Screenshot from the video recording of the debate “Europe, Church, Ecumenism in Times of Turmoil”. (Photo: COMECE)
The full video recording of the debate “Europe, Church, Ecumenism in Times of Turmoil” is now available on YouTube. The conference took place on Sunday, 7 April 2025, in the context of the COMECE-CEC delegation’s meeting with Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Watch the video
The event featured contributions from:
- Manuel Enrique Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE);
- Frank-Dieter Fischbach, General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC);
- Prof. Piotr Mazurkiewicz, Roman Catholic theologian and Head of the Department of Political Theory and Political Thought at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw;
- Tadeusz J. Zieliński, Protestant theologian and lawyer, Vice-Rector of the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw.
The discussion was moderated by Dr. Dominika Kozłowska, President of the Board of the Znak Social Publishing Institute.
Ecumenical Service at the Holy Trinity Evangelical-Augsburg Parish in Warsaw. (Photo: COMECE)
An ecumenical service was held at the Holy Trinity Evangelical-Augsburg Parish in Warsaw following the debate. The President of COMECE, Mgr Mariano Crociata, highlighted the importance of joint ecumenical efforts in addressing the many challenges Europe is currently facing. “Economic, health, and climate crises are now accompanied by devastating wars and a broader crisis of values, whose effects are increasingly witnessing in Europe and across the world,” stated Mgr Crociata.
Mgr. Mariano Crociata evoked the recent joint ecumenical declaration calling on European leaders to renew their commitment to key values — notably unity and solidarity — which can offer a reliable foundation for addressing the changes and challenges we face.
On Monday, 7 April 2025, the ecumenical COMECE-CEC delegation is scheduled to meet with Adam Szłapka, Poland’s Minister for European Affairs.