Council of European Episcopal Conferences Archives

A divided Europe cannot stand; solidarity needed, pope says

Oct 27, 2020

Europeans must not see their rich history simply as a fond memory of a time long gone, but they must look to it as a guide to overcoming divisions and challenges aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Europe’s bishops mark Auschwitz anniversary denouncing hate

Jan 25, 2020

Europe’s Catholic bishops are marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a statement denouncing anti-Semitism and the “manipulation” of the truth for political aims.

By Vanessa Gera

Bishops call on European citizens to wake up, rejoice

Oct 7, 2019

Europe’s Catholic bishops urged their citizens to “wake up” and find new hope by rediscovering the continent’s Christian roots.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Vienna-based group logs attacks against European Christian churches

May 14, 2019

The Vienna-based Observatory of Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe, an independent organization founded with the help of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, has logged several instances of church vandalism across the continent this year.

By Simon Caldwell

Papal overture in Lesbos may just be how a post-political papacy rolls

May 9, 2019

An initiative by Pope Francis this week on the Greek island of Lesbos, which he visited three years ago, might just be how a post-political papacy rolls.

By John L. Allen Jr.

African, European bishops: Globalization demands vigilance from Church

Apr 16, 2018

While globalization at its best can enable the sharing of spiritual and material riches, it also can lead to huge destruction, the bishops of Europe and Africa said after a four-day meeting in Fatima, Portugal.

By Bronwen Dachs

Pope expresses concern over intolerance, xenophobia toward migrants and refugees

Sep 22, 2017

“I will not hide my concern before the signs of intolerance, discrimination and xenophobia that can be found in different regions of Europe,” Pope Francis said at an audience at the Vatican. “The contemporary migrant flows represent a new missionary frontier,” he added.

By Claire Giangravè

From Europe to India, Christians seek unity in era of division

Jan 23, 2017

Though calls for building bridges may seem out of touch in a time when politics seems more interested in walls, the January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity finds Christians from Europe to India refusing to give up the goal.

By Crux Staff