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Press Release
DOCUMENT | COMECE-CEI open letter to the European Union
On the occasion of Europe Day and in view of the upcoming European elections, Mgr. Mariano Crociata, President of COMECE, and Card. Matteo Maria Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, address the following open letter to the European Union. Download the Letter: EN | IT
Event
EVENT | International conference “The geopolitics of Higher Education”
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) is delighted to invite you to participate in the international conference “The geopolitics of Higher Education” to take place at the COMECE Secretariat, Brussels, on Wednesday, 12 June 2024 from 9:30 to 17:00 (CET). Register now by clicking here | Download the Programme Scientific and academic diplomacy has long been a significant instrument of … Continue reading
Event
EVENT | Do European Catholics care about ecology? Multilingual Online Press Conference to be held on 20th May
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) cordially invites you to an online multilingual press conference to unveil the results of the ‘Living Laudato Si’ in Europe’ survey. This groundbreaking initiative, conducted by the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA), explores how values are being integrated across Europe. Please join us exclusively online on Monday, 20 May 2024, at 11:00 (CET). Register … Continue reading
News
VIDEO | Webinar on Religious Heritage and sustainable society is now available
The video recording of the online conference “Religious Heritage: an overlooked driver for a more sustainable and inclusive society” is now publicly available for viewing on the COMECE YouTube channel. The video recording is available here. Held in April 2024 in the context of the New European Bauhaus Festival 2024, the event showcased a series of innovative projects to make religious heritage sites more sustainable … Continue reading
Ireland
Christian ARTworks | The Rock of Cashel (Ireland)
This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents you the Rock of Cashel in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, Ireland. The site posses the most impressive cluster of medieval building in Ireland. Among them figure a round tower, a high cross, a Romanesque chapel, a Gothic cathedral, an abbey, the Hall of the Vicars Choral and a fifteenth-century Tower House. Click here … Continue reading
23/04/2024
Fr. Barrios on Churches in EU integration response to secularisation [ES]
News
COMECE Youth Net convenes in Warsaw to empower youth participation in solidarity and democracy
On 19-21 April 2024, the COMECE Youth Net convened a meeting in Warsaw, gathering young delegates from the EU Bishops’ Conferences to discuss fostering solidarity and enhancing youth engagement in the democratic processes of the European Union. Photo Gallery During the event, participants emphasized that intergenerational dialogue remains sparse in many EU Member States, which leaves young people feeling excluded from decision-making processes. In the … Continue reading