by Magdalena Bruckmüller | Apr 28, 2026 | English, News
At a festive church service in the Lutheran Church in Vienna on 27 April 2026, the new General Secretary of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), Dr. Susanne Schenk, was installed in her office, and the outgoing General Secretary, Dr. Mario Fischer,...
by Magdalena Bruckmüller | Apr 23, 2026 | English, News
On 21 April 2026, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on “Combating discrimination on grounds of religion and protecting freedom of religion and belief in Europe”. The members of parliament reported on the increasing manifestations...
by Magdalena Bruckmüller | Apr 21, 2026 | English, News
“A fool with a tool is still a fool and a tool in the hands of a fool is a bad thing.” Such a statement could not be truer of humanity’s latest technological tool, argued Director of the Center for Faith & Society at Fribourg University’s Oliver Dürr as he spoke...
by Magdalena Bruckmüller | Apr 21, 2026 | English, News
“The CPCE thrives on a conciliatory approach to diversity. The CPCE will continue along this path,” announced Dr Susanne Schenk, the incoming CPCE’s Secretary General, at the press conference marking her appointment. She hopes that the CPCE’s capacity for dialogue...
by Magdalena Bruckmüller | Apr 21, 2026 | English, News
This was one of the questions that ordinands from Estonia, Austria, and Romania asked one another. Many additional questions arose during their meeting in Tallinn from April 16–19, 2026. Such exchange was the explicit goal of the gathering, which took place under the...
by Magdalena Bruckmüller | Apr 9, 2026 | Church Presentations, English, News
Almost 100 churches across Europe – from east to west, from north to south – and even four more across the Atlantic on the River Plate. Such diversity, and yet they are all united by one thing: a shared faith that is alive. In our new series, the member churches of...
