This was reaffirmed by the Bishops of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (COMECE) today in a contribution to the ‘Berlin Declaration’ on European values and ambitions planned for March 2007. The COMECE bishops adopted the text at their Plenary Assembly, which took place from 22 to 24 November 2006 in Brussels. In the statement adopted on Friday, the bishops consider that … Continue reading »

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the signature of the Treaty of Rome, COMECE (the Commission of the Bishops’s Conference of the European Community) will organise a European Congress in Rome on 23- 25 March 2007. This will bring together Bishops, members of catholic laity movements and representatives of religious orders to discuss the values system on which the European project is based. In order … Continue reading »

During a press conference held yesterday in the secretariat of the COMECE in Brussels, Mgr Noel Treanor, Secretary General of the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the EU, presented the “Comité des Sages” established by COMECE to help prepare the Congress which will take place in Rome from 23-25 March 2007. This Congress will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Treaty … Continue reading »

In view of the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which will take place on 25 March 2007, the Bishops of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) have called together a Comité des Sages and assigned it with the preparation of a report on the significance of ethical values for the European unification. The Bishops hope … Continue reading »

From 2 September 2006, 80 students from 25 countries participate in the 2006 COMECE Summer University. From September 2nd through September 16th, the 7th COMECE Summer University organized in partnership with the Karl Franzens University and the Diocese Graz-Seckau, will take place in Graz (Austria). Its theme is: “European Identity: Policy, Society, Religion”. The programme is made up of lectures, group- and plenary-discussions. The particular … Continue reading »