From June 4th to Sunday the 7th, the Hierarchy of Europe's Eastern Catholics is gathered for its annual meeting, this year in the Benedictine Archabbey of St. Adalbert and St. Margaret in Prague - Brevnov, in the Czech Republic. The fourteen Bishops who represent the Eastern Catholic Churches in Europe are taking stock of the situation of the family in Europe, and talking about the role and mission of the Eastern Catholic Churches in preparation for the future discussions at next October's Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the family.
Among others, Msgr. Cyril Vasil, Archbishop Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, and Msgr. Duarte da Cunha, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences in Europe, are taking part in the work inspired by two fundamental reports: "The Contemporary Family in Europe" by Deacon Max Jaroslav Kašparů, and "The Sacramental Potential of the Family" by Fr. Volodymyr Los, a priest of the Diocese of Buchach (Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine).
The participants will meet the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Dominik Duka, and the meeting will conclude with a Mass on Sunday, in the Greek-Catholic cathedral of San Clemente.
