Prayer implores “justice, peace and equality in the Holy Land”
Gathered before a piece of the Berlin Wall on display in the Ecumenical Centre garden in Geneva, people of good will gathered for a midday prayer on 18 September in observance of the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel.
Bible, biodiversity portrayed via photo exhibition in New York and Geneva
On the eve of the Climate Action Summit in New York, four ecumenical organizations are launching a photo exhibition on the Bible and biodiversity. Titled “And It Is Good,” the exhibition pairs photos of nature and creatures with verses from the Bible, highlighting diversity in nature and affirming creation is good.
Worshipping safely: UN, faith communities unite to prevent violence
In an era in which places of worship have become, too often, targets for violence, United Nations officials and religious leaders gathered in New York City on 19 September to talk over plans for preventing attacks against people of faith.
Events
01 September - 04 October 2019 Season of Creation
15 - 22 September 2019 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel
18 - 29 September 2019 Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity
23 - 26 September 2019 6th International Conference on Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics (ECOTHEE 2019)
18 - 24 March 2020 Central Committee meeting