Media advisory
Accreditation for international media remains open. Accreditation is mandatory for onsite as well as online attendance. Please apply for accreditation now.
International media are welcome to follow seminars and other events during the ecumenical week, either online or onsite in Stockholm. For details regarding live stream links, please see programme.
Various events during the week will be available via livestream, including an Ecumenical Celebration and a Conversation on Ecumenical Diaconia on Friday 22 August. Additional livestream links will be posted at Ecumenical Week in Stockholm 2025 as they become available.
We also welcome accredited media to online media briefings on Thursday, 21 August at 10 am CET and Friday, 22 August at 11.30 am. Links will be e-mailed directly to accredited media in advance.
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, prayer 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 World Council of Churches (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.
For more details about the programme, please click here.
In accordance with the WCC media policy, no subsidies or allowances are available.
With anniversary just around the corner – churches from across the globe to gather in Stockholm
Program Ecumenical Week in Stockholm, 18-24 August
