"Together we can make it"

We, the Swiss people, take an ambiguous stance on the refugee question: while we prove our willingness to help refugees time and again, we also tend to take a somewhat defensive attitude. There is a great readiness among our people to support welfare organizations and social institutions in...
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The Church Federation is becoming the “Protestant Church in Switzerland PCS”

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...
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FSPC President Gottfried Locher visits protestant christians in Egypt

The FSPC reaffirms its solidarity with Christians in the Middle East: Following a trip to Beirut in April, Gottfried Locher met with leading representatives of the Protestant Churches in Egypt and the Swiss Ambassador to Egypt on Whit Monday. Locher also discussed the situation of the Christian...
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FSPC publishes arguments against PrenDia and PrenaTest

“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...
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FSPC and Armenian Church will hold joint Armenian Genocide centennial commemoration

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...
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“Enabling the dying to live a self-determined life”

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...
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