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EU Bishops reply to President Macron: “there is no recognized right to abortion in European or international law”
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EU Bishops reply to President Macron: “there is no recognized right to abortion in European or international law”

In a statement released on Tuesday 8 February 2022, the Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) expresses its deep concern on President Macron’s…

9 February 2022 · 2 min read

COMECE launches its new website!

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COMECE launches its new website!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website: www.comece.eu! Our main goal in launching this new website is to provide users with a more intuitive and user-friendly…

2 February 2022 · 2 min read

Olivier Coevoet
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Olivier Coevoet

Olivier comes from France. After his national service in the French Navy, he made a career in finance and in particular in insurance for 40 years where he was head…

1 February 2022 · 1 min read

Congratulations to Roberta Metsola elected European Parliament president
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EU Bishops congratulate Metsola on her election as EP President

EU Bishops congratulate Metsola on her election as EP President Statement of H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Union, on the…

18 January 2022 · 1 min read

Card. Hollerich offers condolences on the passing away of EU Parliament President David Sassoli
16 février 2020 : Le Card. Jean-Claude HOLLERICH, archevêque de Luxembourg, prend possession du titre cardinalice de l'église San Giovanni Grisostomo (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome) à Rome, Italie. February 16, 2020: Card. Jean-Claude HOLLERICH, takes possession of the title of Saint John Chrysostom in Monte Sacro Alto in Rome, Italy.

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Card. Hollerich offers condolences on the passing away of EU Parliament President David Sassoli

Card. Hollerich offers condolences on the passing away of EU Parliament President David Sassoli On behalf of the Bishops of European Union, the President of COMECE, H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich…

11 January 2022 · 2 min read

EVENT | Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe
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EVENT | Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe

Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe “Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe” will be held on 7 December 2021, 19:00 – 21:00…

2 December 2021 · 2 min read

COMECE reacts on European Commission ‘inclusive language’ guidelines

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COMECE reacts on European Commission ‘inclusive language’ guidelines

COMECE welcomes the withdrawal of the European Commission’s internal guidelines on inclusive communication on Tuesday 30 November 2021. The draft text contained several terminological recommendations to the staff of this EU institution on how to have more inclusive internal and external communication.…

30 November 2021 · 1 min read

EU-Africa partnership: Returning (to) cultural heritage
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EU-Africa partnership: Returning (to) cultural heritage

The event will be an occasion to reflect jointly with policy-makers, Church representatives and practitioners from Europe and Africa on the role of cultural and religious heritage as one of…

25 November 2021 · 2 min read