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Press Release

Season of Creation 2020 – ‘Jubilee for the Earth’

Joint statement issued by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of CCEE, and Rev. Christian Krieger, President of CEC

25 August 2020 From 1 September to 4 October, Christians all over the world celebrate the Season of Creation, as well as the Day of Creation on 1 September. Following the tradition from previous years, in CEC and CCEE, we have taken advantage of this occasion and have encouraged our Member Churches in Europe to acknowledge these days to celebrate the richness of our faith … Continue reading Season of Creation 2020 – ‘Jubilee for the Earth’ »

Migrations Section

The Local Community as a model of Welcoming and Integration in Europe

Meeting of the National Directors

The meeting of the National Directors for Migration took place in Athens from 26 to 28 of this past November. Led by Card. Anders Arborelius, head of the Migrations Section of the CCEE Commission for Social Pastoral Care, the meeting focused on the theme: “The Local community as a model of welcoming and integration in Europe”. H. E. Mgr Giampaolo Crepaldi, President of the CCEE … Continue reading The Local Community as a model of Welcoming and Integration in Europe »

Press Release

Season of Creation 2019 – The Network of Life

Joint statement issued by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of CCEE, and Rev. Christian Krieger, President of CEC

1 August 2019 Since it has become a fruitful tradition between the Christian Churches in Europe – the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and the Conferences of European Churches (CEC) – they are uniting once again this year in one voice to re-affirm responsibility for creation and issue an invitation to prayer. The Season of Creation, from 1 September until 4 October, is a … Continue reading Season of Creation 2019 – The Network of Life »

Meeting of the Representatives of the Episcopal Conferences of Central and Eastern Europe

Bratislava, Slovakia, 6-7 September 2018

We receive and forward this news release of the meeting of representatives of the Bishops’ Conferences of Central and Eastern Europe which was held in Bratislava (6-7 September 2018). For more information: Martin Kramara, Bishops’ Conference of Slovakia (Italian and English) mobile: +421 904904410 – email: kramara@kbs.sk The representatives of the Episcopates of Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the International … Continue reading Meeting of the Representatives of the Episcopal Conferences of Central and Eastern Europe »

Migration Section

Inspiring changes: training, informing, and making aware on human mobility

Annual Meeting of Bishops and Delegates entrusted with the Ministry of Migrants

Migration is not just an economic, social, demographic, cultural, and political issue. Precisely because it has become an increasingly politicized topic, only through communication one can understand today the reasons for this global human movement, and the presence of migrants and their integration into European societies. So, firstly, how can we communicate, inform people, and train the Catholic faithful to a correct perception of the … Continue reading Inspiring changes: training, informing, and making aware on human mobility »

Migration Section

A movement of humanity: the flow of migrants and news

The Next Annual Meeting in Stockholm

The annual meeting of bishops and delegates entrusted with the ministry of migrants of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences in Europe will take place this time in Stockholm, Sweden, 13 through 15 of July, at the invitation of the local bishop, Cardinal Anders Arborelius OCD, in charge of the “migration” section of the CCEE Commission “Pastoral Care of Social Issues.” The theme chosen for this year … Continue reading A movement of humanity: the flow of migrants and news »

Safeguarding of Creation

Catholics in support of a sustainable financial system

First Laudato Si´ Reflection Day

The first Laudato Si’ Reflection Day took place in Brussels on 6 June with more than 70 representatives of the European Bishops’ Conferences, Catholic organisations and movements. Together they expressed their support for a sustainable financial system in Europe and the Church. Participants discussed the latest EU initiatives on the matter and shared best practises and ideas in order to strengthen the crucial role the … Continue reading Catholics in support of a sustainable financial system »

Pastoral Social Commission

First Meeting of the New Commission

Sintra, Portugal

The meeting of the CCEE Commission for Social Pastoral Care took place on January 24 in the Colégio do Ramalhão in Sintra (Portugal). The Commission was renewed at the 2017 CCEE Plenary Assembly. The meeting, presided over by the President of the Commission, the Bishop of Trieste (Italy), Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, began with an evaluation of the work carried out in previous years. Subsequently, the … Continue reading First Meeting of the New Commission »