International union of the catholic esperantists

IKUE - Association founded in 1910 whose seat is with Rome (Internacia Katolika Unuiĝo Esperantista)

Activities

pastoral Animation and prayer

The IKUE proposes eucharistic celebrations in Esperanto at the time of meetings esperantists (great annual world congress, specific conferences of associations or simple weekends). It organizes each year its own one week international congress. Local associations and groups catholic esperantists propose also meetings (biblical weekends, camps of young people…) with prayer of the Hours, chains, conferences, pilgrimages etc

Interreligieux Oecumenism and dialog

The diversity of the world espérantophone and the fraternity which reign facilitate the interreligieuses meetings there. Since 1968 Protestant association and catholic association organize their international congress unit one year out of two. The most important book of prayer in Esperanto, Adoru, was published in collaboration with Christians of the whole world.

Charitable action and works

The IKUE supports missions (micro-economic orphanages, schools, churches, wells, projects) in several countries of Africa (Benign, Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Togo like Madagascar).

Edition and information

Priests and the laic ones regularly work to publish the Bible in Esperanto, like various publications: missals, encyclicals, books of song and prayer… The review of the IKUE, Espero Katolika (4 numbers per annum), as well as the emissions in Esperanto from Radio Vatican diffuse the teaching of the Church and are used as body of information between the catholic esperantists.

Some dates

  • 1902 the first association of catholic esperantists, in Tours

  • 1903 first number of the review Espero Katolika

  • 1910 foundation of the IKUE and first international congress

  • 1926 first edition of the Bible (without the deutérocanoniques ones)

  • 1950 22° congress of the IKUE, in Rome, after 11 years of interruption

  • the first 1977 emissions in Esperanto on Radio Vatican

  • 1990 decrees of the Congregation for the divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments on the eucharistic celebrations and the Sunday missal in Esperanto

  • 1992 canonical recognition of the IKUE (the Pontifical Council for the Laic ones)

  • 1994 first greeting urbi and orbi in Esperanto

  • 2001 publication of Adoru, 1400 pages of Christian songs of all countries

  • 2002 publication of deuterocanonic the

Bonds

  • Official site of the IKUE (in Esperanto)
  • IKUE on the site of the Vatican: In Italian In Spanish
  • Layer of information in French on IKUE (pdf)
  • Site of the review Espero Katolika
  • Radio Vatican in Esperanto
  • prayers of the Christian Life in Esperanto (.doc MS Word)
  • Alive Rosary in Esperanto
  • Book on line: Esperanto, new Latin for the Church

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