on 10 December. “The trafficking of women – says Torsten Moritz , spokesman of the Commission – is one […]

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Ecumenism" "

CEC: "letter on the Europe"” “

Pastor Jean-Arnold de Clermont has been chosen as the new president of the Conference of European Churches (CEC). He was elected during the first meeting of the new Central Committee (Geneva, 13-18 December 2003), set up by the 12th Assembly held in Trondheim (Norway) in June. So, after Orthodox metropolitan Jérémie, it’s now the turn […]

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Taizé: messages from the Churches for the Hamburg meeting” “

“Your mission consists in acting in such a way that all men and women may become, every day more so, a people of brothers and sisters, where each will be recognized not for what he has but for what he is”. That’s the hope expressed by John Paul II in his message to the youth […]

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Anglican ecumenical relations” “

The “Inter-Anglican Commission for Ecumenical Relations” met in Florida (USA) from 29 November to 5 December. In a special resolution, the members of the Commission have expressed “profound regret for the repercussions on international ecumenical dialogue caused by the consecration in the Episcopalian Church of a bishop involved in a homosexual relationship”. In particular, says […]

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” “

Making prayer services “interesting and accessible to everyone”; being “open to symbols cherished by other Christians and, if they are strange to you, asking what they mean”; “adapting the material to local contexts” and “reaching out to Churches and communities that have not participated in the Week of Prayer before”. These are some of the […]

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Ecumenical Day of the Churches” “

The Ecumenical Day of the Churches, held in Berlin in May this year with the participation of over 200,000 people, will be repeated: in a joint communiqué issued on 9 December, the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) and the Evangelic organization for the Ecumenical Day have announced “their intention to organize a second Day […]

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EU in brief" "

A "petition" for those suffering from multiple sclerosis” “

The commission for petitions of the European Parliament recently approved, by unanimous vote, a resolution on the effects of discrimination in healthcare against people affected by multiple sclerosis in the European Union. The resolution will be examined by Parliament on 18 December. The document is based on the ascertainment of disparities in the treatment provided […]

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