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24 August 2025, Uppsala, Sweden: Church leaders from a range of different traditions gather to present an ecumenical appeal on the theme 'Time for God's Peace' during an ecumenical prayer service in Uppsala Cathedral under the theme ’Time for God’s Peace’ – drawing together church leaders and congregants from around the globe in fellowship and prayer – celebrated on the 100th anniversary of the Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work, held in Stockholm 1925 and convened by then Archbishop of Church of Sweden, Nathan Söderblom. The service concludes a full week of ecumenical anniversary celebrations in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, hosted by the Christian Council of Sweden on 18-24 August 2025.

22 August 2025, Stockholm, Sweden: People gather for a photo at the conclusion of an Ecumenical Celebration held in the Filadelfia Church in Stockholm, drawing together Christians from around the globe and from a range of Christian traditions to mark the anniversary of the historic Stockholm Conference of 1925. One hundred years after the historical Stockholm conference of 1925, representatives of churches from around the globe gather again in Stockholm, hosted by the Christian Council of Sweden for a week of ecumenical anniversary celebrations on 18-24 August 2025.