Article 17 TFEU | High-Level Meeting of EU and Religious Leaders: COMECE shares perspectives on the impacts of the war in Ukraine
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27/01 - COMECE participates in the High-Level Meeting of EU and Religious Leaders hosted by the European Commission on Friday 27 January 2023 to share perspectives on how to address the wide-ranging consequences of the war in Ukraine in the European Union. Cardinal Hollerich: “the contribution of Churches is and should be considered an essential ingredient for advancing in EU policies promoting the common good”.
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ARTICLE 17 TFEU | Cardinal Hollerich: "The contribution of Churches is crucial"
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27/01 - "The contribution of Churches is and should be considered an essential ingredient for advancing EU policies promoting the common good", states H.Em. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, President of COMECE, following the High-level meeting between EU and Religious leaders hosted by the European Commission's Vice-President Margaritis Schinas.
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INTERVIEW | Mgr. Hèrouard and Mgr. Vasil' interviewed on the impacts of the war in Ukraine and on the implementation of Article 17 TFEU
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27/01 - H.E. Mgr. Antoine Hérouard (Archbishop of Dijon) and H.E. Mgr. Cyril Vasil’ (Archbishop of the Greek-Catholic Eparchy of Košice) participated on behalf of COMECE in the High-level Meeting between EU and Religious leaders. Following their participation, they have met with the press, sharing their thoughts and reflections about Churches' contribution in the context of the war in Ukraine, as well as on the implementation of Article 17 TFEU which foresees the dialogue between EU institutions and Churches.
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🇫🇷 Interview in French (not online yet, check our social media account next week)
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🇸🇰 Interview in Slovak (not online yet, check our social media account next week)
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EVENT | COMECE Spring Assembly to take place in Rome on March 2023
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26/01 - H.Em. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ presided over the February meeting of the COMECE Standing Committee held online in view of the upcoming Spring Plenary Assembly, which will take place in Rome on 22-24 March 2023.
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PHOTO | COMECE General Secretary receives EuLeMa President Imam Yahya Pallavicini
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26/01 - Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of COMECE, received Imam Yahya Pallavicini, President of the European Muslim Leaders Council (EuLeMa). Fr. Barrios Prieto: "Friendship, building together, distinguishing true religion from fanaticism: this is the way to fight heinous acts like that one committed in Algeciras". 📰 Read more
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PHOTO | Meeting of the member organisations of the COMECE Youth Platform
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23/01 - Member organisations of the COMECE Youth Platform met online to discuss about their priorities and projects for the future months and the legacy of the European Year of Youth. They also shared ideas with EU officials on how to better cooperate to empower young people in the EU.
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EVENT | COMECE hosts Justice & Peace Europe's Prayer & Breakfast event on the message of Pope Francis for the World Peace Day
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25/01 - COMECE hosted a Prayer & Breakfast event to present the Message of Pope Francis for the World Peace Day which is celebrated annually on 1 January. The event was organised by Justice & Peace Europe whose outgoing President and the recently appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the EU, Archbishop Noel Treanor, offered his reflections on the message's theme "No one can be saved alone". His presentation was followed by an exchange with EU officials and Brussels representatives of Church and faith-based organisations.
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RELIGIOUS ART CONTEST | FAFCE launches art contest to reflect on Saints of the Catholic Church
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27/01 - The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) invites artists to reflect on the figure of Saints of yesterday to think and create together for today. How do we see in 2023 Patrons Saints of the Catholic Church? The prizes for each of the six categories: 500 euros for the first prize, 300 euros for the second prize, and 200 euros for the third prize. This European Art Contest includes the following categories:
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a) Painting, drawing, graphic arts
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b) Sculpture, ceramic, stained glass
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c) Video, performing arts, dance
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