European unity Archives

European bishops mark 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
Nov 7, 2019

Catholic bishops from the European Union marked 30 years since the breaching of the Berlin Wall with tributes to those who worked for peaceful change, as well as warnings against resurgent “ideologies behind the building of walls.”

Irish bishops say Brexit means EU elections have ‘far-reaching implications’

Church in UK and Ireland
May 21, 2019

Ireland’s bishops have warned that this week’s European elections have “rarely been more important,” due to the “potentially profound and far-reaching implications” of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

German cardinal says Church must work for greater European unity

Catholic News Agency, Church in Europe
Sep 5, 2018

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, has said that the Church must support social and political unity in Europe.

New head of EU bishops’ commission sets out priorities

Catholic News Service, Global Church
Mar 10, 2018

The new head of a commission representing Europe’s Catholic bishops pledged to combat populism and promote European unity.

Bishop says Catholic charities will be hit if UK exits EU

Catholic News Service, Church
Jun 3, 2016

MANCHESTER, England — European funding for Catholic aid agencies based in the U.K. could be withdrawn if the British people vote to leave the EU in late June, said an English bishop. Auxiliary Bishop William Kenney of Birmingham said groups such as CAFOD, the overseas aid agency of the Catholic

Pope Francis and Christianity beyond the bunkers

Church
May 8, 2016

Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community of Sant’Egidio, had an insightful piece on Saturday in the Italian paper Corriere della Sera about the speech Pope Francis delivered the day before in receiving the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for European integration. In a nutshell, Riccardi’s argument was that Francis sees the main