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Belgrade hosted the meeting of the General Secretaries of the European Bishops’ Conferences
From 14 to 17 June 2026, the 53rd annual Meeting of the General Secretaries of the European Bishops’ Conferences took place in Belgrade, organised by the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) in collaboration with the International Bishops’ Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius, on the theme “Being Priests in Today’s Europe: Vocation and Formation”. The meeting was attended by Bishop Marek Marczak, General Secretary of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
Archbishop Józef Michalik has passed away
On the 5th Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2026, at the age of 85, in the 61st year of his priesthood and the 39th year of his episcopal ministry, Archbishop Józef Michalik, Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl of the Latin Rite, passed away. He was President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference from 2004 to 2014.
Polish bishops after their deliberations on parish life, religious education in schools, and the Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland
Parish life, religious education in schools, and the Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland were among the topics addressed by the Polish bishops during the press conference following the conclusion of the 404th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw.
Secretaries General of the European Bishops' Conferences met in Istanbul
From 15 to 18 June 2025, in Istanbul, the general secretaries of the bishops' conferences of 29 European countries gathered for their annual meeting on the theme "The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Structures in a Missionary and Synodal Perspective". Special moments of the meeting were also a visit to Nicaea and a meeting with His Holiness the Patriarch Bartholomew I in Fanar.
15-18 June 2025: The annual meeting of the General Secretaries of the European Bishops’ Conferences in Istanbul
The annual meeting of the General Secretaries of the European Bishops’ Conferences will take place in Istanbul, from 15 to 18 June 2025, organised by the CCEE in collaboration with the Turkish Bishops’ Conference. The theme for this year is: “The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Structures in a Missionary and Synodal Perspective”. Bishop Marek Marczak, Secretary General of the Polish Bishops' Conference, is taking part in the meeting.
Spokespersons of the European Bishops' Conferences met in Prague
The spokespersons of the European Bishops' Conferences met in Prague from 3 to 5 June this year. The theme of the meeting organised by the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) was: "Communicating hope in today's Europe." The main points of discussion were related to communicating the life of the Church in Europe.
European Churches meet with Minister for EU Affairs Adam Szłapka
A delegation from the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met with H.E. Mr Adam Szłapka, Polish Minister for European Union Affairs, in Warsaw. The meeting took place on Monday, 7 April 2025, in the context of Poland's ongoing Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference: We must ingrain in CCEE and in Europe the synodal style
We must learn to be missionary and to ingrain in CCEE and in Europe the synodal style, not one against the other, but one with the other – said the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, who took part in the Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE). The meeting was held November 27-30, 2023, in Valletta, Malta, at the invitation of Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Metropolitan of Malta.
Pope Francis congratulated the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference on his golden jubilee of priesthood
We congratulate him on pastoral ministry exercised zealously and wisely for the spiritual good of the Gniezno and Poznań fold, as well as on his activity in the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, and especially in the Polish Bishops’ Conference, over which he presides with solicitude, as well as his conscientious activity in various Dicasteries of the Roman Curia – wrote the Holy Father Francis in his wishes addressed to Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, Metropolitan of Poznań and President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of priestly ordination.
The golden jubilee of the priesthood of the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Poznań
Today's celebration is “praise and glorification of God's name” for all the blessings coming to the Church of Poznan, the Church in Poland, and the universal Church from the manifold, truly dedicated ministry of Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki faithfully and tirelessly giving himself to God's people Opere et Veritate – In deed and in truth - said Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, Metropolitan of Krakow and Deputy President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, in his homily during the Eucharist celebrated in Poznań Cathedral on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the priestly ordination of the President of the Polish Episcopate, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki.
