MSGR. KONDRUSIEWICZ (MOSCOW):” “REGRET FOR THE REFUSAL TO RENEW VISAS FOR A CATHOLIC BISHOP AND PRIEST” “”

The withdrawal of the visas from Bishop Jerzy Mazur and the Italian priest Fr. Stefano Caprio, apart from a violation of the law on religious liberty in Russia, is an attack on Catholics in Russia, who have thus been deprived of the presence of their pastors”: Msgr. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, archbishop of Moscow and president of […]

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26 April" "

ECUMENISM, FOR THE YOUNG IT’S NOT A DREAM” “

“Ecumenism isn’t a dream. We young people are advancing side by side on the road of ecumenism. We aren’t dreaming, we’re wide awake”: these are the words of a Scottish Catholic youth, Chris Docherty. The second day of the 10th Symposium of European bishops held in Rome from 24 to 28 April on the theme: […]

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THE HOPES OF THE YOUTH OF CENTRAL EUROPE” “

Responding to the searching of the young: that is the most pressing question that the young address to the Church, according to the German-speaking youth delegates at the 10th Symposium recently held in Rome. In the view of Ute Theisen, delegate of the diocese of Cologne, in Germany, what the young ask for is the […]

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27 April" "

MASSACRE IN THE SCHOOL IN ERFURT,” “”A DEEPLY UPSETTING EVENT” FOR THE GERMAN BISHOPS ” “

“The tragic event of the massacre in the German school arouses feelings of horror, sympathy and sorrow. I don’t know the real reasons for this act of madness which might be, on the basis of the little information we have received, an act of revenge”: so said Msgr. Amédéé Grab, bishop of Church and president […]

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YOUNG JOURNALISTS OF EUROPE ON WWW.EURHOPE.INFO ” “”

“It was the finest birthday present I had”: that’s how Aylin commented on the audience granted by the Holy Father on 26 April to the participants in the 10th Symposium of European bishops recently held in Rome. Aylin comes from Istanbul and was one of the 11 young journalists chosen by the various episcopal conferences […]

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27 April" "

ROME, THE YOUNG “OPEN” A CHURCH IN THE CITY CENTRE, ALSO AT NIGHT” “

“Keeping churches open even at night, in the heart of the city”, just there where the young congregate every evening, and in the hours in which “they’re more amenable to be intercepted and freer to establish a profound dialogue with God”: that’s the proposal made by the “laboratory of the faith” that has been active […]

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CARD. STAFFORD, “THE PARISH: LABORATORY OF THE FAITH OF THE YOUNG” ” “

The parish, “one of the most ancient structures of Western society”, endures as the “laboratory of the faith of youth today”: so said Cardinal James Francis Stafford, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, in the homily he gave during the mass that opened the fourth day of the 10th Symposium of European bishops […]

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27 April" "

MSGR. LANZA, NO TO THE CHURCH AS “GHETTO” ” “

If she wants to be credible in the eyes of the young, the contemporary Church must overcome the temptation of the “small flock” and adopt an “apostolate of open arms”, that focuses attention on interpersonal relations. The point is made by Msgr. Sergio Lanza, professor at the Pontifical Lateran University, according to whom the young, […]

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28 April" "

ECUMENISM, IN GERMANY GRAFFITI AND MURALES” “ON JESUS PAINTED BY THE YOUNG” “

Getting youngsters uninvolved in the Church and in the various religious confessions to paint graffiti – or murales – that represent episodes in the life of Jesus: that’s the project “Kreuzweg Graffiti” now being conducted in Germany jointly by the AFJ (Arbeitstelle für Jugend – Catholic office for youth) – the agency based in Düsseldorf […]

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DECLARATION OF MSGR. A. GRAB (PRESIDENT OF CCEE) ON THE SITUATION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN RUSSIA” “

We publish below the complete text of the declaration – With deep concern the Plenary session of the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), took note on Friday 26 April of a report presented by Msgr. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Moscow, president of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Russia on the current situation […]

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