Bishop Kortu K. Brown is president of the Liberian Council of Churches. He is also founder and general overseer of the New Water in the Desert Apostolic Pentecost Church located in Brewerville City, outside Monrovia. He shared with the World Council of Churches (WCC) reflections on his new role in resolving land conflicts in Liberia.
Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) ist in großer Sorge über die Auswirkungen, die die neue Coronavirus-Pandemie auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent haben könnte. Die Kirchen in Afrika haben sich aber längst auf die Invasion des stummen und tödlichen Virus vorbereitet.
Africa is of huge concern around the novel coronavirus pandemic for the World Health Organization (WHO), but the continent’s churches have been preparing for the silent and lethal virus for some time.
África es una gran preocupación para la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en el contexto de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus, pero las iglesias del continente llevan tiempo preparándose para la llegada del virus silencioso y letal.
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) est très préoccupée pour l’Afrique avec la nouvelle pandémie de coronavirus, mais les Églises du continent se préparent depuis un certain temps à affronter ce virus silencieux et mortel.
Hope, solidarity and a spirit of service are recurring themes in Easter messages received by the World Council of Churches from many of its member churches and partners.
Angeregt durch das Streben nach Gerechtigkeit und Frieden hat eine Gruppe von Kirchen aus dem Westen Deutschlands beim Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen in Genf eine ökumenische Ausstellung zum Thema „Frieden geht anders!“ vorgestellt.
A group of churches from Germany’s west inspired by the quest for justice and peace presented an ecumenical exhibition showing how “Peace takes a different way” at the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
Un grupo de iglesias de Alemania occidental, inspiradas por la búsqueda de justicia y paz, presentaron una exposición ecuménica en el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, en Ginebra, en la que muestran que “La paz toma un camino diferente”.
Un groupe d’Églises de l’ouest de l’Allemagne, inspirées par la quête pour la justice et la paix, a présenté une exposition œcuménique montrant comment «La paix, ça marche autrement» au Conseil œcuménique des Églises à Genève.
Women in Liberia participated in the Thursdays in Black campaign by staging a peaceful demonstration in the streets of Margibi County against the growing waves of violence against women and girls.
On 21 September, an event unfolded in Liberia to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the WCC. Held in conjunction with other civil society organizations observing the International Day of Peace in Monrovia, people gathered for a ceremony and a parade.
The African continent bears witness to the tragic consequences of the manipulation of religion to incite violence. Yet it is also the home of untold instances of the power of religious leaders and actors to exert a positive influence, said panellists at an international meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today.
The 13th International General Assembly of the Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) was held in the Bantama area of Kumasi, Ghana from 9 to 16 November.
Prayers and action undertaken by the Liberian Council of Churches during the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 will be honoured by the Liberian government with distinction of “Commander, Order of the Star of Africa”.
As orações e ações desenvolvidas pelo Conselho de Igrejas da Libéria durante a epidemia de Ebola de 2014 - 2015 serão reconhecidas pelo governo daquele país através da distinção de "Commander, Order of the Star of Africa”.
United Nations leaders and the WCC have agreed that the international community and faith leaders need to cooperate more on working to fight the scourge of the deadly Ebola virus.
Des représentants des Nations Unies et du COE sont convenus que la communauté internationale et les responsables religieux doivent coopérer davantage pour lutter contre Ebola.
Als Reaktion auf die Ebola-Krise versammelten sich auf Einladung des ÖRK Vertreter von christlichen Hilfsorganisationen und der Vereinten Nationen, um voneinander zu lernen und ihre Hilfsmaßnahmen zu intensivieren.
