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🔴 MESSAGE | COMECE and CEC Presidents share a joint message for Pentecost
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26/06 - To mark the occasion of Pentecost, considering the impact of war in Ukraine, resulting in horrific physical, material and spiritual suffering, H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata and Rev. Christian Krieger, respectively presidents of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), issued a joint message. Download the message
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NEWS | COMECE and EU decision-makers discuss ways to promote peace in Ukraine at the European Parliament
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25/05 - COMECE gathered Church representatives, EU policy-makers and civil society actors at the European Parliament, in Brussels, in a roundtable dedicated to the war in Ukraine and on-going security challenges in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood. Mgr. Vokál: “The EU needs to offer to the continent a renewed strategic vision for stability, justice and peace”.
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The roundtable at the European Parliament took place in the context of the spring meeting of the COMECE Commission on External Relations of the EU, presided by Mgr. Vokál and focused on the promotion of a stable peace in the current geopolitical context, EU-Latin America partnership and EU-China relations. Read Mgr. Vokál’s speech
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EVENT | Join the Ecumenical Prayer for Peace and Christian unity to be held at the European parliament
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23/05 - In the context of Pentecost, COMECE and CEC invite you to join the Ecumenical Prayer event for Peace and Christian unity which will take place at the European Parliament on Tuesday 6 June 2023 from 08:00 to 09:00 (CET). Registration is now open!
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NEWS | Meeting of the COMECE Commission on EU External Relations
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24-25/05 - The COMECE Commission on EU External Relations gathered in Brussels for its Spring meeting. The agenda included exchanges with EEAS officials, Members of the European Parliament, as well as with representatives of the Holy See, academia and civil society.
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Among the topics discussed were pathways to a new architecture for peace in Europe against the background of the on-going war in Ukraine and its global implications, as well as EU’s partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean, and EU-China relations. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mgr. Jan Vokál (Czech Republic) who was elected as the new President of this Commission at the 2023 Spring Plenary Assembly of COMECE. The Commission will gather next time in Brussels in the Autumn.
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EVENT | Conference in view of the European Year of Skills 2023. Registration is now open!
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08/05 - Following the publication of the joint contribution on the European Year of Skills, COMECE and its partners invite you to the conference “Grounded in the Present, skilled for the Future”, addressing reskilling and upskilling in the context of the current challenges of the labour market and in education in the EU. The event will be held at COMECE premises, in Brussels, on Wednesday 31 May 2023, from 09:00 to 13:00 (CET).
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Registration closes on Monday 29 May at 12:00 (CET)
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CHRISTIAN ARTWORKS | St. Michael the Archangel (Diocese of Łomża)
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EU-AFRICA | Nigerian Bishop Mgr. Kukah in Brussels to dialogue with EU and Church representatives
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17/05 - The Bishop of Sokoto, H. E. Mgr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, visited the Secretariat of COMECE to participate in a dialogue meeting with EU and Church representatives on the current situation in Nigeria. Read the News
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NEWS | Santa Marta Group presents its strategic plan to enhance the fight against human trafficking
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15/05 - COMECE facilitated a series of dialogue meetings between a delegation of the Santa Marta Group and members of the European Parliament. The discussions addressed ways to enhance the fight against trafficking in human beings. Read the News
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EVENT | Public debate on the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit to take place in early June. Registration is now open!
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12/05 - In view of the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit, COMECE invites you to participate to a public debate reflecting on ways to make the Summit an occasion to promote global justice and a partnership of equals. The event will take place in Brussels, in a hybrid setting, on Tuesday, 6 June 2023, from 16:00 to 18:00 (CET).
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NEWS | Bishop Thabet Habib Mekko (Iraq) visits COMECE to exchange on
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26/05 - COMECE, Open Doors, and Aid to the Church in Need co-organised a briefing with H.E. Mgr. Thabet Habib Mekko, Bishop of Alqosh (Iraq). During the meeting, the Bishop explained the main challenges that Christians face in the country, including the reconstruction of the Christian villages and cities destroyed by ISIS, the return of those Christians who had to flee and the protection of their houses and lands, as well as the need of international support for religious minorities in Iraq to preserve the fabric and the diversity of the society.
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NEWS | COMECE welcomes the withdrawal of the proposed Danish law on the mandatory translation of sermons
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23/05 - COMECE received a delegation from Caritas Marsabit (Kenya) led by Mgr. Peter Kihara Kariuki. Our guests shared with us their work to address socio-economic, security & environmental challenges their community is facing. They encouraged the EU to focus more on localisation in its development and humanitarian action.
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NEWS | Commission on Culture and Education meets for the first time since its establishment in late March
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16-17/05 - Chaired by H.E. Mgr. Janusz Stepnowski, Bishop of Łomża (Poland), the COMECE Commission on Culture & Education met in Brussels to exchange on digital education of children and pupils, the role of Catholic Universities for the future if learning and teaching, and the protection of Christian cultural heritage. The Commission included various dialogue meetings with EU representatives, researchers and organisation representatives.
The COMECE Commission on Culture and Education was established in March 2023 by the Assembly of EU Bishops.
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Next at COMECE
COMECE will participate in the CCEE Press Officer Meeting to take place in Cyprus with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.
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The European Laudato Si' Alliance organises the 2023 European Laudato Si' Reflection Day.
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COMECE-CEC Ecumenical delegation to meet with Jakob Forssmed, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, in the context of the Swedish EU Presidency. H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, will lead the COMECE delegation.
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Executive Meeting of Justice and Peace Europe.
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Conference on upskilling, training and education in the EU to be organised by COMECE, Don Bosco International (DBI) and the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), in cooperation with the Brussels office of Evangelische Kirche Deutschland (EKD) and the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA). Info & Registration [Registration open until Monday 29 May at 12:00 CET]
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The first meeting of the newly established Commission on Migration and Asylum is to take place at the COMECE Secretariat. The event will be presided by H.E. Mgr. Jozef Hal'ko (Slovakia).
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COMECE Standing Committee will take place in Brussels. The meeting is to be presided by H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata.
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COMECE and CEC invite you to join the Ecumenical Prayer event for Peace and Christian unity which will take place at the European Parliament on Tuesday 6 June 2023 from 08:00 to 09:00 (CET). Registration is now open!
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In view of the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit, COMECE invites you to participate to a public debate reflecting on ways to make the Summit an occasion to promote global justice and a partnership of equals. The event will take place in Brussels, in a hybrid setting. Info & Registration
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COMECE will receive the visit of a group of students from the Catholic University of Milan.
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The Catholic Church in the European Union
Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences
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