Media advisory

Media accreditation for ecumenical week in Stockholm open for international media

In 1925, more than 600 church leaders from 37 countries gathered in Stockholm for a historic meeting convened by the archbishop of Sweden, Nathan Söderblom.
A century later, church leaders from around the globe will again convene in the Swedish capital, to commemorate the 1925 meeting and the achievements of the ecumenical movement ever since.

View of water, a boat, and a set of buildings built on islands in an archipelago, under a blue and partly cloudy sky on a sunny day.

View of the city of Stockholm, Sweden, location of an ecumenical week bringing together thousands of Christians from around the world in August 2025. 

Photo:
Albin Hillert
11 July 2025

Accreditation for international media is now open and will be administered by the World Council of Churches (WCC). Accreditation is mandatory for onsite as well as online attendance. Please apply for accreditation before 18 August.  

Hosted by the Christian Council of Sweden, the ecumenical week will aim to strengthen common efforts for peace, reconciliation, and Christian fellowship. With more than 60 public seminars, worship services, and cultural events on the agenda, the event is expected to attract large audiences. It will take place 18-24 August in different locations around the Swedish capital.  
Among the participants from the WCC are central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, and Rev. Dr Susan Durber, WCC president from Europe. 
Just as in 1925, the worship service in the Storkyrkan cathedral will be attended by the king and queen of Sweden, along with the prime minister, government officials, church leaders, and international guests.

Confirmed participants include: 

  • His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
  • His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
  • His Excellency Archbishop Flavio Pace, secretary at the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Vatican
  • Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
  • Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, WCC central committee moderator
  • Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary
  • Rev. Dr Susan Durber, WCC president from Europe
  • Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, general secretary, Lutheran World Federation
  • Prof. Dr Azza Karam, CEO, Lead Integrity and former secretary general of Religions for Peace
  • Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, general secretary, ACT Alliance

For more details about the programme, please click here.

In accordance with the WCC media policy, no subsidies or allowances are available.

Program Ecumenical Week in Stockholm, 18-24 August

Time for God’s peace - Sveriges kristna råd

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