Evangelisation of Europe on agenda at CCEE meeting
(Vatican Radio) New evangelisation and the testimony of faith in the public square
will be at the heart of a meeting of the general secretaries of the CCEE, the Council
of European bishops’ conferences, taking place in Edinburgh from June 29th
to July 2nd. Bringing together representatives of the Churches from
almost 40 countries across the continent of Europe, the closed door meeting will hear
a presentation on the American experience from the general secretary of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ecumenical relations will be an important focus
for discussions, as well as the question of liturgical translations and the financing
of the Churches in Europe. To find out more, Vatican Radio’s Philippa Hitchen
spoke with the general secretary of the Scottish Bishops conference which is hosting
the encounter, Mgr Paul Conroy...