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Press release

European Continental Assembly: final remarks

Prague, 5-12 February 2023

The first part of the Continental Assembly of the Synod, taking place in Prague from 5 to 12 February, concluded with greetings from Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, president of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe. Four days of prayer and intense work. In the daily Holy Mass and in moments of common prayer, the participants prayed for peace in Ukraine, for the victims of the … Continue reading European Continental Assembly: final remarks »

Press Release

Death of Benedict XVI

The condolences of the European bishops

The Council of European Bishops’ Conferences joins the prayers of the whole world in suffrage for the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died today at the age of 95. The President of the CCEE, H.E. Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, recalls in particular the “European magisterium that Benedict XVI developed during his pontificate, emphasizing the importance of Europe’s Christian roots and highlighting a necessary return … Continue reading Death of Benedict XVI »

CCEE-CEC Joint Committee

Peace and security in Europe, the importance of ecumenical dialogue

Brussels, 28-30 November 2022

The CCEE-CEC Joint Committee, the body desired to deepen and develop ecumenical dialogue in Europe, met in Brussels from 28 to 30 November. Several topics were addressed during the meeting between the delegation of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences and that of the Conference of European Churches. An update on the synodal process of the Catholic Church was provided with the presentation of … Continue reading Peace and security in Europe, the importance of ecumenical dialogue »

Europe

Archbishop Grušas celebrates the Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Shevchuk

At the tomb of St Jehoshaphat in St Peter's Basilica

On the recent Feast of Saint Jehoshaphat, 12 November 2022, Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s with His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, father and head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Archbishop Grušas was in Rome to attend the plenary of the Vatican’s Dicastery of Communication, of which he is a member, while His … Continue reading Archbishop Grušas celebrates the Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Shevchuk »

Press Release

The Church in Europe on the synodal path

In Prague from 5 to 12 February 2023, the Continental Assembly of the Synod

Today saw the conclusion of the CCEE Plenary Assembly, two days of online meetings to discuss the current situation in Ukraine and work on the preparation of the Continental Synodal Assembly scheduled to be held in Prague from 5 to 12 February 2023. Just over 200 participants will attend this Church Assembly in the capital of the Czech Republic: 156 will be delegates from the … Continue reading The Church in Europe on the synodal path »

EUROPE

The prayer of the Church for peace in Ukraine and for the victims of the pandemic

A holy Mass of remembrance is celebrated on each day during Lent

Starting on Ash Wednesday, and continuing throughout the Lenten season, the Presidents of our continent’s Bishops’ Conferences celebrated Holy Mass to invoke peace in Ukraine and to pray for those who have died as a result of the war and of covid. The Lenten initiative, called a ‘Eucharistic chain’, and conceived as a sign of the Church’s closeness to the victims of covid and their … Continue reading The prayer of the Church for peace in Ukraine and for the victims of the pandemic »

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The Church prays for peace in Ukraine and for the victims of covid

Every nation celebrates Holy Mass on a day during Lent

The Church in Europe is gathering around the Eucharistic table. From Ash Wednesday, and throughout Lent, the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of our continent will celebrate Holy Mass to invoke peace and to pray for those who have died as a result of war and of covid. The European bishops join Pope Francis’ appeal “to make 2 March, Ash Wednesday, a Day of Fasting … Continue reading The Church prays for peace in Ukraine and for the victims of covid »

CCEE Presidency

In the name of God, stop

Appeal for peace in Ukraine

From Florence, where the “Mediterranean, Frontier of Peace” meeting is currently taking place, His Excellence Msgr Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), makes a heartfelt appeal for peace in Ukraine. The Churches in Europe strongly condemn what has happened tonight in Ukraine. We must act together, and with determination, to put an immediate end to the … Continue reading In the name of God, stop »

CCEE Presidency

Appeal to Europe for the situation in Ukraine

H.E. Msgr. Grušas, CCEE President, invites us to pray for the gift of peace in Ukraine

The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, giving voice to the Bishops of the European Continent in this dramatic moment of tension around Ukraine, wishes to express its closeness to the Churches in Ukraine and to all its people. They invite the international community to offer its support to the country in the face of the danger of a Russian military offensive. While … Continue reading Appeal to Europe for the situation in 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 »