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EU Military Ordinariates gather at COMECE to discuss security challenges and promotion of peace

As part of its mission of dialogue with the European institutions, COMECE convened Military Bishops and experts from the Military Ordinariates across EU countries for a two-day meeting on 29-30 October 2024. The gathering provided a platform to discuss current and emerging challenges to peace in Europe and worldwide. Photo Gallery Amid Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, escalating violence in the Middle East … Continue reading »

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EVENT | COMECE-FAFCE Conference at the European Parliament: exploring Integral Human Ecology and the role of families

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) warmly invites you to attend the conference titled “Integral Human Ecology: Intergenerational Solidarity”, to be held at the European Parliament on Tuesday, 5 November 2024. Programme | Concept Note | Send us an email to register This conference aims to emphasise that integral environmental protection naturally aligns with safeguarding family life. Attendees will consider … Continue reading »

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EVENT | COMECE invites you to the Conference “Is there a just war?” in Rome on October 25

War is always a defeat, but is it always avoidable? Even in the Third Millennium, are there circumstances that make it as tragic as it is inevitable? How does Catholic moral teaching compare with a situation of conflict that is ever closer to us? Do European history and thought still have an authoritative message to convey on these issues? On 25 October next, at the … Continue reading »

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Fruitful dialogue meeting on Freedom of Religion with the Hungarian EU Presidency

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) participated in the Article 17 TFEU conference “Shared Responsibility: Cooperation Between States and Religious Communities in Europe,” held in Budapest on Friday, 18 October 2024, under the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council. During the event, Alessandro Calcagno, COMECE Adviser for Fundamental Rights and Article 17 TFEU matters, emphasised that similar events – where … Continue reading »