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In Strasbourg they will pray for Europe
On March 7, a Mass about Europe will be committed in the Catholic Cathedral of Strasbourg. It will be attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, employees of the Council of Europe and the judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
The service will be headed by the archbishop of Strasbourg Pierre Gralle in the service with other Catholic bishops, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Kai agency that was widespread on the eve.
The worship is timed to the visit of bishops of southeastern Europe to European institutions in Strasbourg. Hierarchs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey - countries where Catholics are a religious minority - will get acquainted with the activities of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights.
Bishops will tell parliamentarians and judges about the situation of Catholics in their countries. It is expected that during the conversations the issues of protecting the rights of religious minorities in Europe will be affected.