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29.03.2017 – Accompaniment and the one who accompanies – today’s focus at the CCEE Symposium on young people in Barcelona

Accompaniment and the one who accompanies – today’s focus at the CCEE Symposium on young people in Barcelona Barcelona, Spain, 28-31 March 2017 The Symposium on young people which is being held from 28-31 March in Barcelona, organised by the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE), by the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE), and by the Archdiocese of Barcelona, met for its second day on 29 … Continue reading 29.03.2017 – Accompaniment and the one who accompanies – today’s focus at the CCEE Symposium on young people in Barcelona »

16.03.2017 – A Symposium in twelve points

A Symposium in twelve points Barcelona, Spain, 28-31 March 2017 While in Barcelona feverish preparations are under way for the European Symposium on the accompaniment of young people, in the last few months, the over 250 participants have been working on…

09.03.2017 – In Barcelona Best Practices to accompany young people

In Barcelona Best Practices to accompany young people Barcelona, Spain, 28-31 March 2017 In these days, the CCEE is collecting several initiatives that affect different areas of pastoral care (catechism, vocational follow-up, youth ministry …) and have been well received among young people…

07.03.2017 – Patriarch Bartholomew meets with a CCEE delegation led by Cardinal Bagnasco

Patriarch Bartholomew meets with a CCEE delegation led by Cardinal Bagnasco Istanbul, Turkey, 5 March 2017 On Sunday 5 March in Istanbul, the ancient Christian city of Constantinople-Byzantium, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of CCEE (Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe) met His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Patriarchal See of Phanar…

22.02.2017 – Together to witness Christ in Europe

Together to witness Christ in Europe: CCEE-CEC Joint Committee meets in Paris Paris, 20-21 February 2017 The current socio-political climate – marked by instability and a lack of hope – informed many of the discussions in Paris. Representatives expressed…

19.01.2017 – Fifty years of occupation demands action

Fifty years of occupation demands action 14-19 January 2017 We all have a responsibility to oppose the construction of settlements. This de facto annexation of land not only undermines the rights of Palestinians in …

18.01.2017 – “Reconciliation – the love of Christ compels us”

“Reconciliation – the love of Christ compels us” St. Gallen (Switzerland)/Bruxelles (Belgium), 18 January 2017 The multiple crises facing Europe and its neighbours bind us still more closely together. War and conflict, political uncertainty, migration and ecological challenges, material …

09.01.2017 – Holy Land Co-ordination 2017

Holy Land Co-ordination 2017 14-19 January 2017 Following on from the HLC2016 meeting with refugees in Jordan, the annual meeting of the Holy Land Co-ordination (HLC2017) will begin on Saturday 14 January, the eve of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, with…