18/12/2024
Position Paper advocating for unique contribution of Religious Education at the EU Schools [EN]
Category Archives: Education & Culture
Every human being has the right to education that corresponds with his capabilities and skills. This enables him to participate in society and to contribute to its life in accordance with his talents.
This fundamental right is affirmed in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
In dialogue with the EU COMECE offers the experience of the Church who runs a wide range of institutions of formal and non-formal education.
Increasing plurality and global migration movements raises the importance of intercultural dialogue in our society. In her contributions to this topic COMECE underlines the importance of «intercultural competence», of tolerance, openness and of mutual respect in a context of different cultures and traditions.
News
COMECE advocates for the unique contribution of Religious Education at the European Schools in latest position paper
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes a position paper titled ‘Religious Education in the European Schools – A Unique and Essential Contribution to the Next Generation of Europeans’ on Wednesday, 18 December 2024. The document underscores the importance of preserving the religious and testimonial dimension of faith within the educational mission of European Schools. Read Position Paper Building on … Continue reading
Nordic Bishops' Conference
Christian Heritage | The town of Vadstena
This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents the town of Vadstena, with its rich spiritual history shaped by the life and deeds of Patron Saint of Europe, Bridget of Sweden. The town is located in the Diocese of Stockholm and the Nordic Bishops’ Conference. Click here for more info Vadstena, a charming small town on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern, has been a … Continue reading
19/11/2024
Mgr. Crociata’s speech during the COMECE-UER meeting “Visions of Hope for Europe and beyond”
Apostolic Administration of Estonia
Christian ARTworks | Pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Viru-Nigula
This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents the pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Viru-Nigula, in the Apostolic Administration of Estonia. Click here for more info Every year, Estonian Catholics make a pilgrimage to the shrine of Viru-Nigula, the oldest Marian sanctuary dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The pilgrimage is led by the Apostolic Administrator of Estonia to give thanks for the Graces … Continue reading
23/09/2024
Contribution on teachers in the EU – interim evaluation EEA [EN]
Press Release
COMECE submits contribution to EU consultation on European Education Area
COMECE released its contribution to the EC’s open public consultation on the European Education Area (EEA) on Monday, 23 September 2024. Mgr. Stepnowski: “The teaching profession should be put at the centre of European education policies, for the sake of young generations’ integral development”. Download the Document The 2024 Education and Training Monitor highlights that EU Member States are experiencing significant teacher shortages, a critical … Continue reading
Cyprus
Christian ARTworks | The Chapel of the Virgin Mary of Kambily
This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents the chapel of the Virgin Mary of Kambily, in the Maronite Archeparchy of Cyprus. Click here for more info The chapel of the Virgin Mary (Panayia of Kambily) is located in Kambily, a small village on the Southern slopes of the Pentadaktylos mountain range in Cyprus. It is a small, single-aisled church with a dome, built in … Continue reading
Denmark
Christian ARTworks | The Church of Saint Ansgar
This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents the church of Saint Ansgar, with its rich history of resilience and neoclassical architecture, cathedral of the Diocese of Copenhagen, in Denmark. Click here for more info The history of Saint Ansgar’s church starts in a climate of hostility, as the Danish King Christian the IV forbade his Danish subjects to practice their Catholic faith after the … Continue reading
Press Release
COMECE and UFV launch European Summer School in Spain for future EU leaders – Register now for July 2024!
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union (COMECE) and the University Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) have signed a formal agreement to collaborate on developing programs for the formation of European leaders. Click here to apply now for the 2024 European Summer School, which will take place in Spain from July 7th to 13th! Signed on Friday, 24 May 2024, the agreement between … Continue reading