COMECE and CEC: “Churches have an important message and value to add to the Conference on the Future of Europe”
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13 Apr, 2021
COMECE and CEC: “Churches have an important message and value to add to the Conference on the Future of Europe”
CEC and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) addressed a letter to the newly appointed members of the Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe on 8 April 2021, advocating for the integration of churches in the Conference Plenary as distinct key stakeholders, in line with Article 17 TFEU.
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11 Apr, 2021
CEC-CCEE issue joint statement on 20th Anniversary of Charta Oecumenica
To mark the 20th Anniversary of the landmark document Charta Œcumenica – Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among Churches in Europe, Rev. Christian Krieger, president of CEC and H. Em. Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, president of CCEE have issued the following joint statement.
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5 Apr, 2021
CEC Theological Reflections: Communion in Crisis – A Protestant Perspective from Germany
As part of CEC’s monthly Theological Reflections series titled “Communion in Crisis: The Church during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” read below reflections from Lea Schlenker, CEC Governing Board Member from the Evangelical Church in Germany.
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30 Mar, 2021
CEC and COMECE share a message of hope for Easter amid Covid-19
Easter reminds us of the passage of God’s chosen people from slavery, oppression, and despair in Egypt, to liberation, joy and hope in the promised land.
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30 Mar, 2021
La CEC et la COMECE partagent un message d’espoir pour Pâques au milieu de la Covid-19
À Pâques, nous nous remémorons que le peuple élu de Dieu est passé de l’esclavage, l’oppression et le désespoir en Égypte, à la liberté, la joie et l’espoir en Terre Promise.
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30 Mar, 2021
KEK und COMECE übermitteln eine Botschaft der Hoffnung für Ostern inmitten von Covid-19
Ostern erinnert uns an den Übergang des auserwählten Volkes Gottes von der Sklaverei, Unterdrückung und Verzweiflung in Ägypten zur Befreiung, Freude und Hoffnung im gelobten Land.
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28 Mar, 2021
European churches to contribute to the Conference on the Future of Europe
Following the signing of the joint declaration in March, officially setting up the Conference on the Future of Europe, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) General Secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen expressed appreciation for the move, anticipating strong contribution from the European churches.
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28 Mar, 2021
New publication: Places of Worship and Holy Sites in Europe and the Middle East
A new publication from the Conference of European Churches (CEC) titled Places of Worship and Holy Sites in Europe and the Middle East, edited by Dr Elizabeta Kitanovic and Rev. Dr Patrick Roger Schnabel, is now out. The book is produced in partnership with Globethics.net.
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2 Mar, 2021
CEC Theological Reflections: Communion in Crisis: The Church during the COVID-19 Pandemic
As part of CEC’s new online series of monthly Theological Reflections titled “Communion in Crisis: The Church during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” read here reflections from Greek theologian Dr Stavros Yangazoglou on “The Church as communion of faith, worship and life: Ecclesiological challenges and antinomies during the pandemic and health restrictions.”