THE “VOICE” OF THE BISHOPS AND THE YOUNG ON THE “FUTURE OF EUROPE” “

Even though “no reference” is made in the Laeken declaration to the role of religions in our continent, “the Churches and the religious confessions present in Europe do not intend to renege on their indispensable task to contribute responsibly to the future of the European continent”. So said Msgr. Faustino Sainz Munoz, apostolic nuncio to […]

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27 April" "

THE EXPERIENCE OF AFRICA,” “”ONLY THE GOSPEL MAY RESTORE HOPE AND CERTAINTY TO AFRICAN YOUTH” ” “

“The young are the sign of the eternal youthfulness of the Church. They represent its renewal and its drive”. So said the archbishop of Kisangani (Congo), Msgr. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, in his address to the 10th Symposium of European bishops in Rome. “The young and the Church march forward together – said the archbishop, who […]

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THE EXPERIENCE OF LATIN AMERICA,” “”YOUTH WHO LIVE TO THE LIMIT” ” “

In Latin America the young form 50% of the population. They are those “who live to the limit… in a frenzy of speed, rhythm and mysticism”: that’s how they were described by Msgr. Jorge Enrique Jiménes Carvajal, bishop of Zipaquirà in Colombia and president of CELAM, the Conference of the episcopates of Latin America, in […]

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27 April" "

CARD. SIMONIS, IN EUROPE” “THE YOUNG ARE HAVING TO GRAPPLE WITH “A SICK WORLD” ” “

In Europe, the young feel they are living in a “sick world that transmits too saccharine an image of man”. That’s the opinion expressed by Cardinal Adrianus Simonis, archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), in speaking at the 10th Symposium of European bishops recently held in Rome. “The contemporary world – said another Dutch bishop, Everard De […]

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BULGARIA, THE YOUNG PREPARE FOR THE POPE’S VISIT ” “

Preparations continue for the Pope’s visit to Bulgaria, scheduled from 23 to 26 May, at the end of his visit to Azerbaijan. Young Bulgarian Catholics “have been mobilized for this event”, reported Nikoleta Doumanova, delegate for youth apostolate of the Bulgarian Episcopal Conference, to the 10th Symposium of European bishops which recently ended in Rome. […]

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28 April" "

SCANDINAVIA, THE CHURCH SHOULD SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE YOUNG” “

“A service institution”: that’s the dangerous image that the Church of Northern Europe risks assuming in the eyes of the young. The point was made by Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer of Oslo in his report to the recent Symposium on youth on 27 April. “The participation of the young in Mass” he added, “is reduced to […]

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DECLARATION OF MSGR. A. GRAB (PRESIDENT OF THE CCEE)” “ON THE SITUATION IN THE HOLY LAND” “

We publish below the whole text of the declaration – In the current tragedy in the Middle East, we wish to draw attention to the fact that roughly two hundred persons, both Christians and Moslems, are still in serious danger of death by famine in the church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, place of the […]

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Youth and the bishops,” “new scope for dialogue” “

The search for a new language closer to the situation of young people, the greater involvement of bishops in their problems, and the need to re-think traditional structures such as the parishes to find new ways of mission: according to Msgr. Amédée Grab, president of the Council of the European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE), these are […]

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24 April" "

ARCHBISHOP BOZANIC (ZAGABRIA):” “”YOUTH OF EAST AND WEST GOING FORWARD TOGETHER”” “” “

“It’s very significant that this symposium, the first of the new millennium, should deal with youth. It shows that the Church is looking to the future with confidence”: So said Archbishop Josip Bozanic of Zagreb (Croatia) and vice-president of the CCEE, at the press conference held in the Vatican on the morning of 24 April. […]

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PAEDOPHILIA, PROFOUND GRIEF” “FOR THE EVIL CAUSED TO CHILDREN” “” “

“Throwing light on the truth, with appropriate responses also at the penal level”: that, in essence, is how Msgr. Amédée Grab, bishop of Chur (Switzerland) and president of the CCEE (Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe), expressed himself on the problem of paedophilia in the Church, during the press conference presenting the 10th Symposium […]

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