Italian Bishop Crociata is the new President of COMECE His Excellency Mgr. Mariano Crociata (Italy) is the new President of COMECE. He was elected on Wednesday 22 March 2023 by the Bishop Delegates of the EU Episcopates, gathered in Rome for the Spring Plenary Assembly of COMECE. On the same occasion, four Vice-Presidents…
Stages | Offre de stage à la COMECE pour l’automne COMECE Internship Programme (Brussels, Fall 2022) The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) represents the Catholic Church in the EU countries vis-à-vis the European institutions. Founded 40 years ago with the mission of following closely the integration process of Europe, it…
Declaration of COMECE General Secretary on the EP discussion on “Global threats to abortion rights » In view of the discussion scheduled for today, Wednesday 8 June 2022, in the European Parliament under the title “Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court”, the Secretary…
(Text in French below) Last December,Bethléem was distinguished along 49 other European housing solutions for the locked-out (eg homeless people and other population groups with limited access to the housing market). This initiative is undertaken by FEANTSA and bears the name of 50 housing solutions. Please find below the announcement to the first webinar on the…
May 31st, 2019 New logo, same mission. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is happy to announce the release of our new logo as we seek to respond to the situation of refugees and other forcibly displaced people in more effective ways. Our mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees compels us to adapt…
Last week (23-27 October 2017), the first negotiations towards a UN Treaty on businesses and human rights took place in Geneva. Momentum is growing, but more efforts are needed to put into place the necessary framework to stop corporate impunity and provide access to justice for victims of human rights abuses. On November 5th, 2015,…
