Meeting of European National Councils of Churches at the CEC

From 27 February, the Chaplain-President, in his capacity as President of the Concertation des Eglises chrétiennes en Belgique/Overleg Christelijke Kerken in België, attended the three-day conference of the presidents of national councils of churches held at the CEC in Brussels (CEC (ceceurope.org) ). Apart from the great pleasure of meeting in person, the conference agenda was busy, concentrating on the new CEC document Pathways to Peace (an attempt to foster dialogue and peace between Russia and Ukraine), and discussing the Article 17 Dialogue between the European Commission and the major faiths and convictions in Europe: Dr Vincent Depaigne, the civil servant responsible for this Dialogue, was kind enough to speak at the conference.