COMECE - “Regaining hope and solidarity” - A message from the Presidents of EU Bishops’ Conferences to the EU and the Member States

18. November 2020

“Regaining hope and solidarity” - A message from the Presidents of EU Bishops’ Conferences to the EU and the Member States

Press Release, 18/11/2020

The Presidents of the Bishops´ Conferences of all EU Member States addresses on Wednesday 18 November 2020 a message of hope and a call to solidarity to the EU institutions and the Member States in this painful and uncertain historical moment marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The EU Bishops’ Conferences state: “We strive to build a universal fraternity that leaves no one out”.

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30. October 2020

COMECE Assembly - Cardinal Parolin on the Covid-19 recovery: “the Church in the frontline for a fairer and more solidary Europe”

Press Release, 30/10/2020

“The Church will be in the frontline during the long and difficult process of recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic”, stated Cardinal Parolin addressing the Bishops of the European Union at the COMECE Autumn Assembly held on 28-29 October 2020. Cardinal Hollerich on the EU: “a unifying presence of coordination and support for the Member States, but work must continue”.

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28. October 2020

October 28, 2017 : Pope Francis attends to the dialogue (Re) Thinking Europe A Christian contribution to the future of Project Europe, at new synod hall in the Vatican.

COMECE Assembly to gather with Cardinal Parolin in light of Pope’s recent message on Europe

Press Release, 28/10/2020

“I dream of a Europe that is a family and a community, a Europe that is a friend to each and all, a Europe that is inclusive and generous. Europe, find yourself! Be yourself!”, writes Pope Francis on the occasion of the 40^thanniversary of COMECE and on the eve of the Assembly of EU Bishops which is starting today.

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27. October 2020

Churches-EU Dialogue: Ecumenical delegation meets online with German EU Presidency

Press Release, 27/10/2020

An ecumenical delegation of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) had an online meeting on Tuesday 27 October 2020 with Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, to exchange on the priorities of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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