Assembly of the European Conference of Religious Men and Women

General Assembly 2018 European Conference of Religious (UCESM)

The 18th General Assembly of UCESM took place on 5-10 March 2018 in Snagov (Romania)
On Saturday 10 March 2018, the 18th General Assembly of UCESM which was held in the Monastery of the Carmelites of Snagov, Ciofliceni, Romania, took an end. Some 90 delegates from almost all European Conferences, as well as representatives of UISG, USG and CCEE, gathered under the theme “Widen the space of your tent” (Isaiah 54:2).

The meeting of the presidents, vice-presidents and secretaries-general of the national Conferences of religious takes place every two years alternately in a country of Eastern and of Western Europe, preferably in a place of pilgrimage (Fatima, Czestochowa, Lourdes, Tirana). UCESM has been set up to allow the European Conferences to meet and this question repeatedly came forward during the debates: why does UCESM exist? Do the Conferences really need UCESM?

The theme brought together 34 Conferences of 27 countries: it was about migration and religious life. “Widen the space of your tent”, a quote from Isaiah 54:2, challenged the participants on their liability in the issue of the refugees, but also on the internationalization of religious institutes, new evangelization and the cooperation between them and with the bishops. The speakers addressed the theme from different perspectives.

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