Category: Language
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Respecting religious diversity
If one looks around thoroughly and with respect to reality and truth, we see an enormous and continuously growing volume of diversity : stones in nature, trees and even leaves on the same type of trees in the woods, animals of all species. The same is true about humankind: nobody is identical with billions of…
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Europe must be built on responsible freedom, EU religious freedom envoy says
Credit: European People’s Party via Flickr CC BY 2.0 Vatican City, Nov 16, 2017 / 09:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The European Union’s special envoy for religious freedom has called for “responsible freedom,” in the wake of the Vatican-based (Re)Thinking Europe conference, held Oct. 27 – 29 in the Vatican. In an interview with CNA, EU…
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Ján Figeľ’s speech at Forum Paix et Sécurité Pan-Africain in Dakar, Senegal
In my speech, I want to address three issues: i) EU approach to resilience, ii) EU approach to counter-radicalisation and iii) importance of freedom of religion or belief and interreligious dialogue 1) EU approach to resilience 2) EU approach to counter-radicalisation 3) Freedom of Religion or Belief and Promotion of inter-religious dialogue Protection and Promotion…
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Religion and religious freedom in changing world
Video Speech for ASEAN Conference in Manila, the Philippines Distinguished Manila Conference Participants and Guests, First, I want to thank for the invitation. I wished to be with you in Manila but after the change of originally scheduled date I could not come. Ladies and Gentlemen, Religion is with the humankind since the beginning of…
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L’inviato UE sulla libertà religiosa: “Il contributo dei cristiani centrale in Europa”
L’inviato UE per la libertà religiosa con il Cardinale Reinhard Marx durante il convegno (Re)Thinking Europe CITTÀ DEL VATICANO , 06 novembre, 2017 / 9:00 AM (ACI Stampa). La necessità di esercitare una libertà responsabile. Il rafforzamento del tema della libertà religiosa, non solo al di fuori dei confini dell’Unione Europea, ma anche al suo…
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Ján Figeľ’s speech at the International Consultation on Christian Persecution in Budapest, Hungary
International Consultation on Christian Persecution – Finding the Appropriate Answers to a Long Neglected Crisis Your Holiness, Beatitudes, Eminence, Excellencies, Minister, MPs, Dear Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Answers can be found successfully if we use our reason and if we seek COMMON GOOD! In the 21th Century either Common Good will prevail or IDEOLOGIES OF…
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Ján Figeľ and András Sajó open the 24th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
The video recording of the Symposium Two distinguished Keynote speakers addressed participants from around the world assembled for the opening session of the 24th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium. In addition to an address by Ján Figeľ, Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of religion or Belief Outside the European Union, those assembled…
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Campaigner: Religious freedom envoy must be permanent part of EU’s foreign policy team
Jan Figel, the EU’s special envoy for religious freedom, meets Patriarch Gregory III. [European Commission] The EU appointed its first special envoy on religious freedom in May 2016. Jan Figel’s 12-month mandate has now been extended for another year and Sophia Kuby of the Alliance for Defending Freedom (ADF) explains why his role should be…