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CEEC Newsletter November 2025 published

CoGREE’s member organisation CEEC, the European Committee for Catholic Education, has published its latest newsletter issue. Learn more about their 105th General Assembly in October in London, where the progress of the IMANARE project and the initial result of the survey “Catholic Education in Europe: Diagnosis” were presented, and about the latest news from members […]

New statement for CoGREE

During the meeting of the representatives of CoGREE in Paris (see “Pilgrimage to Paris“), we discussed intensively the statement of 2007 that orientated our work on religion and education in Europe until today. We reframed the content and the wording of the statement with a view on new societal and educational challenges – today and […]

Pilgrimage to Paris

On the morning of November 7, I left my home in Leuven before dawn for Brussels-South. The Eurostar to Paris was ready to depart at 6:22 a.m. A good hour and a half later, I was in Paris North. Traveling at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, I was delivered to the foot of […]

Tribute to Kaarina Lyhykäinen

ICCS news: It is with deep sadness that the Board and Trustees of the Inter-European Commission on Church and School (ICCS) share the tragic news of the sudden death of our colleague and friend, Kaarina Lyhykäinen. For many decades, Kaarina’s dedicated contribution to orthodox religious education in Finland and across Europe has been much valued […]

RE in Europe, which empowers? Inspiring exchange at EFTRE conference

EFTRE news: From August 21 to 24, 60 participants from 20 European countries gathered in Budapest for the triennial EFTRE conference under the theme “The art of empowerment.” The central question was how good religious education can contribute to greater commitment, compassion, and community in the classroom, at a time when people are becoming more […]