27 October 2025
Brazilian church delegation visits Brussels to highlight the situation of indigenous communities in South America
H. Em. Card. Leonardo Steiner, Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) in a group photo with representatives from CIMI, COMECE and Brussels-based Catholic organisation. (Photo: COMECE) A delegation from the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), led…
#EU External Affairs
24 October 2025
European Sunday Alliance welcomes EC initiative to explore legislative measures on fair telework and a right to disconnect
In a statement released on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, the European Sunday Alliance (ESA) welcomed the European Commission’s initiative to explore legislative measures on fair telework and the right to disconnect. Read the ESA…
#Social & Economic Affairs
6 October 2025
🔴 STATEMENT | European bishops urge appointment of EU Special Envoy for Religious Freedom
The bishops of the European Union concluded their Autumn Assembly, held in Brussels from 1 to 3 October 2025, with a letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advocating…
#International Religious Freedom
3 October 2025
ASSEMBLY | Note from the President of COMECE on the crisis in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan
Mgr. Mariano Crociata, President of COMECE, during the 2025 Autumn Assembly in Brussels (Photo: Ada Lushi/COMECE) In the context of the autumn plenary assembly of the bishops of the European Union, taking place…
#EU External Affairs
30 September 2025
Artificial Intelligence and the fight against human trafficking: opportunities and challenges discussed at the European Parliament
MEP Javier Zarzalejos, Rev. William Kenney CP and José Luis Bazán at the European Parliament during the event on AI and Human Trafficking. (Photo: Office of MEP Zarzalejos) Together with the Santa Marta…
#Migration & Asylum
23 September 2025
Strengthening Europe’s mission: EU bishops to convene in Brussels on 1-3 October
The Bishops of the European Union will gather in Brussels from 1 to 3 October 2025 for the COMECE Autumn Plenary Assembly. The meeting will focus on the role of the European Union amid today’s…
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