Since this past 31 August, H. E. Monsignor Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Archbishop of Minsk and President of the Belarusian Conference of Catholic Bishops, after returning from a journey to Poland where he participated in celebrations in honour of Our Lady of Częstochowa, has been prevented from returning to his country The CCEE Presidency expresses the closeness of the entire European Episcopate to Monsignor Kondrusiewicz and to … Continue reading An appeal from the CCEE Presidency for H. E. Mgr Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz »
The annual CCEE-COMECE Presidencies meeting was held on Wednesday, 3 June 2020 with a special focus on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the day-to-day life in the Church and European societies, as well as on the Catholic Church’s contribution to “a just recovery that leaves no-one behind”. At the centre of the debate was the situation of the Church in Europe, together with … Continue reading “Let’s all work together for a recovery that leaves no one behind” »
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life”. (John 8:12) In view of the upcoming Easter Sunday celebrations, H. Em. Card. Angelo Bagnasco and H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, respectively President of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), and President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences … Continue reading Light a Candle at Easter Vigil »
In response to the difficult time communities all over the world are facing due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, H.Em. Card. Angelo Bagnasco and H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, respectively President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), raise a common prayer to God for help, comfort and salvation. In … Continue reading Deliver us from evil! »
The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, in the spirit of Pope Francis’ words, obliges us to expressly fight against all acts that trample on human dignity: racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism. We cannot allow the truth to be ignored or manipulated for immediate political needs – we read in the Statement issued by the Presidency of the Council of European Bishops’ … Continue reading No to anti-Semitism and political manipulation of the truth »
H. E. Msgr. Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D. H. E. Msgr. Ladislav Nemet, bishop of Zrenjanin (Serbia), was born in Odžaci on 7 September1956. He attended secondary school at the Paulinum diocesan grammar school in Subotica from 1971 to 1976. He then joined the Society of the Divine Word and studied philosophy and theology in Pieniężno. He made his solemn profession on 8 September 1982, and the following … Continue reading Vice President »
Cardinal Vincent Nichols His Eminence Vincent Nichols is the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. Born in Crosby, Liverpool, on 8 November 1945, Cardinal Nichols was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on 21 December 1969. He was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster on 24 January 1992. In 1998 Cardinal Nichols was appointed Chair of the Bishops’ Conference Department for Catholic Education and Formation and also Chair … Continue reading Vice-President »
H. E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas H. E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania), was born 23 September 1961 in Washington, D.C. (USA). He grew up in a Lithuanian family. Between 1983 and 1987 he was Chairman of the World Lithuanian Youth union and a member of the board of World Lithuanian community. Before entering the seminary, he graduated in mathematics and informatics from the … Continue reading President »
The President and the Vice-Presidents are elected during the CCEE Plenary Assembly by the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences for a renewable five-year term. Members of the Presidency can be contacted directly through the CCEE Secretariat. The current Presidency (elected in 2021) is composed of:
On the morning of Thursday 13 December the Holy Father Francis held a private audience with the Presidency and Secretariat of the CCEE. The meeting, being both encouraging and exciting, was also a particular moment of grace and dialogue on the topic of the Church in Europe and allowed the President of the CCEE, Card. Angelo Bagnasco, to recount to the Pope the initiatives in … Continue reading The Committment of the Church in Europe »
