Pope Francis met COMECE Standing Committee in Santa Martha at the Vatican last Tuesday in preparation of “Rethinking Europe”, the major high-level Forum of Dialogue that COMECE is organizing in collaboration with the Holy See in Rome on October 2017. During a two-days visit to Rome and the Vatican City, COMECE Standing Committee met several…
Movie Night : A Civil Action BASED ON A TRUE STORY Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly […]
Pope Francis received the Heads of State and Government of 27 EU Member States on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. In his speech, he called on them to discern “the paths of hope, identifying specific ways forward to ensure that the significant steps taken thus far have not been wasted,…
The Bishops assemble to accompany the process of reflection on the future of Europe. While on 24 March, Pope Francis will receive in presence of Cardinal Marx, in an audience the Heads of State of the EU-27 on the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the EU Bishops will meet in Brussels from 29…
COMECE wishes to invite you to a lunch event to debate what migration and asylum policies should we take into account in order to preserve the primary rights of persons and assist less developed countries in their own integral development. Populorum Progressio: Its Relevance for Today’s World, by Grégoire Catta SJ, Centre Sèvres – Paris Facing […]
Business and Human Rights: Roles and Prospects for the European Union – Perspectives from North and South EU Parliament, room JAN6Q1 In October 2017, the United Nations will begin historic negotiations for a Treaty on businesses and human rights. This Treaty would aim to create an international legal framework to ensure that transnational companies respect […]
There are more tensions about religion in Europe than has ever been the case since WWII. These tensions are not just a consequence of the arrival of new religions (notably Islam) or of a growing fundamentalist trend in religions. They are a consequence of a growing secularization of culture that goes beyond the political conflict between […]
The opening / vernissage of this beautifull photography exhibition will be held on March the 7th at 17:00 A visual illustration of the reality behind « conflict minerals » A provocative look at the impacts of our consumer choices Tel. : +32 (2) 2309242 Fax : +32 (2) 2310626 Courriel : welcome (at) resurrection.be Une table ronde à propos de […]
Minorities in/at War Les 9 et 10 mars 2017, le Musée Juif de Belgique organise en partenariat avec le CegeSoma, un Colloque international intitulé Minorities in/at War.Le colloque se tiendra à la Bibliothèque royale, à Bruxelles. Il traitera des violences perpétrées envers les minorités, ainsi que de leur protection légale, durant la période de 1912 […]
Since its foundation in 1925, the Benedictine Abbey of Chevetogne has been a place of action and prayer for the unity of Christians. Celebrations are conducted in both the Western and Eastern Byzantine traditions. This place is really where the two meet. Further informations about the program on the flyer or/and visit Chapel for Europe website to […]
Lien vers l’invitation détaillée Mercredi 22 mars 2017 à 18 hrs. Cathédrale Saint-Michel et Sainte-Gudule Bruxelles Temps de prière au premier anniversaire des attentats à Bruxelles le 22 mars 2016 présidé par Cardinal Jozef De Kesel Woensdag 22 maart 2017 om 18 u. Sint-Michiels en Sint-Goedelekathedraal Brussel Gebedsmoment op de eerste verjaardag van de aanslagen […]
On the occasion of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, 8 February, Caritas Europa casts the spotlight on the global tragedy of trafficking in human beings. This scourge affects millions people in the world and generates billions of euros for criminal groups. “I was 12 when a friend of…
