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1 April 2022

VIDEOS & DOCUMENTS | European Catholic Social Days: visit the official website to re-watch the event. The next edition is foreseen for 2027!

3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days
20/03 - We thank all Bishops, speakers, and participants. Thank you to the staff of the Slovak Bishops' Conference and of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), to the volunteers, the interpreters, and the staff of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. We sincerely thank all of you for your commitment, energy, and contribution to the success of the 3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days.
Find all speeches, contributions, PowerPoint presentations, summaries, homilies, videos, and photos on the official website of the European Catholic Social Days: www.catholicsocialdays.eu
New documents will be uploaded within the next days. The 4th edition of the European Catholic Social Days is foreseen for 2027. Read the Press Release

MESSAGE | Pope Francis' message for the European Catholic Social Days

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20/03 - Pope Francis addressed the participants of the 3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days, thanking Church actors for the prompt and coordinated response in coming to the aidof the refugees from Ukraine. Read the message

VIDEO | COMECE Vice President Mgr. Crociata on the European Catholic Social Days

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20/03 - The First Vice President of COMECE, Mgr. Mariano Crociata, comments on the works of the 3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days. Watch the video

VIDEO | European Catholic Social Days: President of the COMECE Social Affairs Commission Mgr. Hérouard on Pope Francis' message

Mgr. Herouard's interview on the European Catholic Social Days
21/03 - EWTN News Nightly interviewed Mgr. Antoine Hérouard, President of the COMECE Social Affairs Commission, on the demographic, ecological, and digital transitions discussed in the context of the 3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days and on Pope Francis' message. Watch the interview

STATEMENT | European Bishops pray for peace in Ukraine and throughout the world

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19/03 - In the context of the 3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days, European Bishops prayed for peace, in Ukraine, and throughout the world. "With a broken heart - reads a statement signed by the Presidents of COMECE, CCEE, and Slovak Bishops' Conference - we listen to the voices of those who suffer from the madness of war, whose tragic consequences are before our eyes. At the same time, we are touched by the solidarity of a large number of families and individuals who offer shelter and assistance to those in need of protection." The Bishops appealed to national and European institutions to adequately support these efforts.
Read the Statement

LETTER | War in Ukraine: Response of the Moscow Patriarchate to the COMECE letter

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24/03 - Following the letter addressed to Moscow Patriarch Kirill from COMECE President Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich earlier in March 2022, we share the response provided by H. Em. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external Church relations. Read the letter (RU-EN)

STATEMENT | War in Ukraine: Christian Group on Migration releases a statement on Temporary Protection Directive

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24/03 - The Christian Group on Migration released a statement welcoming the warm EU-wide support to refugees from Ukraine and appeals to EU Member States to broadly implement the Temporary Protection Directive. Read the Statement

VIDEO | Church delegation from Latin America and Webinar on EU mandatory due diligence legislation

Webinar on EU mandatory due diligence legislation
24/03 - H.Em.Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of COMECE, received a delegation of faith and community leaders from Latin America. In the context of the growing EU awareness about the negative impact of corporate activities on our human family and Common Home, COMECE CIDSE and Iglesias y Minería organised the hybrid event "But let justice roll-on like a river", a conversation with decision-makers, faith leaders and activities on preventing and remedying the negative impact of corporate activities on people and the planet.
Watch the video

EVENT | Is the EU as a community of shared legal principles in a crisis?

Is the EU as a community of shared legal principles in a crisis?
29/03 - "Each EU Member States must be heard, the boundary that should not be crossed is the rule of law. The federal order of continental dimension is designed to respect different values", stated European Parliament General Secretary Klaus Welle in the context of the webinar on the future of the EU as a community of shared legal principles, which was organised by German Bishops' Conference, the European office of KAS, and COMECE.

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The Catholic Church in the European Union

Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences
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