Programme on Friday, 5th September 2008

08:30
Facilities open registration

09:00
Aula of John Paul II, Hrabovská cesta 1, Ružomberok
Congress Opening Adress: "Greeting of the guests"
doc. Imrich Vasko, the First Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the Catholic University in Ružomberok (Slovakia)

"Why a Congress for the Family?"
Elizabeth Drucka Lubecka de Séjournet, President of the organizing committee (Belgium)

"Adress of Welcome"
Ing. Silvia Gašparovičová, First Lady of Slovak Republic

09:15
"The Family, cornerstone of society"
doc. PhDr. Dušan Čaplovič, DrSc., Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

"Adress of Welcome"
Ing. Juraj Blanár, President of the Žilina self-governing region

Topic: Family and media in the perspective of contemporary theology
Moderator of the session: doc. Imrich Vaško

9:30
"The great challenge of the Family"
HE Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family (Vatican)

10:00
"Family, element of unity between cultures and religions"
Mons. Milan Chautur CSsR, President of the Commision for Family and Youth Affairs (Slovakia)

10:30
Coffee / Tea Break

11:00
"The Family in a globalized World"
Mr. Jan Figel, Commissioner of the European Union (Slovakia)

11:30
"The role of media forming social specifically domestic, habits"
Douglas C. Minson, Intercollegiate studies institute, ISI (USA)

12:00
"The communion of persons and the communication of meaning"
prof. José Noriega, The Institute of John Paul II for marriage and family of the Lateran University (Spain)

12:30
"New Atheism and its influence on the Western Civilization"
Prince Nikolaus von Liechtenstein, Ambassador of Liechtenstein, (Liechtenstein)

13:00
"Family: Where the common good grows"
prof. Paul H. Dembiński, Fribourg University, Director Finance Observatory (Switzerland)

13:30
Lunch

Topic: Family and media in the perspective of journalism
Moderator of the session: doc. Imrich Vaško

14:30
"The Family Facing the Illusion of Movies, Television & Internet Entertainment"
Dr. Ted Baehr, chairman of The Christian Film and Television Commission (USA)

15:00
"Media: respect for the truth and for the dignity of the person"
Bernard Margueritte, President of The International Communications Forum (France)

15:30
"Media and Faith"
Mons. Giuseppe Scotti, Adjunct Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and President of the Board of the Libreria Editrice Vaticana (Vatican)

16:00
Coffee / Tea Break


16:30-18:00
Workshops
Blok F, Hrabovská cesta 1, Ružomberok
Round table: Theology & Civilisation (F 101)
prof. José Noriega (Spain)
prof. Paul H. Dembiński (Switzerland)
Dr. Ted Baehr (USA)
Mons. Claudio Maria Celli (Vatican)
Douglas C. Minson (USA)
prof. Tadeusz Zasępa (Slovakia)
Prince Nikolaus von Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein)
Round table: Family (F 102)
Mons. Milan Chautur CSsR (Slovakia)
ThDr. Stanislav Vojtko, PhD., The Institute of the Family in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Mgr. Alica Čelková, Centre for the family in Žilina (Slovakia)
ThLic. Marek Iskra, Diocesan Centre for the Family of the Diocese of Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)
Mgr. Jozef Červeň, priest working with the gypsies (Slovakia)
Round table: Media (F 104)
doc. Juraj Spuchľák, PhD., director of the Radio Lumen (Slovakia)
doc. Peter Olekšák, PhD., Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
doc. PhDr. Danuša Serafínová, PhD., Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University (Slovakia)
Mgr. Terézia Rončáková, PhD., Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
Mgr. Imrich Gazda, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
PaedDr. Anton Lauček, PhD., Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
Mgr. Vladimír Buzna, spokesman of the Catholic University (Slovakia)
Round table: Family Movements (F 105)
Mim. prof., RNDr. Vladimír Ďurikovič, CSc., Movement of Christian Families (Slovakia)
Mgr. Ján Vojtek, Movement of Marriage Meetings (Slovakia)
MUDr. Anna Kováčová, Mothers World Movement (Slovakia)
Dr. Dariusz Cupiał, Fundacja Cyryla i Metodego Tato.net (Poland)
Marta Perignáthová, Domestic Church, Movement Light-Life (Slovakia)
MUDr. Anna Záborská (Slovakia)
Mgr. Ivana Urbanová, Movement Faith and Light (Slovakia)
Ing. Jana Pajanová, Mother Prayers (Slovakia)
Round table: Youth (F 201)
Jan Gałkowski, Lublin Catholic University, Lublin (Poland)
Elisabetta Pittino, Movimento per la vita (Italy)
Martin Luterán & Juraj Šúst, Ladislav Hanus Fellowship (Slovakia)
Peter Kravčák, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
Miroslav Volček, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
Oľga Kusá, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University (Slovakia)
Round table: Pro-life (Natural Methods) (F 202)
Mercedes Wilson, president of the World Organisation for the Family (Guatemala) 
Round table: Pro-life (F 204)
MUDr. Miroslav Mikolášik (Slovakia)
Ing. Jana Tutková, MA (Slovakia)
Ing. Marek Michalčík, Forum of the Life (Slovakia)
Marijo Żivkovic, Director of Family Center in Zagreb (Croatia)


Hotel Kultúra, A. Bernoláka 1, Ružomberok
20:00
Ceremonial reception
Major of the town Ružomberok