Category Archives: Policy Areas
23/01/2026
Papal message to high-level peacebuilding conference in Luxembourg [EN]
23/01/2026
COMECE President Mgr. Mariano Crociata’s speech during peace conference in Luxembourg [EN, IT]
22/01/2026
Final Communiqué of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land [EN]
Press Release
DOCUMENT | COMECE encourages MEPs to adopt report on a Just transition
Ahead of the European Parliament vote scheduled for Tuesday, 20 January 2026 on the report “Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies”, the Secretariat of COMECE has published a position paper entitled “A Just Transition that Protects Human Dignity, Work and Communities”, on Friday, 16 January 2026. In this paper, COMECE encourages Members of the European … Continue reading
16/01/2026
COMECE Position Paper in view of the EP vote on just transition report [EN]
Event
EVENT | High-level conference on Peacebuilding in Luxembourg
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) is pleased to invite stakeholders, institutions and the wider public to participate in a high-level conference “Peacebuilding in Europe: what role for catholic social thought and universal values?” to be held in Luxembourg on Friday, 23 January 2026, from 9h00 to 17h00. Participation will be possible in person as well as online, as the … Continue reading
Event
EVENT | European Reconciliation: event at the European Parliament marks the 60th anniversary of the Polish bishops’ appeal to the German bishops
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) draws attention to the event “European Reconciliation. On the 60th anniversary of the Polish Bishops’ Appeal to the German Bishops”, which will take place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, at 16:30. The event aims to recall the historical and moral significance of the 1965 exchange of letters between … Continue reading
Press Release
COMECE calls on MEPs to exercise responsibility ahead of vote on “My Voice, My Choice”
Ahead of the vote scheduled for tomorrow in the European Parliament on the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) today, Tuesday 16 December 2025, published a statement expressing serious concerns regarding the overall objective of this initiative. COMECE:“In the debate on abortion, what is needed is not further ideological division, but rather prudent … Continue reading