OIEC General Secretary Hervé Lecomte and Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz were in Marseille for the Rencontres méditerranéennes. Invited by Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline, Pope François concluded the Rencontres méditerranéennes by devoting his speech to the dramatic situations faced by migrants and the fraternal role that everyone must play towards them.Read Pope Francis’ closing address to the Rencontres Méditerranéennes in full 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱…
Yesterday evening, a major earthquake struck the province of Al Haouz in Morocco, killing more than a thousand people in the provinces and prefectures of Al Haouz, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant. The earthquake also injured 1,200 people. The provisional toll bears witness to the seriousness of this natural disaster, which has plunged many Moroccan families into mourning. On…
Dear friends, Our body needs strong and valuable partners to support its development projects. It is with great joy that we welcome ACADEMICA INTERNATIONAL STUDIES as a major partner for a period of 4 years. A partner at the service of the young people of this world, recognized internationally and whose vocation is to develop even more to improve the…
The OIEC is launching a call for applications for young people from all over the world who wish to be part of a world commission to speak out and work on various issues. For more information: Download the poster Read the presentation document Consult the internal rules Apply online
Dear friends We have prepared this booklet on the meeting that Pope Francis had with the leaders of religions, under the title: “RELIGIONS AND EDUCATION: TOWARDS A PACT FOR EDUCATION”. It is a tool for reflection and work with the various members of the educational communities of each educational centre, to discover together the importance of education today, what priorities…
Webinaire / Webinar Prévention des violences en milieu scolaire Prevention of violence in schools Prevención de la violencia en las escuelas Documents à télécharger / Documents to download /Documentos para descargar : Interventions de / Interventions by /Intervenciones de/ : Marie-Laure Joliveau, Chargée de programmes Afrique BICE – Bureau international catholique de l’enfance : PDF – PWP Ige Folayinka, School Crime…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose renunciation in 2013 took the whole world by surprise, died on Saturday 31 December 2022 at the age of 95 in the monastery of the Vatican Gardens where he had retired. In the homily given on the celebration of Vespers and the Te Deum on the same day, Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor….
Recently, a new representative of OIEC at the Council of Europe has been nominated : Mr Patrick Krug, the diocesan director of Catholic schools of the Diocese of Freiburg in Breisgau/ Germany.
The Secretary General of the CEEC (the regional secretariat of the OIEC for Europe), Guy Selderslagh, who took office in 2015 following Etienne Verack, retired on 30 June 2022. On behalf of the OIEC, we take this opportunity to thank him very warmly and friendly for all of his work within the CEEC. With him, working relations between the OIEC…
The Representatives of the OIEC to UNESCO Michel Bertet and Gloria Parra accompanied by OIEC’s Secretary General Philippe Richard met on 11 July 2022 His Excellency Monsignor Eric Soviguidi, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO.