24 April" "

CARD. MURPHY-O’CONNOR: “LET’S SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE YOUNG”” “

“The bishops ought to spend more time with the young, accompanying them in prayer, in listening to the Word of God, in involvement in the parish community and in the movements and associations”, said Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, archbishop of Westminster and vice-president off the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), on presenting the […]

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ELECTIONS IN FRANCE: BISHOP GRAB (CCEE),” “”NEVER AGREEMENT WITH HATRED AND RACISM”” “

“Wherever hatred, racism and contempt are fuelled, the Church cannot be in agreement”: the point was forcibly made by Msgr. Amédée Grab, bishop of Chur (Switzerland) and president of the CCEE (Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe), replying to the questions of journalists about the results of the first round in the French presidential […]

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24 April" "

U. THEISEN (GERMANY):” “”THE CHURCH SHOULD GO OUT TO MEET YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT FURTHER ADO”” “

“We’re happy that the bishops should speak with us and not just about us. But unfortunately the language of the Church is still not that of the young”. So said Ute Theisen, youth delegate of the German Episcopal Conference, at the press conference held to introduce the 10th Symposium of European bishops in Rome on […]

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CARDINAL RE, NO TO THE “MARGINALIZATION OF RELIGIONS”” “

If we want the young to have a profound sense of their own identity, it’s essential to oppose the attempt to forget, still less sever, the roots with the past of European civilization”. So said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, on opening the work of the 10th Symposium of the […]

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25 April" "

MURPHY-O’CONNOR,” “EVER GROWING SOCIAL DIVISIONS AND EVER MORE VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTH” “

“The picture and the prospects are not uniformly positive for the young in Europe”, pointed out Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, archbishop of Westminster and vice-president of the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), in his report to the 10th Symposium of the European bishops held in Rome from 24 to 28 April. “There is […]

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MSGR. C. NOSIGLIA (DIOCESE OF ROME),” “”YOUTH, RESOURCE FOR EVANGELIZATION”” “

“Young people are a valuable resource for evangelization but we need to respond to their challenges and provocations to give them the chance of living their faith in Christ with an ever greater commitment of life”. So said Msgr. Cesare Nosiglia, vice-gerent of the diocese of Rome, on opening the first day of the work […]

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25 April" "

JOHN PAUL II: “RECONCILIATION” “BETWEEN CHRISTIANS IS DECISIVE FOR CONSTRUCTING EUROPE”” “

“Reconciliation between Christians is decisive for the credibility of the preaching of the Gospel and for the construction of Europe”, said the Pope on receiving in audience the participants at the 10th Symposium of European bishops being held in Rome, on the morning of 25 April. “From this point of view, the Charta oecumenica for […]

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A YOUNG POLISH DELEGATE, “OUR NEEDS:” “A TRUE IDEAL, A TRUE MODEL, A TRUE FRIEND”” “

“The youth of today have a need for a true ideal, a true model and a true friend. If they don’t find them, they end up following what the world proposes to them: consumerism, hedonism, escape into the virtual, individualism and standardization”. The reflection is that of a young Pole, Tomasz Mikusinski, who addressed the […]

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25 April" "

RUINI AND GRAB OPEN THE SYMPOSIUM WITH THE YOUNG SINGING “VOLARE”” “

It’s the young who are the “main indicators of change”, and is from them that the Church “must start out to proclaim the Gospel of Christ in as credible a manner as possible, in a Europe undergoing profound transformations”. The point was made by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), on […]

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THE POPE ASKS THE YOUNG EUROPEANS TO SING “EMMANUEL”” “

As always meeting the young is a moment of joy for John Paul II. The audience with the participants at the 10th Symposium of European bishops on 25 April was no exception. The symposium was attended by 34 young delegates representing all the Episcopal Conferences of Europe and some movements and associations, as well as […]

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