06.09.2010 08:25:35Church in Europe: renew your commitment to safeguarding creation!
FINAL MESSAGE from the Bishops and Delegates of the Bishops’ Conferences of
Europe who participated in the
PILGRIMAGE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF CREATION1st-5th September 2010
Church in Europe: renew your commitment to safeguarding creation!
Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation: a pilgrimage of hope for Europe
Around fifty delegates from more than fifteen countries of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe set out on 1st September 2010 from the Basilica of Esztergom, Hungary on a pilgrimage of hope for all creation to the Shrine of Mariazell in Austria, passing through Slovakia where we were welcomed by the Archbishop of Bratislava, Stanislav Zvolenský. The initiative was inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for the World Day of Peace in 2010 entitled If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation.
11.12.2009 16:39:00Declaration of the President of COMECE on the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen
On the eve of the European Council meeting which will take place on 10-11 December in Brussels, the President of COMECE, Mgr Adrianus van Luyn, calls on the decision-makers of the EU and its 27 Member States to do everything in their power to ensure that an ambitious, comprehensive and just climate protection agreement will be adopted in Copenhagen under the umbrella of the United Nations.
«The world community will only be able to cope with the challenge of climate change, if all politically responsible persons pull together. In Copenhagen the global common good must prevail over narrow national interests. Time is short. Instead of half-hearted tactics decisive action is needed.» The President of COMECE makes a special plea to the European Union: «The EU has in the past conclusively demonstrated that it is capable of leading worldwide efforts in the fight against climate change. We ask the EU decision-makers to again taken on this leading role in Copenhagen.»
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