The protestant cantonal churches wish to intensify their cooperation and more and more to address their concerns together to the public. These are two main aims of the church federation’s draft constitution, which is being presented to the public today at a media conference in Bern. "Unity in...
“Testing Life?” the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches asks in the most recent edition of its series “10 Questions – 10 Answers,” published today. In this brochure, the FSPC takes a stance against the new tests for the prenatal diagnosis of trisomies, including trisomy 21 (Down syndrome...
During a reception in Beirut (Lebanon) last Sunday, Aram I., one of the two highest dignitaries of the global Armenian Apostolic Church, thanked the Swiss churches and the Swiss people for their selfless and generous support during the Armenian Genocide nearly one hundred years ago. In the presence...
Palliative care is a term for providing care and support to people at the end of their lives. Known predominantly as a healthcare concept, there is another side to palliative care that so far has been underrepresented in public discourse: holistic care and support that integrates family members and...
The situation of church social work on a national and language-regional level lacks a clear structure. It is hard to determine who works with what intent on whose behalf. This is the result of an analysis report by the “Motion Diaconia” task force appointed the Federation of Swiss Protestant...
Spirituality is a buzzword in our time. Offers related to spiritual practices flourish inside the church and out. Most of these offers are taken up by women. What do women look for, and what do they find, when they walk a spiritual path? “For Ourselves and for the World: Spirituality for Tomorrow...
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