7 Apr, 2022

CEC and COMECE presidents at the Polish-Ukrainian border call for peace and reconciliation

The Presidents of CEC and COMECE issue a special Easter message from the Polish-Ukrainian border on Friday 8 April 2022, invoking prayer and action for peace in Ukraine and beyond. “Let us continue to pray and work for justice, reconciliation and peace between people, cultures, nations.”

31 Mar, 2022

CEC General Secretary meets the Ecumenical Patriarch

Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and the Ecumenical Patriarch on 31 March at the offices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul.

29 Mar, 2022

Polish churches receive training to ensure strong and safe communities

The Conference of European Churches (CEC) conducted a training for Polish churches in Warsaw, focusing on crisis management and ways of ensuring security for religious communities. The training was held as part of the Safer and Stronger Communities in Europe (SASCE), a European Commission-funded project, carried out by CEC and other European faith organisations.  

27 Mar, 2022

Video messages from CEC General Secretary

To connect with CEC Member Churches across Europe, CEC general secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen brings highlights from significant CEC activities in a video update each month.

21 Mar, 2022

CEC president regrets Ukraine war, highlights Christian gospel for peace

At the occasion of the 3rd European Catholic Social Days, the President of CEC Rev. Christian Krieger deeply regretted the war in Ukraine, saying “this time of the year dedicated for inner questioning, has been disrupted by the return to European soil the tragedy of war, traumas and devastating effects that we thought belonged to the past.”

21 Mar, 2022

CEC–CCEE Joint Committee appeals for an end to war in Ukraine

Members of the Joint Committee of CEC and the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences are calling leaders of the nations and the international community to do everything in their power to end the current war in Ukraine that is destroying lives and causing untold suffering.

14 Mar, 2022

European churches focus on wellbeing of digitalized societies and workplaces

Dialogue from ethical and Christian perspective was initiated in a conference on wellbeing of digitalized societies and work places organised by the Church Action on Labour and Life (CALL) Network and supported by CEC.

8 Mar, 2022

Portuguese churches receive training to ensure safe and strong communities

As part of the Safer and Stronger Communities in Europe (SASCE) project, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) together with Portuguese Council of Christian Churches (COPIC) conducted a training to promote the safety of religious places and communities in Portugal.

7 Mar, 2022

French EU Presidency: CEC and COMECE meet with Ambassador Leglise-Costa

A delegation of CEC and COMECE met with Ambassador Philippe Leglise-Costa, Permanent Representative of France to the European Union, on 7 March 2022, to exchange on the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.