On 9 May 2003 – Europe Day – the Bishops of COMECE (Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community) and the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela will launch "Santiago 2004", a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela to mark the unification of Europe. The pilgrimage will begin on 17 April 2004 at the Benedictine monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos and will be joined by over 300 pilgrims nominated by the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of the present and future European Union, as well as politicians, journalists, writers and artists. It will conclude in Santiago on 21 April 2004.

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Special feature on Santiago 2004 launched on Thursday 8th May 2003