Category Archives: News 2018

The CCEE Presidency Audience with the Pope

The Committment of the Church in Europe

Rome, 12-13 December 2018

On the morning of Thursday 13 December the Holy Father Francis held a private audience with the Presidency and Secretariat of the CCEE.  The meeting, being both encouraging and exciting, was also a particular moment of grace and dialogue on the topic of the Church in Europe and allowed the President of the CCEE, Card. Angelo Bagnasco, to recount to the Pope the initiatives in … Continue reading The Committment of the Church in Europe »

Evangelisation and Culture

The cultural routes of Europe. Journeys of Faith and Encounter

Convention organised by the CCEE and by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the Council of Europe

“The cultural routes of Europe. Journeys of Faith and Encounter” is the title of the convention organised by the CCEE and by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the Council of Europe in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe which took place at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg on 27 … Continue reading The cultural routes of Europe. Journeys of Faith and Encounter »

Plenary Assembly

European Bishops Thank Millions of Christian Volunteers

Poznań, Poland, 13-16 September 2018

“Volunteer work involves millions of Christians in Europe and is a remarkable and pervasive activity, that can reach many poor and marginalized people living in our opulent societies, with a peculiar dynamism of love. […] We wish to express our closeness, encouraging support and gratitude to the Christians who engage in volunteer work, whether it is organized or spontaneous, structured or occasional.” It is with … Continue reading European Bishops Thank Millions of Christian Volunteers »

Secretariat

Fr Martin Michalíček, New Secretary General of CCEE

Poznań, Poland, 14 September 2018

Fr Martin Michalíček is the new GeneralSecretary  of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE). Late in the morning the Presidents of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences, gathered Poznań (13-16) for their annual Plenary Assembly (13-16 September), elected him for a five-year term (with immediate effect). Fr Martin Michalíček succeeds Duarte da Cunha, who concluded a second five-year term. The CCEE President, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of … Continue reading Fr Martin Michalíček, New Secretary General of CCEE »

CCEE in Poland to speak about solidarity in Europe

Regarding the Plenary Assembly 2018

At the invitation of His Grace Mgr Stanisław Gądecki, Archbishop of Poznań, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and Vice-president of CCEE, the church body which sees the participation of the Presidents of all the Bishops’ Conferences representing 45 nations of the continent, the annual Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) will take place from 13-16 September in Poznań (Poland). The … Continue reading CCEE in Poland to speak about solidarity in Europe »

Family and Life Commission

First meeting of the CCEE Commission Family and Life

Dublin, Ireland

The first meeting of the CCEE Commission Family and life took place on the 23rd August in Dublin, the Irish capital which gathers the World Family Meeting (21-26 August). The new Commission was set up by the 2017 CCEE Plenary Assembly and is aimed to promote the Gospel of the Family. The Commission’s work, led by the President of the Commission, the Archbishop of St. … Continue reading First meeting of the CCEE Commission Family and Life »