Category Archives: Europe

Press release

Continental Assembly of the Synod, the Bishops’ commitment.

The final remarks

The bishops of the European continent have undertaken to develop further “a synodal Church,” following the indications of Pope Francis, rejoicing in how the works of the Continental Assembly in Prague were “an unmistakable sign of our unique belonging to Christ.” The commitment is presented in the concluding note of the bishops, who met in Prague from 10 to 12 February to discern the contents … Continue reading Continental Assembly of the Synod, the Bishops’ commitment. »

Press release

European Continental Assembly: final remarks

Prague, 5-12 February 2023

The first part of the Continental Assembly of the Synod, taking place in Prague from 5 to 12 February, concluded with greetings from Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, president of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe. Four days of prayer and intense work. In the daily Holy Mass and in moments of common prayer, the participants prayed for peace in Ukraine, for the victims of the … Continue reading European Continental Assembly: final remarks »

Towards the Continental Assembly of the Synod

Prague.synod2023.org

A new website to follow all the work in Prague

As of today, the website for the European Continental Assembly of the Synod, which will be held in Prague from 5 to 12 February, is online. The website can be found at: https://prague.synod2023.org/ Currently, the website provides an updated programme and some Assembly matters. As we get closer to the event, it will be updated with more details and materials. For each day, a gallery and … Continue reading Prague.synod2023.org »

EUROPE

Continental Assembly of the Synod

Prague, from 5 to 12 February 2023

The Continental Assembly of the Synod in Europe will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 5 to 12 February 2023. It is organised by CCEE, in collaboration with the Czech Bishops’ Conference and the Archdiocese of Prague. Journalists and members of the media who wish to cover the works of the European Stage in Prague must send an accreditation request indicating personal information (name, … Continue reading Continental Assembly of the Synod »

Europe

Archbishop Grušas celebrates the Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Shevchuk

At the tomb of St Jehoshaphat in St Peter's Basilica

On the recent Feast of Saint Jehoshaphat, 12 November 2022, Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s with His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, father and head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Archbishop Grušas was in Rome to attend the plenary of the Vatican’s Dicastery of Communication, of which he is a member, while His … Continue reading Archbishop Grušas celebrates the Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Shevchuk »

In Budapest

The Church at the service of peace

Meeting of the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of Central and Eastern Europe

On 24-25 October 2022, the meeting of the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Central and Eastern Europe was held in Budapest. The event was attended by, among others, Gintaras Grušas, the Archbishop of Vilnius and President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), András Veres, President of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, Michael … Continue reading The Church at the service of peace »

European Youth Symposium

Get up! Christ is calling you. Christus Vivit in Europe

20-23 October, Saint John Paul II Sanctuary in Kraków

The Youth Symposium organised by the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, entitled “Get up! Christ is calling you. Christus Vivit in Europe” took place from 20 to 23 October in Krakow. 160 delegates from 30 European countries met at the St John Paul II Sanctuary in Kraków, six years after the last symposium that prepared for the 2018 Youth Synod. The meeting looked at the … Continue reading Get up! Christ is calling you. Christus Vivit in Europe »

By ACI Stampa

II Vatican Council, a “simple note” that created a great story

Etchegaray's intuition and the birth of the CCEE

By Andrea Gagliarducci VATICAN CITY, 11 October 2022 / 10:00 AM (ACI Stampa). From the meetings of the conciliar fathers, a network of bishops was born with a small note that already looked beyond the Iron Curtain and has now become the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences. The then Monsignor Roger Etchegaray called it “a simple note”. And perhaps this simple name was appropriate, … Continue reading II Vatican Council, a “simple note” that created a great story »

Europe

On our knees before the Eucharist to invoke peace

On 14 September, Eucharistic Adoration in every Church of Europe

On 14 September, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, following the invite of H. E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and CCEE President, a day of prayer will be celebrated to invoke peace for Ukraine. Eucharistic Adoration is the common form of prayer chosen for this initiative: in all of the European Bishops’ Conferences liturgical aids and prayer schedules have been … Continue reading On our knees before the Eucharist to invoke peace »

Europe

Archbishop Grušas visits Ukraine

The CCEE President at war sites

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius, President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, who is currently on a trip to Ukraine, visited the martyred cities of Irpin and Bucha and met with wounded soldiersHe took part in the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, held in Przemyśl, Poland. From there, he crossed the border, met with wounded Ukrainian soldiers, celebrated mass at the end … Continue reading Archbishop Grušas visits Ukraine »