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🔴 STATEMENT: COMECE expresses concern on implications of CJEU judgment on marriage
The Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has examined the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case Wojewoda Mazowiecki (C-713/23). In a statement released today, Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Presidency of COMECE recalls the Church’s “anthropological view, based on natural law, of marriage as a union between a man and … Continue reading
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DANISH EU PRESIDENCY | European Churches meet with Danish government
A delegation from the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met with Morten Dahlin, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, in Copenhagen on Monday, 24 November 2025, in the context of Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. COMECE-CEC Joint Contribution | Photo Gallery During the meeting, the ecumenical delegation presented the central concerns … Continue reading
24/11/2025
Joint COMECE-CEC contribution to the Danish EU Presidency [EN]
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COMECE calls on the EU to take a leading international role in implementing a universal ban on surrogacy
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) took part in the event “Surrogacy: An Ethical and Political Challenge for Europe”, held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. COMECE has called on EU institutions to “take a leading role internationally in implementing a total and universal ban on surrogacy.” COMECE was represented by José Luis Bazán, Adviser … Continue reading
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COMECE praises European Parliament’s red lighting in support of persecuted faithful around the world
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, parts of the Brussels seat of the European Parliament were illuminated in red, a gesture of significant symbolic value. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomed the initiative, promoted by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) as part of global campaign ‘Red Wednesday’, calling it “an important sign of solidarity with persecuted Christians around … Continue reading
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COMECE reiterates need to appoint EU coordinator in Europe to combat anti-Christian hatred and protect faithful
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) intervened at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. The event was organised in cooperation with the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) and the European Christian Political Party (ECPP). Adviser Calcagno reiterated COMECE’s encouragement to the EU institutions … Continue reading
18/11/2025
Adviser Calcagno’s speech during the Article 17 TFEU event on “Christians discriminated in the EU” [EN]
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Annual Article 17 TFEU EU-Churches meeting: COMECE urges stronger action to tackle religious discrimination and protect freedom of religion in the EU
COMECE participated in the Article 17 TFEU Annual High-Level Meeting between the European Commission and religious leaders on the theme “Living together in increasingly polarised societies” on Monday, 17 November 2024. During the meeting, COMECE Vice-President, Mgr Czeslaw Kozon, called for stronger institutional action, including “the appointment of an EU Coordinator on combating anti-Christian hatred and the urgent need for improved religious literacy”. Read the … Continue reading