Friday, May 11, 2007

IN BRIEF

ARCHBISHOP CELESTINO MIGLIORE, HOLY SEE PERMANENT OBSERVER to the United Nations participated, on May 10, in the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, high level segment: "Turning Political Commitments into Action, Working together in Partnership."

COURAGEOUS AND RESPECTFUL EDUCATIONAL POLICIES to encourage a climate of dialogue and tranquillity was the theme of a talk delivered by Archbishop J. Michael Miller C.S.B., secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, during the 22nd Session of the Standing Conference of the European Ministers of Education, held in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 4 and 5.

MSGR. MICHAEL W. BANACH, HOLY SEE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE to various international organizations in Vienna, Austria, delivered a talk entitled "It is ever more necessary to build a climate of confidence and real cooperation in the field of disarmament and of nuclear non-proliferation." His contribution came on May 1, during the 1st Preparatory Committee of the 7th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, being held in Vienna from April 30 to May 11.

MARY ANN GLENDON, PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY of Social Sciences participated, on May 10, in the Informal Thematic Debate of the U.N. General Assembly Panel on Religion in Contemporary Society, and specifically on "Civilizations and the Challenge for Peace: Obstacles and Opportunities." Professor Glendon's talk was entitled: " Prospects for Cross-Cultural and Inter-Religious Relations in Contemporary Society."
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