The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday has been met with great sadness around the world. The man ‘from the other side of the world’ – as he described himself at the beginning of his pontificate – had an impact far beyond the Catholic Church and will be...
Is the sword to keep devouring forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? (2 Sam 2:26)Resisting War Today – Preparing Collective Nonviolent Alternatives Wethen, 4 November 2024 – “What does nonviolence mean for us as Christians in the midst of the wars and...
Is the sword to keep devouring forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? (2 Sam 2:26)Wethen, 4 November 2024 – Challenged by this biblical verse, this year’s European conference of the ecumenical network Church and Peace in Brussels engaged with relevant...
Illustration and article by Isabelle Eliat-Serck 2 March 2024 Despite the abundance of hooded security agents, the scanning of faces by surveillance cameras and the chilling threat of arrest and imprisonment, thousands of Russians gathered on 1 March to honour Alexeï...
Wethen, 5 October 2023Church and Peace Conference: Racism is growing in our European societies. Churches need to ask themselves how they have contributed to racism, discrimination, and slavery. “Overcoming racism in the church” was the theme of this...