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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). »

Presidency

The first official meeting of the CCEE with Pope Leo XIV

Among the themes of the meeting were ecumenical dialogue, synodal challenges and evangelization in Europe

“You have my support”, stated Pope Leo XIV, receiving in audience the Presidency of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) in the private Library of the Apostolic Palace, on Saturday 28 June 2025. The CCEE has worked in close contact with Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, at that time Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, and who participated at numerous CCEE meetings. However, this … Continue reading The first official meeting of the CCEE with Pope Leo XIV »

General Secretaries

“The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Structures in a Missionary and Synodal Perspective”

Among the highlights of the programme: The meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew I and a visit to Nicaea.

From 15 to 18 June 2025, in Istanbul, the general secretaries of the bishops’ conferences of 29 European countries gathered for their annual meeting on the theme “The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Structures in a Missionary and Synodal Perspective”. Special moments of the meeting were also a visit to Nicaea and a meeting with His Holiness the Patriarch Bartholomew I in Fanar. After official welcome … Continue reading “The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Structures in a Missionary and Synodal Perspective” »

General Secretaries

The Annual Meeting of the General Secretaries in Istanbul

The programme sees a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew I and a visit to Nicaea

The annual meeting of the General Secretaries of the European Bishops’ Conferences will take place in Istanbul, from 15 to 18 June 2025, organised by the CCEE in collaboration with the Turkish Bishops’ Conference. The theme for this year is: “The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Structures in a Missionary and Synodal Perspective”. The location chosen by the CCEE for this 52nd annual meeting of the … Continue reading The Annual Meeting of the General Secretaries in Istanbul »

Church

The CCEE congratulates the new Pope, Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the 267th Successor of Peter

The CCEE Presidency expresses, on behalf of all the European Bishops, joy and gratitude to the Lord for the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope, and extends to the new Pope, Leo XIV, its best wishes for his ministry as the Successor of Peter at the service of the whole Church and the world. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, as Prefect of the Dicastery … Continue reading The CCEE congratulates the new Pope, Leo XIV »

CCEE

The European Magisterium of Pope Francis

The tribute of President Grušas

The Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences joins the universal Church in mourning the death of Pope Francis and invites all the bishops of Europe to celebrate Masses of suffrage for the soul of the pontiff and for the Catholic Church, who now faces the challenge of electing a new successor to Peter. The Pope “who came from the end of the world”, the first … Continue reading The European Magisterium of Pope Francis »

Church

Pope Francis has returned to the house of the Father

United in prayer for the eternal rest of the Holy Father

With gratitude to the Lord for the life of the Holy Father, CCEE joins the whole Church in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, which occurred on the morning of 21 April 2025. With deep sorrow, CCEE raises its prayers to the risen Lord Jesus to receive Pope Francis into the glory of heaven, together with the Virgin Mary and all the saints. … Continue reading Pope Francis has returned to the house of the Father »

Europe

Eucharistic Chain 2025: The Prayer of the Church of Europe for Ukraine and the Holy Land During Lent

The European Bishops Celebrated Holy Mass for 40 Consecutive Days to invoke Peace

From Ash Wednesday and throughout the Lenten Season, the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe celebrated Holy Mass to invoke a just and sustainable peace, especially for Ukraine and the Holy Land. The Lenten initiative, called the “Eucharistic Chain”, involved all 39 members of the CCEE, who, through the Eucharistic celebration, surrounded the entire European Continent with the embrace of the Church, as a real sign of … Continue reading Eucharistic Chain 2025: The Prayer of the Church of Europe for Ukraine and the Holy Land During Lent »