Membership
For Christians in Europe who are already engaged where they are, and who would rather not carry it alone. Membership begins with a personal introduction.
How membership works
Vienna·Austria
A European community
Renewing the soul of Europe. Together.
The European Fraternity brings together Christians from across the continent, bound by friendship, rooted in a common charter, and engaged where they live in the spiritual and cultural renewal of Europe.
Why we exist
Light is carried by a few
Europe is passing through a deep civilisational crisis, one that touches every sphere of society and unsettles its future. Much has been forgotten: where we come from, what holds us together, what we are for. Practising Christians are today a small minority on a continent their faith once shaped.
Throughout history, small and creative minorities have carried the future, with clear principles, patient work and the courage to begin again. The vocation we take up is to renew Europe rather than lament it, quietly and where we stand.
It is time to begin.
In brief
Locally engaged, internationally connected
People who trust one another, share their faith in Christ, and work together for the common good, to help renew the soul of Europe.
Begin with friendship
The Fraternity rests on personal friendship, the kind that survives disagreement and distance. Members pray for one another, help one another when asked, and meet across borders because the relationship, not the agenda, is the point.
Root yourself in Christian values and be salt and light
Seven articles set out what members hold in common: faith, the human person, the family, freedom, friendship, and Europe itself. Every member adheres to them.
Engage locally, connect internationally
Every member serves in their own place. The Fraternity does not replace that work: it sustains the people doing it and connects them across the continent.
Collaborate with hundreds of like-minded members
Across the continent, and each one reachable. The Fraternity is small enough that an introduction still means something.
Draw on every walk of life
Entrepreneurship, the arts, education, medicine, law, the Church, public life. A creative minority is not one profession.
Find a resource, be a resource
Members ask for help and give it. That exchange is the whole point, and it runs in both directions.
Be a servant leader among peers
No hierarchy to climb, no platform to build. People who lead by serving, among others who do the same.
“Christian believers should look upon themselves as just such a creative minority, and help Europe to reclaim what is best in its heritage.”Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, 2004
Walk with us
Two ways to take part
Support
The Fraternity is carried by its members and a small circle of friends. A gift sustains formation, gatherings, and the quiet work of holding a European network together.
Ways to give