Germany: Catholics” “and Lutherans together” “

“Common witness for the faith – in the forms typical of one’s own religious community – must bring religions closer together and help bridge the gulfs that have been opened up in the long history of misunderstanding and error. The interreligious prayer meeting in Assisi serves for this purpose.” The words of the German bishops […]

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France: prayer in the dioceses” “

Some events, at the diocesan but especially at the local level, have been organized in France to respond to the Pope’s invitation to participate in the interreligious day of prayer and peace on 24 January. In various French cities, prayer vigils, gestures of peace or moments of reflection, have brought together the local representatives of […]

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United Kingdom:” “a candle for peace” “

People are speaking the language of ecumenism all over the British Isles this week, in the numerous religious services being organized in England, Scotland and Wales to celebrate the day for peace simultaneously with the Pope in Assisi. The main point of reference for this day of dialogue – with moments of common prayer, lectures […]

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Switzerland: a prayer in six languages” “

In the Swiss Church, too, the faithful united themselves with the Pope in his prayer for peace at Assisi. In Geneva the Roman Catholic Church organized an interreligious meeting for the whole diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg on Thursday, 24 January 2002. The French-speaking religious authorities chose the church of St. Nicholas of Flüe […]

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Italy: peace in the sign of the martyrs ” “

The Italian participation in the prayer meeting in Assisi was preceded by the words of Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), who in his address to the permanent episcopal Council on 21 January had said: “We will go to Assisi and pray for peace, for justice, for God’s forgiveness, so that […]

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By small steps” “

The history of the Prayer Days for Peace in the World began in 1986, on the initiative of John Paul II. Since then the “spirit of Assisi” has inspired many other events of dialogue and common commitment of religions to peace. We tried to gauge the progress of this dialogue in a conversation with Elaine […]

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The time for reading” “

A half hour’s reading each day: that’s what is suggested by the French bishops in a document prepared by COPIC (the permanent Committee for information and communication of the Bishops’ Conference of France) and published in recent days, with the title “Finding time for reading”. In the document the French bishops invite the faithful to […]

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Euro-Mediterranean meeting” “

“New frontiers – New horizons” is the theme of the meeting held in Trieste on 18 and 19 January, jointly promoted by the CIR (Italian Council for Refugees), Euromed (Euro-Mediterranean Institute) and EMHRN (Network on human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean area). The meeting was organized to follow up the decisions taken, and the commitments assumed, […]

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Assisi: message to Europe” “” “

In the suggestive image of a poem by Clemente Rebora, the steeples of the various Christian churches of Europe do not soar upwards to heaven but bring heaven down to earth. But in this image the profiles of the synagogues, mosques and all the other places of worship are becoming ever more visible. In the […]

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Legislazione comunitaria” “

Nel corso dell’ultima settimana sono entrati in vigore, tra gli altri, i seguenti atti legislativi e comunicazioni: · Adozione definitiva del bilancio rettificativo e supplettivo n.1 per l’Unione Europea per l’esercizio 2001 (GUCE L 14, 16/1/2002).

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