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COMECE hosts annual meeting of Catholic organisations engaged with EU institutions

On Thursday 19 February 2026, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) hosted its annual meeting of Catholic organisations engaged in advocacy with the institutions of the European Union. Photo Gallery The meeting was presided over by Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of COMECE, and brought together around twenty Catholic organisations, the majority of which are based in Brussels. While … Continue reading »

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APPEAL | “Christians for Europe”: four Bishops’ Conferences issue appeal for a renewed European vision

On Friday, 13 February 2026, the presidents of four European Bishops’ Conferences released a joint appeal entitled “Christians for Europe. The Power of Hope”, calling for a renewed rediscovery of Europe’s soul and its contribution to the common good at a time marked by conflict, division and uncertainty. Read the Appeal: IT – DE – FR – PL The bishops stress that Europe must not … Continue reading »

EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press

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🇬🇱 🇪🇺 STATEMENT | COMECE Presidency expresses solidarity with the people of Greenland

The Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) issued a statement on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, expressing its solidarity and spiritual closeness with Greenland and its people in the context of growing geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing discussions regarding its future. Read the Statement: EN | DK | IT | FR | SK | ES | PT At a time … Continue reading »

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HOLY LAND | Archbishop Hérouard represents COMECE at the 25th Holy Land Coordination

Archbishop of Dijon (France) and First Vice-President of COMECE, Mgr Antoine Hérouard, represented the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) during the 25th Holy Land Coordination in Jerusalem, from 17 to 21 January 2026, expressing solidarity with local Christian communities and supporting initiatives for justice, peace and reconciliation. Read the Appeal | Photo Gallery The meeting brought together 13 bishops from ten … Continue reading »

Ecology & Sustainability, Policy Areas, Press

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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 »

EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press

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 »

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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 »

Ethics, Research & Health, Policy Areas, Press

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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 »

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CROCEU and COMECE delegation engages with Cypriot authorities ahead of the 2026 EU Presidency

Yesterday, Tuesday 9  December 2025, the President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), H.E. Mgr Mariano Crociata, travelled to Cyprus where he joined the President of CROCEU, H.E. Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium, in view of the forthcoming Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will begin on 1 January 2026. Photo Gallery The Catholic–Orthodox delegation was … Continue reading »

Justice & Fundamental Rights, Policy Areas, Press

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COMECE expresses concern on implications of CJEU judgment on marriage

The Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has examined the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case Wojewoda Mazowiecki (C-713/23). In a statement released today, Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Presidency of COMECE recalls the Church’s “anthropological view, based on natural law, of marriage as a union between a man and … Continue reading »