Germany" "

Three priorities for Catholics” “

The ecumenical Kirchentag in Berlin in late May, the conditional authorization of pre-implant diagnosis (PID) in Germany, the need for values as the foundation of international finance, and the next congress of German Catholics scheduled to be held in Saarbrücken in 2006, were some of the main questions discussed at the plenary assembly of the […]

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France" "

The "next door" press” “

The general assembly of the National Federation of the Local Christian Press (FNPL), an umbrella organization representing fourteen associations aimed at promoting the parish and diocesan press, was held in recent weeks at Rennes, in Brittany. A “next door” press, very diversified in character, the parish press now reaches several million readers in France today […]

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Switzerland" "

Daring to risk the marketplace” “

The 37th World Day of Social Communications will be celebrated in the various dioceses on Sunday, 1st June. Its theme this year is “The means of social communication at the service of genuine peace in the light of ‘Pacem in Terris'”, which is also the title of the Pope’s Message, published, as usual, on 24 […]

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European Churches" "

Bosnia Herzegovina: the logo of the Pope’s visit” “

The symbol has four elements: the form of the cathedral of Banja Luka, divided into four fields by a cross, at the foot of which is placed the monogram of the Virgin Mary, M, and the Pope’s flag. It’s the official logo chosen by the Episcopal Conference of Bosnia-Herzegovina for the forthcoming visit of the […]

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Austria: city mission in Vienna” “

“Bringing the Gospel to man”: the questions posed by the international Congress on the new evangelization and the great city mission to be held in Vienna from 23 May to 1 June may be satisfied by this simple reply. So said Cardinal Cristoph Schönborn, archbishop of Vienna, during the press conference to present the mission […]

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Lourdes: pilgrimage of European soldiers” “

“A people of many nations” is the title of the pilgrimage to Lourdes this year organized by military ordinaries in several countries. Some 12,000 soldiers from over 30 nations are expected to take part in the pilgrimage to the sanctuary at the foot of the Pyrenees. Continuing a practice begun, at the regional level, by […]

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Italy: national day for "community halls"” “

An ever more “multifunctional” role, able to compete with multiplex cinemas: that, in short, is the “future” of the approximately 1000 Catholic community halls in Italy, which recently celebrated their 1st National Day (Padua, 9-11 May). The event was promoted by ACEC (Catholic Association of Cinema Operators), in collaboration with the Italian Bishops’ Office for […]

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Spain, meeting of Catholic cultural centres” “

“Ensuring that the Mediterranean becomes a genuine place of peaceful encounter between civilizations and cultures”: that’s the hope expressed by Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, one of the promoters of a conference recently held in Barcelona on the initiative of the Joan Maragall Foundation, on the theme: “How can the […]

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Croatia: the Serb Metropolitan Pavlovic and the Pope” “

“The Pope is the man whom contemporary society needs”, declared the Serb Orthodox Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubjana, Jovan Pavlovic, in an interview with the Croatian daily Novi List, published in Rijeka, and also carried by the Croatian Catholic press agency IKA. “The Pope – said the Metropolitan – has succeeded in what no one […]

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ecumenism" "

The Churches of Romania honour the Christian martyrs” “

“All the major Churches suffered under the Communist regimes in our countries”; and “it’s important to familiarize the young generations with this history”: that’s how the spokesman of the patriarchate of Bucharest of the Romanian Orthodox Church explains the meaning of the list of the martyrs who died for the Christian faith under the Communist […]

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