By invitation only, the conference is being hosted at the Logos Papal Center at the invitation of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. The conference venue is near the historically significant Monastery of Saint Bishoy, highlighting Egypt’s profound monastic heritage and the depth of Coptic Orthodox spirituality, and bridging ancient practices with contemporary societal needs.

The conference will be an opportunity to bring together church leaders and theologians of different traditions as well as to involve a new generation of ecumenists at a time when the world faces climate catastrophe, the threat of pandemics, war, and economic concern – challenges requiring a fresh engagement of the churches with one another on core issues of faith and mission that both unite and continue to divide them.

The Sixth World Conference will be the centrepiece of the WCC’s activities to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council. This anniversary offers an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the affirmation of faith in the Nicene Creed, the mission of God’s triune love, and the implications this has for the common witness and service of the churches.

A Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) held in conjunction with the conference will offer space for a new generation of younger and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators to engage with the work of Faith and Order.

Media accreditation for the conference will open in June.

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