3rd European Catholic Social Days

at the Hotel Crowne Plaza

• H.E. Msgr. Stanislav Zvolenský, Archbishop of Bratislava
• H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE)
• H.Em. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich S.J., President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE)
• H.Em. Cardinal Michael F. Czerny S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
• H. E. Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak republic

Moderated by Rev. Fr. Martin Michalíček, Secretary General of CCEE

ANALYSIS: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN EUROPE TODAY AND THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

• 11:30 - 12:00 Socio-economic input
  Prof. Sr. Cécile Renouard RA, Professor at Centre Sèvres, ESSEC business school, Sciences Po and Mines ParisTech, France
• 12:00 - 12:30 Theological-anthropological input
  Prof. Fr. Miloš Lichner SJ, Faculty of Theology, Vice-Rector of Trnava University, Slovakia; former President of the European Society for Catholic Theology
• 12:30 - 13:00 Q&A session
  Co-moderated by H.E. Msgr. Antoine Hérouard, President of the COMECE Social Affairs Commission, H.E. Msgr. Giampaolo Crepaldi, President of the CCEE’s Commission for Social Pastoral Care

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION AND FAMILY LIFE

• 15:00 - 15:10 Opening video message
  H.E. Dubravka Šuica, European Commission’s Vice-President, Commissioner for Democracy and Demography
• 15:10 - 15:30 Keynote Speech
  H.E. Milan Krajniak, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
• 15:30 - 16:00 Panel debate
  Prof. Gian Carlo Blangiardo, President of the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat)
  Ms. Meisa Dano, Caritas Finland’s Board member, Finland
  Dr. Balázs Molnár, Vice-President of the Kopp Maria Institute for Demography and Families, Hungary
• 16:00 - 16:30 Q&A session
  Moderated by Nicola Speranza, Secretary General of FAFCE
• 16:30 - 18:00 Workshops
  

at St. Martin’s Cathedral

at the Hotel Crowne Plaza

TECHNOLOGICAL AND DIGITAL TRANSITION

• 9:00 - 9:30 Keynote Speech
  H.E. Msgr. Paul Tighe, Secretary for Pontifical Council for Culture, Holy See
• 9:30 - 10:00 Panel debate
  Sarah Prenger, President of the International Young Christian Workers' Movement, Germany
  Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hemel, President of the Federation of Catholic Entrepreneurs (BKU) in Germany, Member of UNIAPAC
  Miriam Lexmann, Member of the European Parliament’s (EPP) Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Slovakia
• 10:00 - 10:30 Q&A session
  Moderated by Mr. Domingo Sugranyes Bickel, Director of the Fundación Pablo VI multidisciplinary seminars on “Digital Footprint, servitude or service?“ and “Work is changing”, Spain
• 10:30 - 12:00 Workshops
  

Presided by
H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE)

at the Hotel Crowne Plaza

Presentation by
Mr. Daniel Guéry, Chargé de Mission at the French Bishops’ Conference, Coordinator of the platform of Catholic-inspired INGOs accredited at the Council of Europe, Founding member of the World Forum of INGOs of Catholic inspiration

ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION

• 15:30 - 16:00 Keynote Speech
  Em.Prof. Dr.phil. Helga Kromp-Kolb, Emeritus Head of the Centre for Global Change and Sustainability at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
• 16:00 - 16:30 Panel debate
  H.E. Msgr. Bohdan Dzyurakh, Ukraine Greek Catholic Church
  Ms. Marie Lavall, World President of FIMCAP, the International Federation of Catholic Parochial Action Movements, Germany
  Mr. Philippe Lamberts, Co-President of the European Parliament’s Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Belgium
• 16:30 - 17:00 Q&A session
  Moderated by Rev. Fr. Luis Okulik, CCEE
• 17:00 - 18:30 Workshops
  

at the Hotel Crowne Plaza

The “Romaňi kereka” (Roma Wheel) program, performed by the “Čiriklore” folklore ensemble, was created in honour of Roma artists working in Slovakia and nearby Central European countries. It depicts fragments from the life of a multi-generational Roma family of nomadic artists and is also a beautiful celebration of authentic Christianity. Most of the dances premiered at the Luník IX site, on the occasion of Holy Father's meeting with the Roma, September 14, 2021. ROMAŇI KEREKA is a celebration of motherhood, fellowship and faith in a good Roma family.

The movie “Slobodní” (‘Free’) is a documentary about how a person can change the world, but he cannot do it on his own. It shows the story of a friendship between Silvo Krčméry and Vladimír Jukl, who played an important role in the development of the spiritual life and in the fight against totalitari-anism in Czechoslovakia.

• H.E. Msgr. Stanislav Zvolenský, Archbishop of Bratislava
• H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE)
• H.Em. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich S. J., President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE)

Presided by
H.Em. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich S.J., President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU