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16 September 2025

DOCUMENT | COMECE submits contribution to EU consultation on the MFF in the fields of Culture, Education and Youth

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union (COMECE) releases its contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034, focusing on cross-border…

#Education & Culture #Youth Platform #Youth policies

12 September 2025

Honoring the life and service of Mgr. Noël Treanor: Memorial Mass in Brussels on 15 September 2025

A Mass corpore insepulto for Archbishop Nöel Treanor took place on Friday, 16 August, 2024 in the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon in Brussels.

4 September 2025

COMECE Secretary General participates in SECAM’s 20th Plenary Assembly in Kigali

At the invitation of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), COMECE Secretary General, Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, took part in the 20th Plenary Assembly held in…

#EU External Affairs #International Religious Freedom

19 July 2025

Solidarity visit to Ukraine: COMECE witnesses the scale of human loss

A delegation of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), led by its President Mgr. Mariano Crociata, concluded an official visit to Ukraine from 16 to…

#EU External Affairs

17 July 2025

COMECE President mourns Gaza Church attack amid Ukraine solidarity visit

The Holy Family Catholic Church of Gaza. (Photo: Shutterstock) Mgr. Mariano Crociata, President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), expresses deep emotion…

#EU External Affairs #International Religious Freedom

17 July 2025

COMECE Youth Net’s annual contribution on EU migration policy now published

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) released, on Thursday 17 July 2025, the 2024–2025 contribution of the COMECE Youth Net, which focuses on the integration…