Category Archives: presidency-members

Presidency

Ladislav NEMET, CCEE Vice President, created Cardinal

The CCEE’s gratitude to Pope Francis

The CCEE expresses deep gratitude to the Holy Father who, in the Ordinary Public Consistory held on 7 December in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, looked benevolently upon the Church in Europe as no fewer than 8 European prelates were created Cardinals. Among the 21 new Cardinals, the CCEE Vice President, H. E. Msgr. Ladislav NEMET, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Belgrade (Serbia), to whom … Continue reading Ladislav NEMET, CCEE Vice President, created Cardinal »

CCEE

Card. Parolin inaugurates the new headquarters in Rome

A home for the Bishops of Europe, to bring a new pastoral impetus and ecumenical momentum

After 53 years in Switzerland, beginning in Chur and then for the last 47 years in St. Gallen, the seat of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences has been moved to via della Pigna 13, in Rome. Blessing the new CCEE offices in the Maffei Marescotti palace was Card. Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State. With him were present Card. Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of … Continue reading Card. Parolin inaugurates the new headquarters in Rome »

Synod

Grušas: may man be open to the peace that comes from God

The homily from the Mass celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's

It is an appeal to mankind to be open to the peace that comes from God, that was launched by Archbishop Gintaras Grušas in the homily from the Mass celebrated at the opening of the day at the Synod of Bishops. The focus is, of course, also on the situation in the Holy Land which the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences is following closely, but … Continue reading Grušas: may man be open to the peace that comes from God »

Press Release

Nagorno Karabakh, the CCEE appeal to overcome the humanitarian emergency

Looking with concern at the humanitarian emergency taking place in Nagorno Karabakh, the Presidency of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences joins the Pope’s repeated calls for a negotiated solution in the region that has been at the centre of conflict for too long and asks the international community to alleviate the humanitarian emergency of the hundreds of thousands of displaced. According to the latest … Continue reading Nagorno Karabakh, the CCEE appeal to overcome the humanitarian emergency »

Statement

Ukraine, Grušas: called to be peacemakers!

Appeal from the CCEE President

One year after the Russian Federation’s aggression that provoked the war that is still ongoing in Ukraine, the President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, Gintaras Grušas, renews his appeal to the international community to work to silence the weapons and stop this conflict. The European bishops and Christian communities continue to pray for the victims of this war and their families: throughout the … Continue reading Ukraine, Grušas: called to be peacemakers! »

Press Release

The sympathy and solidarity of the European episcopate to the Church of Nicaragua

Remarks from the CCEE President on the situation in Nicaragua

The situation that the Church in Nicaragua is experiencing is a source of pain and concern. On 11 February, Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa was sentenced to 26 years in prison and lost Nicaraguan citizenship. In the previous days, four Catholic priests, two seminarians and a deacon from the diocese of Matagalpa, arrested together with the bishop, had been sentenced to ten years. On behalf … Continue reading The sympathy and solidarity of the European episcopate to the Church of Nicaragua »

Press release

Continental Assembly of the Synod, the Bishops’ commitment.

The final remarks

The bishops of the European continent have undertaken to develop further “a synodal Church,” following the indications of Pope Francis, rejoicing in how the works of the Continental Assembly in Prague were “an unmistakable sign of our unique belonging to Christ.” The commitment is presented in the concluding note of the bishops, who met in Prague from 10 to 12 February to discern the contents … Continue reading Continental Assembly of the Synod, the Bishops’ commitment. »

Europe

Archbishop Grušas visits Ukraine

The CCEE President at war sites

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius, President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, who is currently on a trip to Ukraine, visited the martyred cities of Irpin and Bucha and met with wounded soldiersHe took part in the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, held in Przemyśl, Poland. From there, he crossed the border, met with wounded Ukrainian soldiers, celebrated mass at the end … Continue reading Archbishop Grušas visits Ukraine »

Bereavement

Hon. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, has died

The sympathy and prayers of H.E. Msgr Grušas, CCEE President

Message of condolence for the death of Hon. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament H. E. Msgr Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), expresses the condolences and sympathy of the whole Church across Europe to the wife, Alessandra, and children Livia and Giulio, of Hon. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, after his … Continue reading Hon. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, has died »

CCEE Presidency

Appeal to Europe for Lebanon

Together with Pope Francis we pray for the gift of peace and stability

Accepting the invitation of Pope Francis to pray for Lebanon, the CCEE Presidency, on behalf of the Bishops throughout the continent, joins “our brothers and sisters of faith and humanity in Lebanon” and invokes the gift of peace and stability together with a renewed commitment to support the Country of the Cedar. Making their own “the requests of the Assembly of Patriarchs and Catholic Bishops … Continue reading Appeal to Europe for Lebanon »