Kobia to pay first visit to WCC member churches in Bangladesh and Thailand
From 26 March to 2 April World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia will visit WCC member churches in Bangladesh and Thailand for the first time since taking office. On 1 April, he will also be the keynote speaker at the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) general assembly.
April 2005
> Papuan rights highlighted at UNCHR > Kobia keynote speaker at CCA Assembly > Decade to Overcome Violence focus on Asia launch > WCC scholars discuss "Marks of Peacemaking" > Farmers' global forum on life-giving agriculture > Global Week of Action on trade > Debate on military intervention for humanitarian purposes
Can refusal stop the occupation?
The refusal movement in Israel has grown rapidly over the last few years. It has become more accepted in Israeli society to refuse military service in the occupied territories and become what is known as a "refusenik". A member of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) gives an account of this new phenomenon.
Indonesian province of Papua main focus of WCC work at 2005 UNCHR session
The economic, social and cultural rights of the Papuan people will be the main focus of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) involvement in this year's 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR).
Churches and the challenge of healing in a sick world
Faith healing and spiritual cures have always been part of the church's ministry. But to many, they smack of magic, of mystical claims of "impossible cures", deeply foreign to "Western" patterns of religion. Conversely, those patterns are sometimes seen as dry fruits of aging churches which have lost contact with the living source of healing power. In the midst of this tension, the world's greatest modern pandemic,...
Human rights in Iraq: Humanitarian law and human rights experts to examine role of UN and international community
A seminar on the responsibility of the UN for human rights in Iraq, to be held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on Tuesday 22 March 2005 (13:00-16:00), will focus on the norms and principles that should apply to the situation in Iraq, and facilitate a dialogue on the responsibilities of the international community and UN human rights machinery.
In Denmark, Kobia helps in record appeal for Africa
"It is nice to see how the money for aid to Africa comes from ordinary people," said Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, while going door to door in the snowy streets of Copenhagen. "Some Africans rather associate help from Europe with big organizations and states." During his first visit to Denmark as WCC general secretary, Kobia lent a helping hand to the DanChurchAid Lenten appeal.
March 2005
> WCC general secretary visits Scandinavian countries > Inter-orthodox preparatory meeting for World Mission Conference > Ecumenical event for the 2nd Alternative World Water Forum > WCC general secretary to visit Asian countries > Decade to Overcome Violence Asia focus launch
Young adult stewards see God's presence in ecumenism
In an age when many studies suggest younger generations are showing less interest in denominational affiliations and church institutions, a group of 27 young adults spent more than two weeks immersed in the work of one of the world's largest ecumenical bodies, the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Ecumenical accompaniers in Israel and Palestine: working to reduce violence, improve people's lives
A new group of 12 "ecumenical accompaniers" last week joined four others staying on in Israel and Palestine from previous groups within the framework of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). The new arrivals bring the total number of ecumenical accompaniers now on the ground to 16.
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