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The Catholic Church in Europe is part of the worldwide

Eastern Catholic missions. Demographically, Catholics are the largest religious group in Europe
.

Demographics

Adherence to Catholicism in Europe (2010)

About 35%

the Caribbean, Central Africa and West Africa, and Southeast Asia.[2]

The Holy See and the European episcopal conferences

Holy See–European Union relations

See also: Holy See–European Union relations

As the Vatican State is a theocracy, it cannot become a member of the European Union. However, traditionally there are very strong ties of the Holy See with the only neighboring country of the Vatican City, Italy and also with the European Union. Since 1970 the European Union accredits an official representative from the Holy See (an Apostolic Nuncio) to the EU. Even though the Vatican City is not an official member of the European Union, it has adopted the Euro as its currency and has open borders with the Schengen Area.

Statements of the Holy See and other dignitaries of the Catholic Church on the European integration

In 2016 Pope Francis was awarded with the Charlemagne prize. During his speech of thanks Pope Francis criticized a "crisis of solidarity"[3] in Europe and condemned "national self-interest, renationalization and particularism".[3]

In December 2018 Cardinal

COMECE, called for a deeper European integration and condemned the harmful consequences of nationalism.[4][5][6]

The Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE)

See also: Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe

The Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (

Apostolic Administrator of Estonia.[7] The CCEE Secretariat is located in St. Gallen
, Switzerland.

The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE)

See also:
Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community

The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (

European Community led to the decision, on the eve of the 1979 European Parliament election, to establish COMECE.[11]

Important European Catholic lay organizations

European Catholic youth organizations

catholic youth organizations, especially for youth organizations which are based at parish level. (See also: Fimcap Europe
)

MIJARC Europe (International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and Rural Youth): MIJARC Europe is a platform representing the catholic, agricultural and rural youth movements in Europe.

Other important Catholic lay organizations

CIDSE (International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity): CIDSE is an umbrella organization for Catholic development agencies from Europe and North America.

World Movement of Christian Workers consists of Catholic workingmen and workingwomen.

Important sites for the Catholic Church in Europe

See also: List of Christian pilgrimage sites
Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome
.

Vatican City and Rome

According to the

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
.

Santiago de Compostela

One of the most important and famous sites for

Way of Saint James (Galician
: O Camiño de Santiago).

Assisi

Assisi, a town in the

Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is the mother church of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the "Franciscan Order". Assisi is the town in which the founder of the order, Saint Francis of Assisi
, was born and died.

See also

References

  1. ^ PEW Report: Global Christianity Archived August 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Number of Catholics on the Rise". Zenit News Agency. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.. For greater details on numbers of Catholics and priests and their distribution by continent and for changes between 2000 and 2008, see "Annuario Statistico della Chiesa dell'anno 2008". Holy See Press Office. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.[permanent dead link] (in Italian)
  3. ^ a b "Pope Francis tells Europe, 'I Have a Dream' - Crux". 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  4. ^ München, Erzbischöfliches Ordinariat. "Kardinal Marx will stärkere Integration Europas". www.erzbistum-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. ^ "Christen müssen sich für Europa ei..." rtl.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  6. ^ "Kardinal Marx: Nationalismus, das bedeutet Krieg". katholisch.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  7. ^ "Presentation". ccee.eu. St. Gallen: Consilium Conferentiarium Episcoporum Europae. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  8. ^
    Transparency Register id: 47350036909-69. Archived
    from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
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  10. ^ "Who we are". comece.eu. Brussels, BE: Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  11. ^ "Our history". comece.eu. Brussels, BE: Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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