WCC NEWS: Video shows how Serbian student movement became “an active hope”

In the two years following the tragic collapse of the concrete canopy of the main railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, students in the nation led peaceful demonstrations calling for accountability, responsibility, and justice. SE Hoppa över navigeringen Sök Logga in An active hope – on Serbian student movement 05 November 2026 In a 6-minute video, Prof. Dr Andrej Jeftic, director of the World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order; and Tijana Petkovic-Bertsch, from the Serbian Orthodox Church, and a commission member, reflect on the outcomes of the students’ efforts. Petkovic-Bertsch commended the students for their courage and for connecting across differences. “It’s not just a passive hope. It is an active hope. It is a possibility. It is action. It is an idea, and it is love that connected people,” she said. See more

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