Luca Maria Negro: “Refugees dying in the sea is not an option”
Rev. Luca Maria Negro, president of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy, has been instrumental in founding the Humanitarian Corridors programme, an ecumenical project for safe passages for migrants developed by the federation’s Mediterranean Hope team with the Comunità di Sant’Egidio in 2015. Humanitarian Corridors have since been opened in France, Belgium and Andorra for a total of nearly 3,000 arrivals in Europe.
“Green Reformation” conference explores ties between ecology, religion and education
An international consultation entitled “Green Reformation: Ecology, Religion, Education and the Future of the Ecumenical Movement” was held 12-15 May at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.
New academic brochure invites ecumenical studies in Bossey
The World Council of Churches invites students to Ecumenical studies in Bossey through an updated version of the institute's Academic Study Programme.
Events
10 June - 19 July 2019 Engaging for Just and Participatory Societies – Belongingness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
23 - 28 June 2019 3rd Explorations in Evangelism meeting: "Evangelism and the legacies of colonization and enslavement"
26 June - 01 July 2019 13th Annual Conference of the European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies
05 - 15 August 2019 Equipping each other for Christian witness in a multi-cultural and multi-faith world
19 - 30 August 2019 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life
08 - 12 September 2019 Continuing formation on Youth and Racism Awareness in Asia
15 - 22 September 2019 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel