Programme EN
The Church in Europe after the Pandemic. Perspectives for Creation and Community
Friday 25 September 2020
16:00 Opening of the Plenary Assembly
Moderator: – Rev. Martin MICHALÍČEK, CCEE General Secretary
Presentation of the Holy Father’s Message
Opening Greetings – H.Em. Card. Marc OUELLET, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
16:30 Introduction to the work – H.Em. Card. Angelo BAGNASCO, CCEE President
16:45 I Working Session Religious consequences, pastoral and ecological, after the coronavirus. Summary of reports from the Bishops’ Conferences – Prof. Pavel AMBROS, SJ, Theological Faculty of Olomouc University (Czech Republic)
17:30 Conclusion of the Working session
Saturday 26 September 2020
10:00 II Working Session
Moderator: – H.E. Mgr Stanisław GĄDECKI, CCEE Vice-President
Approval of the 2019 Plenary Assembly Minutes
Religious Area: the religious consequences of the pandemic Debate on the theme of the speaker’s intervention
11:00 Break
11:15 III Working Session
Various questions on pastoral care for migrants in Europe – H.Em. Card. Michael CZERNY, Under-Secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Presentation and approval of the 2021 CCEE Budget – H.E. Mgr Stanislav ZVOLENSKÝ, Archbishop of Bratislava, member of the CCEE Finance Commission
12:00 Angelus and Conclusion of the Working session
15:30 IV Working Session
Moderator: – S.Em. Card. Vincent NICHOLS, CCEE Vice-President
Pastoral Area: the pandemic and the life of the Christian communities Debate on the theme of the speaker’s intervention
16:30 Break
16:45 V Working session
Ecological area: implications of the pandemic on society, work and care for creation Debate on the theme of the speaker’s intervention
17:45 Discussion and approval of the final message
18:00 Concluding words from the Cardinal – President
18:15 Closing prayer and conclusion of the Plenary Assembly
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