17th Orthodox Congress in Western Europe — The Church, a space of freedom?

This article reports on the 17th Orthodox Congress in Western Europe, organized by the Orthodox Brotherhood, of which Daniel Lossky serves as Secretary General. It is an account of an ecclesial and institutional nature, presenting the proceedings and orientations of an assembly bringing together Orthodox faithful established in a Western context. The central question raised by this congress — the Church as a space of freedom — constitutes the guiding thread of the reflections engaged during this gathering. On a theological level, the article examines the very nature of the ecclesial community: to what extent does the Church offer its members an authentic space of spiritual and human freedom? The contribution of this text lies in its capacity to document the life and thought of the Orthodox diaspora in Western Europe, bearing witness to its contemporary ecclesiological concerns.