NEWS FROM THE FSE
Address of Pope Francis to the Guides and Scouts of Europe – Euromoot 2019
August 3rd, 2019, Hall Paul VI, Vatican City Dear Friends, Good morning and welcome! I thank Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco for his words and I also thank all of you for being here, and for undertaking a long walk to get here! You have come a long way. Surely you are a...
Across borders, I reach out my hand…
A European Guide in the USAHave you ever had the opportunity to go abroad, to discover a new culture, a new new language and meet Scouts there? Cub in France, then guide in Germany within the KPE (Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas, member of UIGSE) I had...
A handcrafted Gospel – that’s possible even in 2019!
During the Euromoot, the young people participated in the “Mobilia Scriptoria”, an activity inspired by the great commitment of Benedictine monasticism transmitting culture and faith after the decline of the classical age. To each route was assigned one of the four...
Euromoot is finished – the adventure continues!
Photo: (c) UIGSE-FR Quentin Collier Euromoot 2019 concluded on Saturday August 3rd with an audience with the Holy Father and a Holy Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco. The event brought to Rome more than five thousand young people...
Euromoot 2019 – Audience with the Holy Father
August 3rd, 2019 Full audience of the participants of the UIGSE Euromoot 2019 with his Holiness Pope Francis in Aula Paul IV:
40th Anniversary of Portuguese Guides & Scouts Of Europe
The Portuguese Guides and Scouts of Europe celebrated last weekend – 8th and 9th of June – their 40th anniversary! During a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Fatima, several groups from various parts of the country gathered to celebrate this important moment of their...
European Scouts welcome Pope Francis in Romania
36 Romanian Guides and Scouts of Europe volunteered in Blaj (Romania, Transylvania) under the coordination of the organisers of Pope Francis’ visit. There were three days of intense labour between May 31 – June 2, filled with the joy of meeting scouts of six different...
Notre Dame de Paris
On April 15th, 2019, a tragic fire burnt the Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris in France; a lot of people were shocked by the pictures of this drama. For UIGSE-FSE, it has a particular resonance, as during the first Eurojam in summer 1984, The Guides and Scouts of Europe...
Council of General Commissioners 2019
While the last winter winds shake the big trees, Château-Landon welcomes the General Commissioners of our UIGSE movement, gathered for one weekend by Bruno Borde, the new Federal Commissioner. He welcomes us “in our home”, reminding that this place is also the UIGSE...