Category Archives: Europe

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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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“Let the world not forget. Let us not get used to war”

The closeness and solidarity of the European bishops to the Ukrainian people

Last Tuesday, 14 June, 28 Presidents and delegates of the European Bishops’ Conferences met online to receive updates on the situation regarding the war in Ukraine, and to reflect together on the role of the Catholic Church in Ukraine in the context of the current war. The meeting was opened by H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and President of CCEE, who recalled the … Continue reading “Let the world not forget. Let us not get used to war” »

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The prayer of the Church for peace in Ukraine and for the victims of the pandemic

A holy Mass of remembrance is celebrated on each day during Lent

Starting on Ash Wednesday, and continuing throughout the Lenten season, the Presidents of our continent’s Bishops’ Conferences celebrated Holy Mass to invoke peace in Ukraine and to pray for those who have died as a result of the war and of covid. The Lenten initiative, called a ‘Eucharistic chain’, and conceived as a sign of the Church’s closeness to the victims of covid and their … Continue reading The prayer of the Church for peace in Ukraine and for the victims of the pandemic »