NEWS FROM THE FSE

A handcrafted Gospel – that’s possible even in 2019!

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!

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...

40th Anniversary of Portuguese Guides & Scouts Of Europe

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

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

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

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...

Woodbadge Days 2019

Woodbadge Days 2019

The Woodbadge Days took place on February 16th and 17th in Vienna (Austria). Almost 30 trainees from 10 different countries gathered to share experience in leadership training. It was a time to work, to share, to pray, to know or better know each other, to propose our...