Invitation

2021 European Laudato Si’ Reflection Day. Registration now open!

On the 6th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) invites you to join to the 2021 European Laudato Si’ Reflection Day, to be held on Thursday 27 May 2021 from 9:30 to 16:30 (CEST).

(Credit: COMECE)

The event will be an occasion to discuss the importance of long-term thinking, even in short-term sectors such as politics, and to hear about Church’s and EU’s long-term plans for a better care of our common home. Participants will also work in small groups to exchange ideas and dreams on what future we want to see and to find inspiration on how to be agents of change together.

This year the event is themed “The dream, the plan, the path” and will be opened by H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, President of COMECE. The reflection day will also include the active participation of the following confirmed speakers:

  • Roman Krznaric, philosopher and writer;
  • Dominika Chylewska, Caritas Laudato Si’;
  • Fr Dr Bernd Beermann OFMCap;
  • Augusto Zampini, Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development;
  • and Angelo Salsi, Head of Unit CINEA, European Commission.

The event is organised by the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSi’A), a joint venture of various Catholic Church institutions and organisations who are joining forces in Europe to promote climate and social justice. COMECE is a founding member of ELSi’A. Other members of the alliance are: International family of Catholic social justice organisations (CIDSE), Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM), Justice and Peace Europe; Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) and Caritas Europa.

Shortly after the registration we will send you the full program and the link to join the meeting. Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact ELSi’A Coordinator, Cinzia Verzeletti.