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WCC Faith and Order Commission meeting in Sweden

September 7, 2026 · 1 min read

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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order will meet with two plenary panels on “ Faith and Order in Sweden and the Nordics.”

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23 October 2025, Wadi El Natrun, Egypt: Members of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order pictured on the eve of the World Council of Churches Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order taking place 24-28 October 2025 in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt, around the theme “Where now for visible unity?”

Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

These sessions will bring together church leaders and theologians from across the region to reflect on the current ecclesial landscape and its connection to the ecclesiological questions and other themes the commission is exploring.

Participants will also hear youth perspectives on Faith and Order.

On 31 October, an Ecumenical Vespers in Lund Cathedral will mark Reformation Day. The service will also commemorate the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis' visit to Lund and the joint Catholic–Lutheran commemoration of the Reformation. The WCC Faith and Order Commission has been…

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Anna Moore

Interesting to see the commission heading to Sweden next after that big gathering in Egypt last year. The Ecumenical Vespers in Lund Cathedral on Reformation Day sounds worth following, especially with the 10-year mark of the Pope’s visit. Anyone know if they’ll be streaming the youth perspectives panel?

Juliana Wilson

I remember reading about that Egypt gathering last fall — the photo from Wadi El Natrun really stuck with me. The Lund Vespers on Reformation Day sounds like a good way to mark the ten years since Pope Francis was there. Does anyone know yet if they’re streaming it?