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the Convention" "

The Christian churches have written to the president of the Convention on the future of Europe, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, to ask for recognition in the future constitutional treaty of the European Union. The letter dated 27 September bears the signature of Msgr. Noël Treanor, general secretary of COMECE (Commission of the episcopates of the European […]

globalization" "

The participation of the poor countries in international trade is the presupposition to ensure solidarity in globalization: so says a document put out at the end of a meeting of the executive committee of COMECE, the Commission of the episcopates of the European Community, held in Brussels on 30 September. In October 2001, the COMECE […]

The ever increasing numbers of immigrants in France influence pastoral practices. Immigation is an inescapable reality in all pastoral plans. In 2001 alone, French Caritas provided accommodation to 12,000 asylum-seekers. That’s one of the findings that emerged from the conference held in Paris on 28 September on the theme: “The Church and immigrants, a future […]

immigrants" "

“Women and families in migrations” is the theme of the seminar organized by the CCEE (Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe) to be held in Smyrna, in Turkey, from 9 to 14 October. It will be attended by the bishop delegates and the national directors for the pastoral care of migrants. The theme “is […]

universities" "

Realizing a “European space of higher education by 2010: that is the ambitious objective of European universities, to give concrete form to the goals set out in the previous declarations of Paris (1998), Bologna (1999) and Prague (2001). The objective was discussed by Rafael Puyol Antolin , rector of the Complutensian University of Madrid, on […]

The autumn plenary assembly of the German Bishops’ Conference was held in Fulda from 23 to 26 September. Chaired by Cardinal Karl Lehmann, archbishop of Mainz, it discussed eight main questions: interreligious dialogue, pastoral ministry, liturgy, ecumenism, questions relating to faith and to the universal Church, social issues and lastly the “mid-term thematic plan” of […]

The Belgian Bishops’ Conference recently presented its pastoral plan for 2002-3. Called ‘Year of diakonia’, it is the result of a reflection already anticipated in the Declaration “The mission of Christians in the world” of January 2001. “Placing one’s own life at the service of one’s fellowmen and of a just society is not a […]

Churches and the future of Europe, impulse to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, concern for the environment: these are some of the issues at the centre of the activities conducted by the European bishops’ conferences in recent months. We present below a summary of the most significant events that have distinguished the life of the various […]

European bishops" "

The presidents of the 34 Bishops’ Conferences that form part of the CCEE, the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe, are meeting at Sarajevo from 3 to 6 October. The Council’s annual plenary assembly will tackle two fundamental questions: evangelization and the relation between Church and “public reality”. Vocations and collaboration between parishes and […]

editoriale" "

In occasione dell’assemblea plenaria del Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa (Ccee) che dal 3 al 6 ottobre riunirà a Sarajevo i presidenti di 34 Conferenze episcopali, pubblichiamo una riflessione di mons. Amédée Grab , vescovo di Coira (Svizzera) e presidente del Ccee. La predicazione del Vangelo in Europa è il nostro primo compito. Come Consiglio […]