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🔴 SAVE THE DATE: COMECE to host public presentation of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica humanitas in October 2026

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) invites EU stakeholders, the general public and media representatives to save the date for two public events to be held in Brussels this October: the presentation of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica humanitas on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, followed by the Mass for Europe on Thursday, 15 October 2026 at the Church of Notre-Dame … Continue reading »

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COMECE publishes Position Paper on the proposed “EU Inc.” and the 28th Regime for a European corporate legal framework

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has published today, Wednesday, 22 July 2026, a Position Paper on the proposed “EU Inc.” and the 28th Regime for a European corporate legal framework, currently under discussion in the Council of the European Union. COMECE welcomes efforts to strengthen the European Single Market while calling for robust social and governance safeguards. Download the Position … Continue reading »

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Young Europeans gather in Belgium for the third edition of the European Summer School

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), in collaboration with the University Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) and the Institute for the Global Common Good (IBCG), successfully concluded the third edition of the European Summer School, held from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at the historic Oude Abdij Drongen, near Ghent, Belgium. Photo Gallery Under the theme ‘Rebirth or Irrelevance: Europe’s … Continue reading »

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🇪🇺🇨🇮 Irish EU Presidency | European Churches meet with Prime Minister Micheál Martin

A delegation from the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Download the COMECE-CEC Joint Contribution [EN]  The delegation was led by H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, Bishop of Latina, President … Continue reading »

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DOCUMENT | COMECE publishes contribution to the future European Security Strategy

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) today, Thursday, 2 July 2026, publishes its contribution entitled “A European Security Strategy at the service of peace”, as the European Union prepares its new Security Strategy. Download the Contribution Drawing on the Catholic Church’s social teaching and the European Union’s founding vocation as a project of peace, the document offers reflections on the … Continue reading »