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1st Sunday in Avent – Medidation of the Euro-Med Chaplain
INTRODUCTION Today marks the beginning of Advent, a time of waiting, a time to live with our hearts turned towards God but with our feet firmly planted in the ground. Just as a Scout should live every day! In a world where we want "everything, right away," this...
Intense Days with ICCS-CICS-EM: Advancing Catholic Scouting in Europe
From 21 to 24 November, members of ICCS-CICS-EM gathered for a transformative event, strengthening Catholic Scouting at the European level. Hosted at the Centre d’activités de Jambville and Boran-sur-Oise, this seminar brought exciting developments for the Scout...
Tribute to Simon Emmanuel Didier DASYLVA
Try to leave the world a little better than you found it”, said Baden Powell. Simon Emmanuel Didier DASYLVA not only followed this advice, but lived it to the full at every turn. His dedication to our regional communications team and his commitment to CICS have left...
ICCS-EM Seminar 21 – 24 November: Catholic Proposal to Live Scouting
In the light of the current strategic plan, ICCS-EM Committee will organise a inovative training seminar hosting chaplains and leaders working in spiritual teams, training teams or interested in spiritual development and willing to be prepared to support catholic...
Hope and Joy: A review of Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium
From 26 to 29 of September, Pope Francis visited Belgium to mark the 600th anniversary of the Catholic University of Leuven. The university, founded in 1425 is the oldest in the Low Countries and until recently preserved the ICCS archives that are now stored in Rome....
The Euro Med Committee visits Prague
From 6 to 8 september the committee of the European-Mediterranean region visited the Czech Republic. The committee was happy to accept the invitation of the Czech scouts Junák - český Skaut for a meeting in Prague. Good conversations took place about scouting method...
ICCS World Council
Dates The International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS) is set to host its much-anticipated World Conference in Cairo, Egypt, from August 11 to 14, 2024. Theme This year’s event, themed “Scouts and Catholics: Walking Together on the Path of Peace for One Human...
The Challenge of Synodality for the Mission
“Synodality instead asks us to look beyond the barriers with magnanimity, to see the presence of God and his actions even in people we do not know, in new pastoral approaches, in uncharted mission territories” asks Pope Francis. On June 13, 2024, about 200...
Report on the International Catholic Youth Congress
I am Juliette Blanc, a young representative of the ICCS, leader for Rovers at the Scouts and Guides of France; present at the Fátima to Lisbon pilgrimage organized by the ICCS on the occasion of WYD Lisbon 2023. My expectations I was very happy to be invited to...
The place of religions in Scouting. A Catholic Vision
The ICCS World Committee is working on the new document "The place of religions in Scouting. A Catholic Vision" presented at the previous World Conference of Fatima in 2021. The ICCS World Chaplain, Fr. Luis Marinho, has finalized it and now, during the month of May,...
Euro med committee visits the Hungarian Scouts
From March 15 to 17, the Euro Med committee visited the Hungarian scout organization Magyar Cserkészszövetség. The committee had a consultation with Adorján Kovács, chair of the Scout organization, and László Hegyi from the Catholic Scout Committee Táborkereszt. We...
Euro Med Committee visits COMECE office
Last week, ICCS-EM visited the headquarters of The Commission of the Bishop's Conferences of the European Union known as COMECE in Brussels. COMECE is composed of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of all Member States of the European Union and has been in dialogue...