” “Second day, today, of the congress "Values and prospects for the Europe of tomorrow. The 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome", promoted by Comece (Commission of the EU Bishops Conferences). The highlight, this morning at 11, will be the audience for the over 300 European delegates with Benedict XVI, followed at the congress venue by the proclamation of the "Message of Rome", which will be handed over to the Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, who will take it tomorrow to the Berlin summit. In the afternoon, the congress will go on, in two sessions: one about the "Prospects of the European Union", chaired by mgr. Piotr Jarecki, auxiliary bishop of Warsaw and deputy president of Comece; one about "Responding to the big challenges for Europe and the world of today", chaired by Neven Simac, deputy president of the "Robert Schuman" European study centre and the Christian Academic club of Zagreb. The day will be closed at 06.15 pm by the archbishop of Dublin and deputy president of Comece, mgr. Diamud Martin. In the evening at San Lorenzo al Verano, a time of prayer in memory of Alcide De Gasperi, which will be attended by the statesman’s daughter, Maria Romana. The congress will end tomorrow with Mass in Saint Peter’s and the Angelus prayer.” “
