Brussels: the pain ” “of anonymity” “

Cardinal Danneels lists the social ills with which his city is afflicted: loneliness, anonymity, insecurity, alienation… An “acute need for liberation”, “ever deeper and more numerous questions about the meaning of life”, and the “search for a viable balance between person and community”: these are some of the more insistent and characteristic requests that the […]

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Lisbon: a new creativity” “

Cardinal Policarpo urges that new forms and methods of evangelization be sought in the streets of the metropolis Creating a missionary drive in the city. Experimenting with new methods of evangelization. Bringing a wave of creativity into the Church. Listening to a society in constant change and a population ever more “remote from a faith […]

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Many media, one Word” “

The delegate of the European bishops for the media comments on the Pope’s message for the next World Day of Social Communication (12 May) “Internet: a new Forum for proclaiming the Gospel”: that’s the theme chosen by John Paul II for the 26th World Day of Social Communication that will be held next Sunday, 12 […]

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One flame, two candles” “

An ecumenical Easter for Catholics and Orthodox in Greece, a year after the Pope’s visit: a symbolic gesture of the bishop of Crete May 4th marked the first anniversary of the proclamation, at the Areopagus in Athens, of the joint declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and all Greece, on the […]

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Turkey: an agreement for dialogue

Promoting a good understanding between the religions as a way of overcoming prejudices; supporting religious freedom; developing educational programmes regarding the religions: these are just some of the points in an agreement signed in recent days by the president of Religious Affairs of Turkey, Mehmet Nuri Ylmaz, and the president of the Pontifical Council for […]

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Orthodox ” “Easter: ” “celebrated by 300 million people worldwide” “

Over 300 million Orthodox Christians scattered all over the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, 5 May, roughly a month after the Catholic Easter. The date, which is also accepted by the Catholic Churches of oriental rite, is based on a decree of the ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. During his visit to the […]

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Pentecost: may the Spirit blow on the evil of the world

“May the Holy Spirit imbue us with hope”. With this invocation ends the traditional message that the World Council of Churches sends out every year (and has done since 1950) on the occasion of Pentecost. This year the text of the message was prepared by metropolitan Chrysostomos of Ephesos (Turkey) and was signed by eight […]

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Bratislava: 11 Churches sign an accord with the State ” “

Eleven churches and Christian communities signed an accord with the State in recent days in Bratislava (Slovak Republic). It regulates their relations and makes them official. The accord – says a statement published by the World Lutheran Federation – ensures cooperation between the State and the Churches for the common good of citizens, in the […]

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KEK: meeting on the European Convention

The annual meeting of the “Church and Society” Commission of the Conference of European Churches (KEK) was held in Switzerland from 24 to 28 April. In presenting its annual report, the director of communications Keith Jenkins emphasized that the aim and objective of the European Union ought to be the search for peace, justice and […]

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Netherlands, “dismay and ” “horror”” “

“Dismay and horror” characterized the first reaction of the Dutch bishops to the “brutal assassination of Pim Fortuyn”, the far-right political leader killed at Hilversum (Amsterdam) on 6 May. In a communiqué issued a few hours after his murder, the Dutch Episcopal Conference appealed to the country, now approaching the general elections, “to reflect on […]

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