Meeting of the Commission Youth of CCEE Tirana, Albania, 27 February 2018 The meeting of the Commission Youth of CCEE will take place on February 27 in Tirana (Albania). The meeting will be presided over by the President of the Commission, the Archbishop of Luxembourg, H. E. Mgr Jean-Claude Hollerich, and will start with an evaluation of the work carried out in previous years. … Continue reading 2018 – Meeting of the Commission Youth of CCEE
Meeting of the CCEE Commission for Pastoral Social Work Sintra, Portugal, 24 January 2018 The meeting of the CCEE Commission for Social Pastoral Care will take place on January 24 in the Colégio do Ramalhão in Sintra (Portugal). The meeting will be presided over by the President of the Commission, the Archbishop of Trieste (Italy), H. E. Mgr Giampaolo Crepaldi, and will start with … Continue reading 2018 – Meeting of the CCEE Commission for Pastoral Social Work
We have come to the Holy Land to meet its youth, listen to their voices, and pray for justice and peace. Despite the continuing destructive conflict and the divisive approach of so many in power, our faith in God gives hope for the better future sought by young people here. Over the past week we have witnessed and heard of their struggle to build this … Continue reading Hope for a better future
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, “Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power…” (Ex 15:6a) is the theme chosen for this year’s celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It reminds us that it is the Lord who rules the world and history, and who has a plan (Eph 1:3-10) of hope for humanity. To bear witness to Christian hope in a … Continue reading Joint Message from the Presidents of CCEE and of CEC
This year’s Holy Land Co-ordination (HLC2018), the annual meeting of European, North American and South African Bishops, which, since the 1990s, has been undertaking an annual visit to the various Christian communities present in the Holy Land, is to begin in Jerusalem. A common thread running throughout the visit is this year’s theme of education, with a series of meetings and visits of an educational … Continue reading Starting again from education to cultivate a future of peace
From 1 January 2018, CCEE will have a new Deputy General Secretary for the five-year period 2018-2023 in the person of Fr Martin Michalíček. Born in 1974, priest of the ancient diocese of Nitra (Slovakia), Fr Martin Michalíček is coming to St. Gallen (Switzerland) – the location of the offices of the CCEE Secretariat – to work alongside the current General Secretary, Mgr Duarte da … Continue reading Martin Michalíček, New Deputy General Secretary of CCEE
CCEE-EVS (European Vocations Service) Congress of the delegates for the pastoral care of vocations Tirana, Albania, 28 February – 3 March 2018 The Congress is promoted by the “EVS-Vocations” section of the CCEE Commission “Youth”. The directors of vocations services from the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe will attend the meeting. Further information is available on the EVS website: vocations.ccee.eu/ The meeting will be held … Continue reading 2018 – CCEE-EVS (European Vocations Service) Meeting of the delegates for the pastoral care of vocations
La Presidenza e il Segretariato augurano un Santo Natale Presidency and Secretariat wish you a Blessed Christmas Europa ! “Sì, non temere, abbi fiducia! La Chiesa, esperta in umanità, ti è amica: con lo sguardo fisso a Cristo, e con in mano il Vangelo, con te cammina verso un futuro di conciliazione, di giustizia e di pace”. Dal Messaggio finale dell’Assemblea Plenaria del CCEE … Continue reading 22.12.2017 – Merry and Blessed Christmas
Meeting of the CCEE-CEC Joint Committee Bruxelles, Belgium, 09-10 March 2018 This is an annual meeting which was first held in 1972. The participants are the Presidencies of CCEE and CEC (Conference of European Churches, the body which brings together a majority of the other Christian Churches on the continent). There are 14 members of the Joint Committee (7 per organisation). Theme Witnessing our faith … Continue reading 2018 – Meeting of the CCEE-CEC Joint Committee
