KDAiS vice-rector addresses Conference of European Churches in Prague
A meeting of the ecumenical secretaries of the Conference of European Churches. Photo: CEC/Anička Guthrie
In Prague, Vice-Rector for Academic and Theological Work of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary Volodymyr Bureha spoke at the annual meeting of ecumenical secretaries of the Conference of European Churches, reports the UOJ in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The event, themed "Europe and the Churches in a Changing World," took place on October 20–22, 2026, with the participation of theologians, politicians and representatives of Christian denominations of Europe.
The speeches addressed the achievement of peace, humanitarian solidarity, the defense of sovereignty and the role of the churches in the public space. The subject of war was also raised by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kyrenia of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, who called on the European Christian community to promote peace in Ukraine, the Middle East and Cyprus.
Participants also discussed the adoption of the updated "Charta Oecumenica," the challenges of secularization, climate change and the problems of political extremism.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that KDAiS discussed cooperation with a German Catholic charitable foundation.
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