Vatican
City, 29 April 2013
(VIS) - The Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) will be
meeting in London from 1–3
May to discuss Christian-Muslim relations. The meeting will be
chaired by Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, archbishop of Bordeaux.
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for
Interreligious Dialogue will be a keynote speaker.
Archbishop
Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops' Conference of England and
Wales, will celebrate Mass for the delegates at Westminster Cathedral
on the second day of the conference.
The
32 participants represent 20 Bishops' Conferences, European Cultural
and Church organisations, and experts in the field of
Christian-Muslim dialogue. On the first day, Fr. Andrea Pacini, CCEE
coordinator of the Christian-Muslim network and secretary for
Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue of the regional Bishops'
Conference of Piedmont and the Aosta Valley, Italy, will address the
theme of the conference “Dialogue and Proclamation”.
The
second day will focus on reflection, dialogue, and shared experiences
on the religious identity of young Christians and Muslims in Europe.
Professor Brigitte Marechal from the University of Louvain and Dr.
Erwin Tanner, general secretary of the Swiss Bishops' Conference will
be the day's keynote speakers.
Delegates
will describe the situation in their respective countries on the
final day. Cardinal Tauran will look specifically at “What is new
in relations between Muslims and the Catholic Church?”
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