Category Archives: Vocations

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). »

Youth Commission

Strong young people rejoicing in Hope. Witnesses of Christ in Europe today

The joint meeting of the three sections in Santiago de Compostela from 19 to 22 September

“Strong young people rejoicing in Hope. Witnesses of Christ in Europe today” is the title of the joint meeting of the three sections that make up the Youth Commission, namely youth ministry, vocations, school and university, which was held in Santiago de Compostela from 19 to 22 September. This time, as in Krakow, along with the bishops and directors of the national offices, a group … Continue reading Strong young people rejoicing in Hope. Witnesses of Christ in Europe today »

Vocations Sections/EVS

Synodal Discernment and Accompaniment in the Care of Vocations

The meeting of the National Directors in Rome

The Bishops and Directors of the National Offices for Vocations of the European Bishops’ Conferences met in Rome from 28 September to 1 October to discuss “Synodal Discernment and Accompaniment in the Care of Vocations”. The reflection started from the fruits of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon and also touched upon aspects of vocational pastoral care in the university world. On the evening of … Continue reading Synodal Discernment and Accompaniment in the Care of Vocations »

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 »

European Youth Symposium

On 18 November 2021, the online preparatory meeting

The organisational phase resumes after the stop caused by Covid

From 20 to 23 October 2022, the European symposium on the proclamation of faith will be held in Krakow at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II, organised by the Youth Commission and the Catechesis Section of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and by the Archdiocese of Krakow. It will be the evangelical image of the story of the blind Bartimaeus, narrated in … Continue reading On 18 November 2021, the online preparatory meeting »

EVS - Vocations Section

The challenges of vocation ministry in Europe in the time of the pandemic

Annual meeting of the directors for vocational pastoral work

The annual conference organised by the European Vocation Service was held on 14 and 15 May. The online mode enabled some fifty delegates from twenty-two European Bishops’ Conferences to attend. The introduction to the work by H. Em. Card. Angelo Bagnasco, CCEE President, renewed the awareness of the uniqueness of each vocation and its singularity in the service of the Church. Father Valdemar Linke, a … Continue reading The challenges of vocation ministry in Europe in the time of the pandemic »

European Youth Symposium

Postponed further, Krakow meeting to be held in 2022

Organised by the CCEE Youth Commission and the Archdiocese of Krakow

The current health situation, the persistent difficulty of moving from one country to another as well as social distancing is preventing the smooth development of the Youth Symposium. Initially programmed for 2020 after the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit and in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II; then postponed until October 2021 due to the … Continue reading Postponed further, Krakow meeting to be held in 2022 »

European Symposium on the Youth

Moved to 2021 the meeting in Krakow

Organised by the CCEE Youth Commission and Catechesis Section

The travel difficulties and the distance between people, due to the coronavirus pandemic, prevents the meeting taking place this year. The Symposium, entitled “Get up, Christ is calling you!“, which will be attended by delegations from all of the European Bishops’ Conferences and numerous young people, will be moved by one year: it will be celebrated from 20 to 23 October 2021, again around the … Continue reading Moved to 2021 the meeting in Krakow »

European Symposium on the Youth

Get up, Christ is calling you!

Christus Vivit in Europe

From 20 to 23 October 2020, the European Symposium on the proclamation of the faith, organised by the Youth Commission and the Catechesis Section of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), will be held in Krakow, at the Shrine of St John Paul II. In view of the Symposium, a preparatory conference was held in recent days at the Archbishopric of Krakow, attended by … Continue reading Get up, Christ is calling you! »

EVS - Vocations Section

Vocations: Listen to God who asks something more!

The Annual Meeting and the Audience with Pope Francis

50 delegates from 22 European countries met in Rome, from 4 to 7 June, to attend the annual meeting for the heads of the vocations ministry of the Bishops´ Conferences of Europe which was entitled: “They spoke to each other of all the things that had happened ”(Lk 24,14). Questions and perspectives after the Synod. Three days of prayer, testimonies and reflections on the vocation … Continue reading Vocations: Listen to God who asks something more! »