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The final bailout program for Greece, set out by the Troika in May 2010 to avoid bankruptcy, will end August 20 2018. In 8 years the European Commission, ECB, and IMF disbursed a total of € 288.7 billion to the Greek country on the

“Also Saint John Paul II was second and not first”, said with a smile Fr Domagoj Matosevic, dean of Marija Bistrica, the most known Croatian shrine. He travelled to Russia on two occasions to see “The Fiery.” But for the Croatian priest, former

Christians Forced to Contribute to the Needs of Iraq’s Richest Province Due to Protesters’ Demands  ---  07/16/18 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –  International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Nineveh Plains,

Next September the Pope will visit the three Balkan States. He will travel to Lithuania first, and then he will continue to Estonia and Latvia. The Deputy-Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference told SIR about the

Next week's centenary of the execution of Russia's last tsar has reignited a long-running conflict between the state and the Russian Orthodox Church over what to do with the murdered royal family's remains.

Nearly 500 moral theologians and ethicists are to gather at the end of July for a first-of-its-kind meeting focused how they can respond to the shifting global geopolitical environment and address contentious issues such as climate change and migration.

WASHINGTON—The Migration and Refugee Services of USCCB and Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) today issued the following statement on the ongoing efforts to reunite children separated from their families at the border.

Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito Auza Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See
Concluding session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
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Ahead of the French-Croatia World Cup 2018 final. The words of Mons. Dominique Lebrun, bishop of Rouen, for thirteen years referee of the French Football Federation. “It was a joy to see the French team, after the

The latest Eurostat report on demography in the EU marks an overall increase in the number of inhabitants, that exceed 512 million. But the positive balance is due to migrations, while deaths exceed births; 90 thousand less births in a year. Ireland is the Country with highest number of babies, Italy – along with south-European countries – ranks last

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Back in 1924, the nominee of the Progressive Party for Vice President, Burton Wheeler, hit on a novel gimmick to call out Republican President Calvin Coolidge on the campaign trail. Instead of just complaining about the incumbent’s unwillingness to engage his challengers, Wheeler set up an empty chair on stage and pretended as if Coolidge actually were in the room.
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I hope that the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council will bring concrete steps towards a common asylum system throughout the EU. There is need for an appropriate political strategy aimed at stemming the numerous regional conflicts that

(Peter Anderson) On July 3, the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, consisting of Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and Metropolitan Bartholomew of Smyrna, met with Bulgarian Patriarch Neofit and others in Sofia (link).  Yesterday (Monday) was

After the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a declaration saying that the war between the two countries is over, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit praised the agreement as opening a new door for peace in the region.

CEI media interviewed Metropolitan Hilarion, number two of Moscow’s Patriarchate, at the end of the Day of Prayer in the Middle East. “I had a positive impression”, he said: “The representatives of Churches in the Middle East shared their experiences, their sorrows, their concerns. We jointly examined what can be done to solve the problems afflicting the Middle East. ...  leggi tutto read more

Velehrad, South Moravia, July 7 (CTK) - The Communists' demands that the property returned to churches confiscated from them by the Communist regime should be taxed are scandalous, Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka told journalists on Saturday.

Moscow, July 9, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has discussed the issue of keeping inter-Orthodox unity with representatives of the Constantinople Patriarchate.
According to the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill met

His fears for the Christian population of the Middle East proved well-founded. THE months leading up to the Anglo-American assault on Saddam Hussein in 2003 produced some tense moments in diplomacy of the religious, as well as the secular, sort.

Zenit Takes You to Bari, Where Holy Father & Christian Leaders Reflected On & Prayed for Middle East
July 08, 2018 13:34Deborah Castellano LubovPope and Holy See

CAIRO – 8 July 2018: “All the governments around the world should find a solution to the Jerusalem issue, supporting the two-state solution, to settle the conflict between Israel and Palestine,” Pope Francis said Sunday in Bari, Italy.

Speaking to Zenit in Bari After Pope’s Ecumenical Encounter, Says ‘I Am Convinced There Is a Future for the Gospel’ in the Middle East
July 08, 2018 20:49Deborah Castellano Lubovinterview

EuroCourse is an international opportunity for European leaders organised by FIMCAP, the international federation of Catholic parochial youth movements. This year’s EuroCourse, titled Head in the Cloud, kicked off on Thursday 1st February.    READ MORE

“Indifference kills, and we desire to lift up our voices in opposition to this murderous indifference,” Pope Francis said as he and 17 leaders of the Christian churches and communities in the Middle East met in the southern Italian city of Bari on July 7. The gathering was convened to pray for peace in the Middle East and to discuss what the Christian churches might do together to contribute to that goal.   read more

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's dominant church put a significant Christian relic on display Saturday after rumors that a part of it had been sold prompted protesters to occupy a main church administrative building.
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Francis is in Bari, Italy, together with the Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs of Middle Eastern Churches for a day of prayer for peace. "We want to give a voice to those who have none, to those who can only wipe away their tears. For the Middle East today is weeping,

“Peace be upon you! Christians together for the Middle East” is the motto of the official visit to Bari of Pope Francis for the ecumenical meeting for prayer in the Middle East that will take place tomorrow, July 7. The Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, highlighted the importance of prayer, which, he said, “enables us to experience union and determined action for peace, dialogue, and encounter.”    read more

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran “spent all this life at the service of the Gospel and the Church and in the diplomacy of the Holy See, always at the service of peace in the world through interreligious dialogue”: ....   read more

CAIRO – July 6, 2018: Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac, the Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church and the Head of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt, sent a cable of condolences, to Pope Francis on the death of

“Peace be upon you! Christians together for the Middle East”: is the motto of Pope Francis’ visit to Bari for the ecumenical meeting of prayer for peace due to take place next July 7. In the city that preserves the relics of St. Nicholas, the Pope and the heads of Churches and Christian communities of

In the Muslim city of Jericho, where the small Christian minority is a tiny yet powerful beacon of hope, the church dedicated to the Good Shepherd and the “Terra Sancta School”, the only mixed educational institute in the city, are the beating heart of the small Christian community

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