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Legal Advisors

“Revision of Canon Law and Reform of the Church”

The Meeting of the Legal Advisors in Edinburgh

From 19 to 21 November 2025, at the invitation of H.E. Msgr. Leo CUSHLEY, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, a meeting of the legal advisers of the European Bishops’ Conferences was held in Edinburgh on the theme “Revision of Canon Law and Reform of the Church”. After the opening greetings from the Rev. Antonio AMMIRATI, General Secretary of the CCEE, and from H.E. Msgr. … Continue reading “Revision of Canon Law and Reform of the Church” »

Legal Advisors

The reforms of Pope Francis and the effects in the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe

Meeting of the National Experts in Malta

The impact had of both the reforms of the Curia and the process for reserved crimes on the organisation of the particular Churches was the focus of the meeting of the Legal Advisors of the European Bishops’ Conferences, held in Malta from 30 November to 1 December. The meeting, organised to take place immediately after the work of the Plenary Assembly of the Council of … Continue reading The reforms of Pope Francis and the effects in the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe »

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Challenges to the Freedom of the Church in the Context of the Pandemic

Meeting of the Legal Advisers for the European Bishops' Conferences

On the morning of 7 December 2021, twenty-six legal advisers from the European Bishops’ Conferences took part in a virtual meeting to consider the specifics of the restrictions put in place by European governments in the face of the challenge to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Covid-19). The meeting began with greetings from the CCEE President, H.E. Msgr Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius … Continue reading Challenges to the Freedom of the Church in the Context of the Pandemic »

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IV Meeting of the Legal Advisors for the European Bishops’ Conferences

Reform of the canonical marriage process, conscientious objection and hate speech

This is the fourth edition of the meeting of legal advisors of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, which takes place every two years and gives the opportunity to discuss the issues and challenges that the Church faces today in Europe and to share the work of each individual Bishops Conference. 32 consultants and experts in the legal field met in Bratislava, from 3 to 5 … Continue reading IV Meeting of the Legal Advisors for the European Bishops’ Conferences »

2017 – III Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences

III Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 10-12 December 2017 One of the task of the legal advisers of the Bishops’ Conferences is to monitor the legislative activity of their own country and within the European institutions with a view to ascertaining compatibility with the Church’s social teaching. Since the challenges are often common among individual European Nations, … Continue reading 2017 – III Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences »

2015 – II Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences

II Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences Conscientious objection: a good for humanity Bratislava, Slovakia, 4-6 March 2015 It is the task of the legal advisers of the individual Bishops’ Conferences to monitor the legislative activity of their own country and the European institutions with a view to ascertaining compatibility with the Church’s social teaching. Given the importance which some European directives … Continue reading 2015 – II Meeting of the Legal Advisers of European Bishops’ Conferences »