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By Philip F. Lawler, Catholic World News, March 23, 2023

At a March 23 audience with delegate for the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Pope Francis welcomed a new president of the group, paid tribute to the outgoing president, and urged COMECE to serve the cause of unity and peace in Europe.

The Pope congratulated Archbishop Mariano Crociata of Latina, Italy, on his election as the new president of COMECE, an organization that represents the episcopal conferences of nations belonging to the European Union. (A separate group, the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, or CCEE, includes all European countries.) …

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