CCEE Annual Report

CCEE ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24 To download the publication (click here) 2022-23 To download the publication (click here) 2021-22 To download the publication (click here) 2020-21 To download the publication (click here) 2019-20 To download the publication (click here) 2018-19 To download the publication (click here) 2017-18 To download the publication (click here) 2016-17 This year, the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) published the … Continue reading CCEE Annual Report »

Plenary Assembly /2

How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe. Socio-Theological Considerations: Pilgrims of Hope

The Plenary Assembly of the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe is continuing in Fátima

The second day of the Plenary Assembly, 9 October, opened with Holy Mass and Morning Prayer – Lauds, presided over by H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude HOLLERICH, Vice-President of the CCEE. Afterwards, the participants heard the second keynote talk of the Assembly delivered by Prof. András MÁTÉ-TÓTH, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Szeged in Hungary, entitled “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised … Continue reading How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe. Socio-Theological Considerations: Pilgrims of Hope »

Plenary Assembly /1

How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe: A Cultural Analysis of the Current Situation

The Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe started their meeting in Fátima

The CCEE Plenary Assembly opened on Tuesday, 7 October, with a solemn Holy Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, presided by H.E. Msgr. José ORNELAS CARVALHO, SCI, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima and President of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference. At the end of the celebration, the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe entrusted their mission and the continent to the Blessed Virgin … Continue reading How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe: A Cultural Analysis of the Current Situation »

Plenary Assembly

“How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe”

The Presidents of the European Bishops’ Conferences to meet in Fátima

The Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) will take place in Fátima, Portugal, from 7 to 10 October 2025, with its programme dedicated to the theme: “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe”. This annual event will bring together the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of European countries for a joint study of the Church’s evangelising mission in the … Continue reading “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe” »

Section for Catechesis

“Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage”

The meeting in Rome bringing together catechists from across Europe

From 25 to 26 September 2025, the Meeting of Bishops and National Directors for Catechesis, organised by the Section for Catechesis of the CCEE Commission for Evangelisation and Culture, was held in Rome on the theme «“Let us go happily to the house of the Lord.” Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage». The initiative offered those responsible for catechesis in the various Bishops’ Conferences of Europe an … Continue reading “Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage” »

Section for Catechesis

“Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage”

The meeting of the Directors for Catechesis to be held in Rome

From 25 to 26 September 2025, the Meeting of the Bishops and National Directors for Catechesis, organised by the CCEE Section for Catechesis of the CCEE Commission for Evangelisation and Culture, will take place in Rome. The initiative aims to offer those responsible for catechesis within the various European Bishops’ Conferences a time for listening, discussion and shared reflection, on the occasion of the 2025 … Continue reading “Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage” »

Eastern Catholic Churches

Final Statement: Assembly of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe 2025, “Unity in Diversity”

Vienna (Austria), 8-11 September, 2025

The 26th Assembly of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe took place in Vienna from 8 to 11 September 2025, bringing together over 65 bishops and more than 100 representatives of the Eastern Catholic Churches. The meeting, organized under the auspices of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) at the invitation of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Ordinary for the Eastern Catholic Faithful in Austria, … Continue reading Final Statement: Assembly of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe 2025, “Unity in Diversity” »

Section for Vocations/EVS

“Young people are a volcano of life” and “the Church is in great need of vocations” (Pope Leo XIV).

On 30 July the European meeting on vocations takes place in Rome

During the occasion of the Jubilee of Youth, scheduled from 28 July to 3 August 2025, the meeting of the national directors for Vocations of the European Bishops’ Conferences will be held on 30 July in Rome. The motto chosen for this year is taken from the words of Pope Leo XIV: “Young people are a volcano of life”[1] and “the Church is in great … Continue reading “Young people are a volcano of life” and “the Church is in great need of vocations” (Pope Leo XIV). »