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CCEE-CEC Joint Committee

The CCEE-CEC Joint Committee and the signing of the updated Charta Œcumenica

Pope Leo XIV to receive the participants at the signing ceremony in Audience

From 4 to 6 November 2025, the Joint Committee of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) will meet in Rome. There will be two key moments of the meeting: the ceremony for the signing of the updated Charta Œcumenica, that will take place on 5 November 2025 in the Church of the Martyrdom of Saint Paul at the … Continue reading The CCEE-CEC Joint Committee and the signing of the updated Charta Œcumenica »

Section for Culture

“Europe and Christian Culture”

Meeting of the Bishops and National Directors

Gathered from all the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, the bishops and national directors responsible for culture will meet in Turin from 29 to 30 October, for the meeting organized by the Section for Culture of the CCEE Commission for Evangelization and Culture. The aim of the meeting, entitled “Europe and Christian Culture”, is to launch a reflection on what the cultural and moral contribution of … Continue reading “Europe and Christian Culture” »

Plenary Assembly /3

Final Communiqué

European Bishops Call for Prayer for Peace and Missionary Engagement on the Continent

At the invitation of H.E. Msgr. José ORNELAS CARVALHO, S.C.I., Bishop of Leiria-Fátima and President of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference, the Plenary Assembly of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) was held in Fátima from 7–10 October 2025. During the Assembly, the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences reflected on the theme: “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe.” In his opening … Continue reading Final Communiqué »

Plenary Assembly /2

How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe. Socio-Theological Considerations: Pilgrims of Hope

The Plenary Assembly of the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe is continuing in Fátima

The second day of the Plenary Assembly, 9 October, opened with Holy Mass and Morning Prayer – Lauds, presided over by H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude HOLLERICH, Vice-President of the CCEE. Afterwards, the participants heard the second keynote talk of the Assembly delivered by Prof. András MÁTÉ-TÓTH, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Szeged in Hungary, entitled “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised … Continue reading How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe. Socio-Theological Considerations: Pilgrims of Hope »

Plenary Assembly /1

How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe: A Cultural Analysis of the Current Situation

The Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe started their meeting in Fátima

The CCEE Plenary Assembly opened on Tuesday, 7 October, with a solemn Holy Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, presided by H.E. Msgr. José ORNELAS CARVALHO, SCI, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima and President of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference. At the end of the celebration, the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe entrusted their mission and the continent to the Blessed Virgin … Continue reading How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe: A Cultural Analysis of the Current Situation »

Plenary Assembly

“How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe”

The Presidents of the European Bishops’ Conferences to meet in Fátima

The Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) will take place in Fátima, Portugal, from 7 to 10 October 2025, with its programme dedicated to the theme: “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe”. This annual event will bring together the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of European countries for a joint study of the Church’s evangelising mission in the … Continue reading “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularised Europe” »

Section for Catechesis

“Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage”

The meeting in Rome bringing together catechists from across Europe

From 25 to 26 September 2025, the Meeting of Bishops and National Directors for Catechesis, organised by the Section for Catechesis of the CCEE Commission for Evangelisation and Culture, was held in Rome on the theme «“Let us go happily to the house of the Lord.” Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage». The initiative offered those responsible for catechesis in the various Bishops’ Conferences of Europe an … Continue reading “Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage” »

Section for Catechesis

“Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage”

The meeting of the Directors for Catechesis to be held in Rome

From 25 to 26 September 2025, the Meeting of the Bishops and National Directors for Catechesis, organised by the CCEE Section for Catechesis of the CCEE Commission for Evangelisation and Culture, will take place in Rome. The initiative aims to offer those responsible for catechesis within the various European Bishops’ Conferences a time for listening, discussion and shared reflection, on the occasion of the 2025 … Continue reading “Let us go happily to the house of the Lord. Catechesis, Formation and Pilgrimage” »