ЛАТВИЯ: РИГА. МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ «Право на жизнь и свободу совести"

Riga, Latvia

21st -23rd October, 2016

21st October, Friday

18.00  Holy Mass in Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Pils iela 5)

19.00 in Holy Family House (Klostera iela 5/7)

• Solemn speeches by H.E. Zbigņevs Stankevics, fr. Aivars Līcis, Dzintra Bušmane, greeting from Anna Kancāne (USA)
• Presentation about PRO-LIFE Latvia
• Dinner

22nd October, Saturday

From 8.30 to 18.00 in Riga City Council Conference Hall (Rātslaukums 1)

8.30 – 9.00 Registration of participants

9.00   Opening of conference

Dzintra Bušmane, „ProLife” Latvia director

Riga City Council deputy Pastor Ainars Baštiks

V.Em. Jānis Card. Pujats

9.15- 9.55  Joseph Meaney (France)

CONSCIENCE RIGHTS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS

9.55-10.35  Robert Colquhoun (United Kingdom)

ENDING ABORTION IN THE LOCAL COMUNITY

10.35-11.00  Coffee break (in city hall)

11.00-11.40  Dr. Gints Lapiņš (Latvia)

THE RIGHT TO LIFE

11.40-12.20  Matt Britton (USA)

THE 40 DAYS FOR LIFE MOVEMENT

12.20-13.00  Johannes Bucher (Austria)

PAVEMENT COUNSELLING

13.00 – 14.30  Lunch, in Riga City Council restaurant „Daily”

During lunch time- press conference

14.30- 15.10  Fr. Aivars Līcis (Latvia)

THE IMPACT OF THE CULTURE OF DEATH ON LATVIAN DEMOGRAPHY

15.10-15.50 Fr. Francis da Rossa (USA)

THE LIFE MOVEMENT IN THE USA

15.50-16.20  Coffee break (in city hall)

16.20-17.00  Ewa Kowalewska (Poland)

THE DEFENSE OF LIFE IN POLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE

17.00-18.00  Conference panel discussion (moderated by Joseph Meaney)

19.00-21.00  Dinner in Riga Metropolitan Roman Catholic Curia (Mazā Pils 2)

October 23rd, Sunday

8.00-9.00  Holy Mass in St. Jacob`s Cathedral (Jēkaba iela 9) (by H. E. Zbigņevs Stankevics)

9.30-12.00  Breakfast and Leader meeting in Holy Family House (Klostera iela 5/7)

12.00-14.00  Guided tour around Old Riga (by Fr. Aivars Līcis)