ValuesandPerspectivesforEurope 50yearsoftheTreatiesofRome

COMECE European Congress in collaboration with Catholic movements and organisations

PROGRAMME

Rome, March 23 rd -25 th 2007

Venue : Hotel Ergife, Via Aurelia 619, I-00165 Rome, Tel. +39/06/66441 For information concerning programme and lodging, Tel. 0032/2/2350510, [email protected] Friday,March23 rd 2007

10h00 arrival of participants

11h00 opening of the European Congress

opening prayer

BishopAdrianusvanLuyn of Rotterdam, President of COMECE GiorgioNapolitano , President of the Republic of (to be confirmed) CardinalCamilloRuini , General Vicar of the diocese of Rome and President of the Italian Bishops‘ Conference Prof.Dr.HansGertPöttering , President of the European Parliament Dr.WolfgangSchäuble , Minister of Home Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and representative of the German Council Presidency N.N., member of the PaolaBignardi , co-ordinator of Retinopera for IXE/Initiative of Christians for Europe

12h40 Awayof50years–awaytoaunitedEurope AnneLauredeCoincy : report of the seminar of Clermont-Ferrand MarcelinoOreja , former member of the European Commission and President of the Comité des Sages of COMECE: presentation of the report of the Comité des Sages MariaMartens,AlojzPeterleandJószefSzájer, member of the European Parliament and member of the Comité des Sages of COMECE: commentaries on the report

President of the session: MichelCamdessus , President of the French Semaines Sociales

13h20 Presentation of the draft of the “Message of Rome“ addressed to the Council of Europe

13h30 lunch

15h30 Values and Principals uniting the European citizens and nations human dignity, peace and reconciliation , solidarity and subsidiarity, justice and freedom – faith, love, hope

ArchbishopDominiqueMamberti , Secretary of the for the Relations with States, Secretariat of State Prof.Dr.MarioMonti , former member of the European Commission and member of the Committee of Sages of COMECE: Solidarity and subsidiarity within the EU MetropolitanEmmanuel , member of the Holy Synod of Ecumenical Patriarchs and Metropolitan of France: Conservation of creation and responsibility of Europe for further generations PastorJeanArnolddeClermont , President of the Conference of European Churches: Justice and freedom SisterEnricaRosanna,FMA , Under-Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life: Faith, love and hope within Europe

President of the session: P.IgnaceBerteno.p. , ESPACES, – spirituality, culture and society in Europe – Brussels

17h00 break

17h30 50 years of the Treaties of Rome: Values and interests, continuity and change

MaryMcAleese ,

President of the Republic of Ireland

20h00 Vespers at Santa Maria in Trastevere, seat of the community of Sant‘ Egidio, with BishopGiuseppe Merisi of Lodi, member of COMECE

followed by dinner 22h30 return to the hotel

Saturday,March24 th2007

07h30 Holy Mass with CardinalJosipBozanič, Archbishop of Zagreb and Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops‘ Conferences (CCEE)

08h30 Breakfast

09h30 Perspectives for the Europe of tomorrow

Meeting in workshops

NB : On Saturday morning the participants of the Congress will probably attend an audience with His Holiness Benedict XVI

13h00 Lunch

15h00 Handing over of the “Message of Rome“ to RomanoProdi ,

15h30 Perspectives for the European Union

Rapporteur : Prof.Dr.ManuelaDaSilva: international responsibility SisterMadeleineFredello.p.: world peace VytautasLandsbergis: living together in Europe ErwinTeufel: democracy and citizenry JanKułakowski: social and economic life President of the session: AuxiliaryBishopPiotr Jarecki of Warsaw, Vice-President of COMECE

16h30 break 17h00 Responding to today‘s great challenges for Europe and the world

- Protecting life and human dignity – introduction by Prof.Dr.LorenzoOrnaghi, of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome - Bringing forward families – introduction by N.N. - Working together all over the world – introduction by PeterSutherland, chairman of British Petroleum

President of the session: NevenSimac, Vice-President of the Center for academic studies Robert Schuman and the “Circle of Christian Academics“ of Zagreb

18h15 Summary of the day

ArchbishopDiarmuidMartin of Dublin, Vice- President of COMECE

vespers in San Lorenzo al Verano, place of the sepulchre of , with ArchbishopHippolyte Simon of Clermont, member of COMECE

dinner in the hotel

Sunday,March25 th 2007

07h45 Breakfast

Holy Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter, celebrated by CardinalTarcisioBertone , Secretary of State

Conclusion by BishopAdrianusvanLuyn , President of COMECE

12h00 Angelus with His Holiness PopeBenedictXVI at the Place of St. Peter

13h30 Lunch in the hotel