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Here is the multi-coloured news of Together for Europe: local and international meetings, experiences, testimonies, cultural contributions, reflections and other news.
Rome 2017
The 25th March 2017 marked the 60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. The voice of Together of Europe is heard loud and clear The eve of this anniversary affording an opportunity for politicians, ecclesial leaders and lay people representing the network Together...
This is the Europe we want to build
Ecumenical and International Prayer Vigil - Faith opens up to culture On the eve of 24th of March 2017, the Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles (Basilica dei XII Apostoli) in Rome was heaving with some 750 people who gathered for a Vigil commemorating the 60th...
Christian Charisms and Europe
The contribution of Religious Orders and Institutes towards unity in Europe During the times of the Roman Empire, Europe experienced a period characterised by a certain type of unification. This was a fragile unity forcefully imposed by “Roman legions”. With the fall...
Still and ever more Europe
With the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome approaching, people in European cities gather to give witness to a Europe focused more than ever on dialogue and brotherhood. Trieste is one of them. 60 years ago, the Founding Fathers of Europe took the first steps on...
Europe: inconceivable without fraternity
17th February 2017, Chapter House of San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome (Italy): Together for Europe at the Conference of Association “City for Fraternity” After the welcome by President Milvia Monachesi, a series of reflections on the potential and the challenges of the...
Prayer for Carinthia in the Provincial Government building
On Friday 27th January 2017, in the “Green Room” of the Provincial Government building of Carinthia (South Austria) an unusual event was held: a gathering to pray for the province. The initiative came from the group Together for Europe, which has as its aim to give...
My Vision of Europe: Young People in Their Own Words
The European dream has been, since its very beginning, an opportunity to overcome the mutual distrust and misconceptions which have existed between European peoples for centuries. Throughout the history of European integration, issues pertinent to young people were...
Baumann “Thirst for Peace”
“(…) All stages and phases of human history have one common denominator: they are characterised by inclusiveness of the other on the one hand and their exclusion on the other hand. These also define categories of identification. “Us” being a measure of mutual...
Mattarella on Europe and Young People
“(…) Now I would like to address the young people. I am well-aware, that for you, work and dignity go hand in hand. I realise that today in our country there is a lack of work opportunities, and where there is work it is often insecure and underpaid. This situation...
New Horizons after Lund (Sweden)
An Anniversary in Communion (...) “It brings me immense joy to be here today, bearing witness to the work of the Holy Spirit sowing unity among the followers of Jesus. The Holy Spirit, in the words of Martin Luther, ‘calls, gathers, enlightens and sanctifies the whole...