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The World Council of Churches morning prayer on 22 April was focused on Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, solemnly marking the 11th anniversary of the abduction of archbishops of Aleppo.

Die sechste Weltkonferenz für Glauben und Kirchenverfassung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), mit der das 1700-jährige Jubiläum des ersten ökumenischen Konzils von Nizäa gefeiert werden soll, wird im Oktober 2025 auf Einladung der Koptischen Orthodoxen Kirche in Ägypten stattfinden.

The Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC), marking the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, is to take place in Egypt in October 2025 at the invitation of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Der Rat der Kirchen im Mittleren Osten mit Sitz in Beirut, Libanon hat die gemeinsame Arbeitsgruppe für die Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen einberufen. Der ÖRK und der Vatikan haben diese Materialien jetzt in mehreren Sprachen veröffentlicht.

The Middle East Council of Churches, based in Beirut, Lebanon, has been the convener for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 drafting group. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican have now published the material in several languages.

Achtzehn Führungspersonen des Ökumenischen Aktionsbündnisses von und für Menschen mit Behinderung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen haben sich vom 3.–5. Juli in Beirut, Libanon getroffen, um die Probleme in der Region zu erörtern und einen strategischen Plan zu bewerten.

Eighteen leaders from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network met in Beirut, Lebanon on 3-5 July, to addresses concerns in the region and to evaluate the strategic plan.

The World Council of Churches is mourning the passing of Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh, Barary, and the Monastery of Saint Demiana of the Coptic Orthodox Church. One of the senior and most influential Coptic Orthodox Prelates of the modern era, he has made extensive contributions in the areas of Pan-Orthodox unity, dialogue and ecumenism. He was a close colleague of the late Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.

Together with the heads of the Coptic, Syrian, Armenian and Indian Orthodox Churches, the Evangelical Church in Germany celebrated on Saturday evening in Berlin an ecumenical prayer for Christians in the Middle East. The jointly prepared service was the highlight of a historic visit. For the first time, Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch Ignatius Afrem II, Catholicos Karekin II and Catholicos Baselios Morthoma Paulose II visited together in Germany to inform political and church representatives on the bad and sad situation in the region of origin of Christianity.

Church leaders, led by Pope Tawadros II and Pope Francis, were gathered to pray for the people of Egypt, for unity, for peace and justice in St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, the chapel next to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral that was bombed in December 2016, now restored.

Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt have taken a significant ecumenical step by signing a common declaration that Roman Catholics and Copts may recognize each other’s baptisms. The agreement is, in the eyes of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a “sign of hope”.

How can the early founding fathers of the church inform us as Christians in the 21st century, what stands at the centre of their theology, and how can we continue to envision a future of unity in the church? The questions were numerous as scholars, students and theologians met at the Anaphora Institute near Cairo, Egypt, to explore the theme of “Saint Irenaeus and Enlightened Humanity” on 14-16 December.

Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), hat in einer Erklärung im Namen des ÖRK das historische Treffen von Papst Franziskus, Oberhaupt der römisch-katholischen Kirche, und Patriarch Kyrill, Primas der Russischen Orthodoxen Kirche, gewürdigt.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), has issued a statement on behalf of the Council hailing the historic meeting of Pope Francis, pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, and Patriarch Kirill, primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.The two leaders met on 12 February in Havana, Cuba.