Conference of European Churches

European Church leaders convene in Cluj-Napoca to shape inter-Christian strategy through 2029

The city of Cluj-Napoca in northwestern Romania hosted the Executive Board meeting of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), a high-level event promoting European inter-Christian dialogue, from May 22 to 24. The meeting was chaired by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, who also serves as CEC President. The gathering had a…

Jun 3, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Church representatives to the EU discuss relations with other Christian organizations in Europe

The Committee of Representatives of Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) held a meeting on Tuesday at the Orthodox Center Ambiorix in Brussels. The gathering, chaired by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium, brought together representatives from the Romanian Patriarchate, the Bulgarian Patriarchate, and the Orthodox Church of Greece. The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation with…

Oct 16, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

CEC elects Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain as new President

His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was elected as president of the Conference of European Churches during its General Assembly held in Tallinn on June 19. Archbishop Nikitas is the coordinator of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Task Force on Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery and has served as chairman…

Jun 21, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Tallinn: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I presents the challenges of ecumenical dialogue in today’s Europe

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I addressed the General Assembly of the Council of European Churches in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday. His Holiness listed some of the challenges facing the ecumenical movement in today’s Europe. “The ecumenical movement thrived in a very different Europe than that which we know and live in today. In spite of the rhetoric…

Jun 18, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Representatives of more than one hundred Christian churches in Europe meet in Estonia

The General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), an organisation made up of 114 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic churches on the continent, opened in Tallinn, Estonia, on Wednesday. The theme of this year’s edition – the 16th one – is “Under God’s blessing – shaping the future”. The hosts are the…

Jun 15, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

In Pictures: CEC President visits Basilica Press Centre for first time

The President of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), Bishop Christopher Hill, visited Thursday afternoon, March 15, 2018, the Basilica Press Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate. In the context of the meeting of the CEC delegation with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, Anglican Bishop Christopher Hill and Finish Orthodox Priest Heikki Huttunen, Secretary-General of the CEC,…

Mar 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel receives in audience the delegation of the Conference of European Churches

Thursday, May 15, 2018, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received in audience the President of the Conference of European Churches, Bishop Christopher Hill, the CEC Vice-president, His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, and the CEC General Secretary, Rev. Heikki Huttunen. A short assessment of the collaboration between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Conference of European…

Mar 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu