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2018 – Meeting of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe

Meeting of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe Lungro, Italy, 14-17 June 2018 The meeting is organized annually by one of the Catholic Eastern Rite Churches present in Europe. Since 2009, CCEE has given its support to this meeting. This year the meeting will take place in Lungro (Italy). Within the Catholic Church there are particular Churches, called sui iuris Churches or Rites, in full … Continue reading 2018 – Meeting of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe »

2018 – 5th Meeting of the National Delegates for Relations with Muslims in Europe

5th Meeting of the National Delegates for Relations with Muslims in Europe Scutari, Albania, 07-09 February 2018 After the meetings in Bordeaux (2009), Turin (2011), London (2013) and St. Maurice (2015), the 2017 meeting of those in charge of relations with Muslims in Europe will take place in Scutari (Albania). The meeting, which usually see the participation of the representative of the Pontifical Council for … Continue reading 2018 – 5th Meeting of the National Delegates for Relations with Muslims in Europe »

2017 – Meeting of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe

Meeting of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe London, Great Britain, 26 – 29 October 2017 The meeting is organized annually by one of the Catholic Eastern Rite Churches present in Europe. Since 2009, CCEE has given its support to this meeting. This year the meeting will take place in London (Great Britain) on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the … Continue reading 2017 – Meeting of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe »

2018 – Visit of European, North American and South African Bishops to the Holy Land

Visit of European, North American and South African Bishops to the Holy Land Holy Land, 13-18 January 2018   The Holy Land Co-ordination, comprising bishops coming from the whole of Europe, North America and South Africa, was established at the end of the 20th century at the invitation of the Holy See with the aim of visiting and supporting the Holy Land’s local Christian communities. … Continue reading 2018 – Visit of European, North American and South African Bishops to the Holy Land »

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco

Biography Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genoa (Italy), was born on 14 January 1943 in Pontevico, Brescia, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1966 and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Genoa. From 1966 to 1985, he served as assistant parish priest at San Pietro e Santa Teresa di Bambin Gesù in Genoa. In 1975 until 1984, he taught … Continue reading Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco »

2017 – III Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences

III Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 10-12 December 2017 One of the task of the legal advisers of the Bishops’ Conferences is to monitor the legislative activity of their own country and within the European institutions with a view to ascertaining compatibility with the Church’s social teaching. Since the challenges are often common among individual European Nations, … Continue reading 2017 – III Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences »

2017 – Meeting of the persons responsible of the Bishops’ Conferences in Europe for the pastoral care of migrants

Meeting of the persons responsible of the Bishops’ Conferences in Europe for the pastoral care of migrants Rome, 21-23 September 2017 On Friday, September 22, Pope Francis will receive in audience the persons in charge for the pastoral care of migrants of the Bishops’ Conferences. In Rome, the national responsible of the Bishops’ Conferences and the sub-secretaries for the “Migrants and Refugees” section of the … Continue reading 2017 – Meeting of the persons responsible of the Bishops’ Conferences in Europe for the pastoral care of migrants »