Opening speech by Cardinal Hollerich for the launch of the COMECE Youth Net [EN]
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COMECE response to EC call for evidence on the provision of digital skills [EN]
Invitation
EVENT | Season of Creation 2022. Join the online meeting on the “Fit for 55” Package
The European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) invites you to participate in the online meeting on the “Fit for 55” Package to implement the Green Deal. The event will take place on Thursday 8 September 2022 with the participation of Dr. Gregor Erbach from the European Parliamentary Research Service. Click here to register The “Fit for 55” Package is a legislative proposal of 13 interlinked measures aimed … Continue reading
01/09/2022
COMECE contribution to the European Education Area [EN]
Press Release
COMECE publishes a contribution to the European Education Area
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) releases its contribution to the European Education Area on Thursday 1 September 2022, calling on the EU and its Member States to implement integral education in their policies. Fr. Barrios: “We must ensure that learners are respected in their dignity and find their vocation in life”. Read the contribution Drafted by the COMECE Working … Continue reading
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COMECE welcomes launch of EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia
The Bishops of the European Union congratulate Albania and North Macedonia on the opening of EU accession negotiations. Fr. Barrios Prieto: “a credible EU enlargement process is of strategic importance for stability, prosperity and peace on the European continent”. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) congratulates Albania and North Macedonia on the opening of EU accessions talks officially launched on … Continue reading
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Video recordings of the 5th European Laudato Si’ Reflection Day now available!
The video recordings of the 5th Laudato Si’ Reflection Day are now available! The event was held on 17 May 2022 by the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) to reflect on environmental activism in Europe. On May 17th 2022, ELSiA has organised the 5th edition of the European Laudato Si’ Reflection Day, an event dedicated to selected themes from Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’. During … Continue reading
08/07/2022
Statement of the COMECE General Secretary on EP Resolution “US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the US” [EN, FR, DE, ES]
Statement 08072022 | COMECE General Secretary on EP Resolution "US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the US" [EN]- Statement 08072022 | COMECE General Secretary on EP Resolution "US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the US" [FR]
- Statement 08072022 | COMECE General Secretary on EP Resolution "US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the US" [DE]
- Statement 08072022 | COMECE General Secretary on EP Resolution "US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the US" [ES]
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COMECE on EP resolution on abortion: “no to higher ideological barriers and polarization, we must work for more unity among Europeans”
In a statement released on Friday 8 July 2022, Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), regrets the adoption of a new resolution on abortion by the European Parliament. “We must work for more unity among Europeans, not to create higher ideological barriers and polarization”. Read the Statement (EN – FR – ES – … Continue reading
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COMECE and CEC Presidents meet with EP President Metsola to discuss key European issues
H. Em. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ and Rev. Christian Krieger, Presidents of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and of the Conference of European Church (CEC) met with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on Wednesday 29 June 2022 to discuss the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), as well the ongoing war … Continue reading