This month, our ‘Christian Heritage month by month’ column presents the church of Saint Elisabeth, the 20th century “blue church” in the Archdiocese of Bratislava, in Slovakia.
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The event aims to promote dialogue on social justice within the Church and among Europeans in a context marked by demographic imbalances, technological disruption and ecological injustices
Bishops call for a renewed transatlantic partnership ahead of the EU-US Summit
Bishops from both sides of the Atlantic have released on Monday 7 June 2021 a joint declaration towards a renewed transatlantic relationship ahead of the June 2021 EU-US Summit. They encourage...
COMECE: “national level is best placed to fight against hate crimes”
In a recent contribution to a public consultation of the European Commission on Fundamental Rights, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences...
EU Bishops address President von der Leyen: “The EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion should have adequate resources"
In a letter addressed to EC President von der Leyen on Wednesday 2 June 2021, the Bishops of the...
The Assembly of the COMECE Working Group on Ethics met on Tuesday 18 May 2021 to exchange on the new EU Green Digital Certificate, highlighting the need not to exclude anyone from participating in social life.
The Church calls on the EU to support Lebanese people amid crisis
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE) calls on the European Union...
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union (COMECE) is pleased to invite you to the webinar “The right to disconnect and the need for a European weekly common day of rest”, to be held by the European Sunday Alliance
2021 European Laudato Si’ Reflection Day
Registration now open
On the 6th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences...
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) held an online Ecumenical Prayer for Christian Unity and for the Future of Europe on Friday 21 May 2021. The event featured a special message from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
COMECE and CEC invite you to join the ecumenical prayer for Christian Unity and for the future of Europe to be held online on Friday 21 May 2021 from 11:00 to 12:00 (CEST). The event will be hosted by MEP Patrizia Toia and will also feature a message of His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, and of the EP Vice-President, Roberta Metsola.