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Balkans: joint session of the Bishops of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pastoral care for the faithful abroad and Caritas aid to the Bosnians

Ukraine. Card. Hollerich: We are asking for a ceasefire that may bring peace”. “We do all we can so that the impossible may become possible”

“We must do everything possible to have a just peace and all efforts must be aimed at reconciliation, for there…

Austria: Salzburg, Bishops’ Plenary Assembly starting today. Ad limina visit, synodal path and parish councils on the agenda

Portugal: Bishops’ Plenary Assembly in Fatima to discuss vocations to the priesthood, child protection and WYD

Apostolic Exhortation “Ecclesia in Medio Oriente.” Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “From ISIS to Abu Dhabi. Ten dramatic years”

Pope Benedict XVI signed his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Church in the Middle East, “Ecclesia in Medio Oriente,” on…

 Holy See-China Provisional Agreement extended. Chiaretto Yan (from Beijing): “Church in China is moving in the right direction”

Speaking to SIR, Mr. Chiaretto Yan, visiting Professor at the Beijing National Seminary and Chinese member of the Focolare Movement,…

COMECE: Brussels, EU Bishops to hold plenary to discuss implications of war in Ukraine. “Mass for Europe” tomorrow

Scotland: Bishops’ Conference reshuffled to “move with the times”

Appeal of the Italian bishops for the upcoming elections: “Not opportunisms but visions, Italy needs responsibility and participation”

“We express our closeness and solidarity with those who suffer and seek answers to so many daily problems. We appeal…

Serbia: death of mgr. Slavko Vecerin, bishop of Subotica. Funeral service on September 1st

Bishops of England and Wales drafting the final Synod document. Thomas (Gen. Secretary): “Some very interesting themes emerged”

The bishops of England and Wales are in the process of drafting their contribution to the final document that will…