St. Martin (316-2016) Letter of the CCEE Presidency to the Episcopate of Hungary On the occasion of the closing of the commemorative year for the 17th centenary of the birth of St. Martin (316-2016) of which the Church celebrates…
Beatification of 38 Albanian martyrs Shkodra, November 5, 2016 Tomorrow, Saturday, November 5, in the cathedral church of Shkodra, Albania, the Church will add to the list of the Blessed the names of the 38 Albanian martyrs who…
Together we proclaim the joy of the Gospel Lisbon-Fatima, Portugal, 20-23 October 2016 In the Catholic Church, the faithful of the Latin rite as well as the faithful of the Oriental Catholic Churches are always at home wherever they are on the European continent. They are…
Diversity is not a danger, but a treasure for the whole Church Lisbon-Fatima, Portugal, 20-23 October 2016 With a heartfelt appeal to the international community for an end to the conflict in Ukraine and a reminder about persecuted Christians especially in the Middle East, the Patriarch of Lisbon,…
The pastoral care of Eastern Catholic migrants in Western countries Shrine of Fatima, Portugal, 20-23 October 2016 The annual meeting of the Bishops of the Catholic Eastern Rite Churches in Europe is taking place this year at Fatima (Portugal), at the invitation of the Patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal Manuel Clemente, President of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference…
Evangelizing Europe Principality of Monaco, October 6-9, 2016 The annual meeting of the CCEE, celebrating this year its forty-fifth anniversary, was held in the Principality of Monaco on the invitation of its local Archbishop, Msgr. Bernard Barsi…
New CCEE Presidency: Card. A. Bagnasco (President), Card. V. Nichols and Archbishop S. Gądecki (Vice-Presidents) Principality of Monaco, 8 October 2016 his morning, the Presidents of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences, members by right of CCEE (the Council of European Episcopal Conferences) elected the new CCEE Presidency for the five-year mandate 2016-2021….
Rediscovering the Gift of Hospitality Madrid, Spain, 26-27 September 2016 If it is true that people know more and more about the tragedy of thousands of migrants who every day try the challenge of reaching Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea on dilapidated boats and the desert …
After the welcome: the challenges of integrating refugees Madrid, Spain, 26-27 September 2016 It is in the light of the reflection begun in recent years along with various church bodies on the Church’s response to the intense wave of migrations towards Europe, and seeking to integrate that response into the Church’s reflection …
The Christian duty to give Hope Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, 15-18 September 2016 Mercy means not running away from pain, injustice, and the many forms of suffering of our time, but turning them into opportunities of hope and salvation through Christian love. In any work of mercy, it …
