10/11/2023
Declaration of the COMECE Assembly on peace in Europe and the world [EN – FR – IT – CZ]
Archives
08/11/2023
Mgr. Mariano Crociata’s homily offered during the Autumn 2023 Mass for Europe [EN]
08/11/2023
COMECE President Mgr. Crociata’s report to the 2023 Autumn Plenary Assembly [IT]
News
COMECE advocates for the importance of confessional religious education at all levels of learning
COMECE welcomes the resolution on the system of European Schools adopted by the European Parliament last September. The resolution insists on “maintaining the current provision of religious and ethical education”. Last September, the European Parliament adopted its resolution “System of European Schools – state of play, challenges and perspectives”, on the current stand of these educational institutes, which aim to provide quality education to children … Continue reading
Spain
Christian ARTworks | Procession of Nuestra Señora de la Paloma (Spain)
This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents you the Procession of Nuestra Señora de la Paloma, one of the most important religious traditions in Madrid, Spain. Click here for more info The tradition of the procession of Nuestra Señora (Our Lady) de la Paloma is thought to have started in the second half of the 19th century in Madrid, out of the … Continue reading
03/11/2023
Mgr. Crociata’ speech on “A 60 anni dalla morte di Robert Schuman e a 20 anni dalla Ecclesia in Europa” [IT]
EVENT
EVENT | Participate in the Mass for Europe in Brussels on November 8!
In the context of the 2023 Autumn Plenary Assembly of COMECE, we invite you to participate in the Mass for Europe, to be celebrated at the Église Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon (Place du Grand Sablon, 1000, Bruxelles) on Wednesday 8 November 2023 at 19:00. The Holy Mass will be presided by the President of COMECE, H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, and co-celebrated by the Bishops … Continue reading
27/10/2023
COMECE President Mgr. Crociata on “Mediterraneo e Europa” [IT]
News
Day of Prayer, Fasting and Penance for Peace in the Holy Land on October 27
COMECE joins Pope Francis’ call to a day of Prayer, Fasting and Penance for Peace in the Holy Land and in the rest of the world, on Friday 27 October 2023. In the context of the devastating wave of violence unfolding in the Holy Land, Pope Francis invites “the various Christian confessions, members of other religions, and all who hold the cause of peace in … Continue reading