The XIII International Conference of Charity and Voluntary is celebrating the Catholic University of Murcia being a junction between different organizations and cultures with a common goal, peace and the promotion of peoples.
An example of this was the ecumenical meeting held last night at St Francis de Murcia, in which representatives of various Orthodox patriarchates, by the Episcopal Vicar of the Diocese of Cartagena, José Sánchez Fernández.
"These meetings allow us mutual hospitality, know better, and continue the good relations, and also beginning to collaborate on joint projects in future," said the Vicar General for Spain and Portugal of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Serbia, P. Joan Garcia Casanova, who was accompanied by Archbishop-Metropolitan Orthodox Spain and Portugal, Archbishop Policarpos Stavropoulos, Bishop of Spain and Portugal of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Romania, Archbishop Timotei Lauran, and the delegate of the Russian Patriarchate in Spain and France, P . Serafin Pavlov.
In addition, during the development of the idea of ​​collaboration between the various Christian churches in voluntary work are highlighted.
"There are a number of actions at the level of what we can call as ecumenism base, carried out jointly, eg placement of persons who are in difficulty, food bank, etc.. Ie all things to do because there is a common Christian-based, "noted Joan P. García Casanova.
Award 'Solidarity 2014'
On Monday, March 3, at 10:30 h., Gabriela Mistral Amphitheater House of America in Madrid, the award 'Solidarity 2014' will be delivered, which this year falls on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The director of the Historical Archive of the Congregation, Archbishop Luis Manuel Ramos Wedge will be in charge of collecting the award, which recognizes the work done and make missionaries in promoting indigenous peoples.
Sample Volunteer
The company may know the volunteer work completed by more than 70 agency, which until March 3 arrived at Paseo de Alfonso X El Sabio de Murcia will be given.
Source: UCAM