COMECE- the Catholic Church in the European Union

02. July 2020

The President of COMECE expresses solidarity to the Christian communities in Nigeria

Webnews, 02/07/2020

In a recent letter sent to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, President of COMECE, expressed his solidarity to the Christian communities in the African country, who are “living a situation of continuous attacks by terrorists, insurgents and militias, that in some cases reaches levels of genuine criminal persecution”.

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22. June 2020

EU and US Bishops Offer Prayers for US–Russia Arms Control Negotiations

Press Release, 22/06/2020

Bishop Rimantas Norvila, President of the COMECE Commission on the EU External Relations, and Bishop David J. Malloy, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, have issued a joint statement in view of a meeting between U.S. and Russian officials, scheduled to take place on 22 June 2020 in Vienna.

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10. June 2020

EU and African Bishops call for a people-centred, just and responsible partnership between our continents

Press Release, 10/06/2020

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the European and the African Union are currently preparing for the 6th Summit of their political leaders. In this view, COMECE and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have elaborated a joint contribution on the future EU-Africa partnership.

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