The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) held an online Ecumenical Prayer for Christian Unity and for the Future of Europe on Friday 21 May 2021. The event featured a special message from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Under the theme “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit”, the virtual … Continue reading »

COMECE and CEC invite you to join the ecumenical prayer for Christian Unity and for the future of Europe to be held online on Friday 21 May 2021 from 11:00 to 12:00 (CEST). The event will be hosted by MEP Patrizia Toia and will also feature a message of His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, and of the EP … Continue reading »

An ecumenical delegation comprising H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), and Rev. Christian Krieger, president of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), met with Augusto Santos Silva, Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday 12 May 2021 in Lisbon, to exchange on the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the … Continue reading »

Applauding the launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe on Europe Day, H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), and Rev. Christian Krieger, president of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), issued the following joint statement. This year Europe Day, May 9th, marks the launch of the Conference on the Future … Continue reading »