Articles on this issue "Euro"
The Vatican will open a point of sale to the public for its new issue of euros this Friday. The Holy See's Philatelic and Numismatic Office announced today that the issue of coins, very much …
read moreA new draft of the European Constitutional Treaty does not mention the continent's Christian roots, a topic that has attracted much papal concern. The text's failure to mention Christianity …
read moreItaly will propose to the European Union's member countries the inclusion of a reference to both Christianity and laicism in the future EU Constitution. The text, which will serve as a draft …
read moreJewish and Christian representatives in Rome asked once again that the Judeo-Christian tradition of Europe be mentioned in the preamble of the continent's future Constitution. The petition was …
read moreReligious representatives looking ahead to European unification met with European Council president Silvio Berlusconi and other officials and emphasized the importance of guaranteeing freedom …
read moreDiscrimination against homosexuals must be condemned, but that doesn't mean legal recognition has to be given to same-sex couples, says a European Parliament official. Jorge Hernández Mollar, …
read moreThe Foreign Minister of Italy says he will insist that the preamble of the European Constitution make reference to Christianity. In statements published Tuesday by the ANSA agency, Franco …
read moreVatican euro coins bearing the image of John Paul II have become hot items for collectors. Limited-edition sets of eight Vatican coins now trade on Internet auction site eBay Inc. for more …
read moreThe Vatican euro was such a hot item with collectors that the city-state ran out of the first sets of the papal coins in five days. The 65,000 sets of eight coins each -- complete with the …
read moreCollectors will have to wait. The Vaticans euro has been delayed and will not begin to circulate until February. The coin will bear the image of John Paul II but, unlike the former Vatican …
read moreJohn Paul II expressed the hope that the euro will promote peace and prosperity in European Union countries, as well as solidarity and justice in the world. At the end of Mass for the World …
read moreBeginning Jan. 1, euros with John Paul IIs image will begin to circulate in Europe. Thanks to an agreement announced by the Council of Ministers of the European Union on Dec. 31, 1998, Vatican …
read moreVatican City, like Italy and the Republic of San Marino, is preparing to adopt the euro on Jan. 1, no longer using the "Vatican lira" thats been around for six pontificates. The papal state …
read moreIt is official: The Holy Sees Philatelic and Numismatic Office said it will mint euro coins bearing the image of John Paul II. When the single European currency begins to circulate next Jan. …
read moreOn Jan. 1 Europe begins using a single cash currency, and the Vaticans version of the euro will probably carry the image of John Paul II. So said Amalia DAlascio, assistant director of the …
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