Pontifical Council represented at 50th anniversary of Permanent Mission of Holy See to Council of Europe

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the Council of Europe, a conference was held at the University of Strasbourg from 7-9 January on  the theme "Building Europe Together. 50 Years of the Holy See to the Council of Europe".

The conference, organized by the Faculty of Catholic Theology of Strasbourg together with the Permanent Mission of the Holy See, reflected on the contribution of Christians to the construction of Europe and on its ecumenical dimension.

Reverend Father Hyacinthe Destivelle, OP, official of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, presented a paper on "The Orthodox Churches in Europe Today".