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The fifteenth of March 2017, marks the sixth year since the start of the Syrian war.
Lebanon, being a small Middle Eastern country facing constant political and national unity challenges with a population of approximately 450,000 Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, has been the shelter for more than 2 million registered Syrian refugees since 2011.

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.

The WCC convened an inter-Orthodox consultation in Cyprus on 6-13 October to respond to the text “The Church: Towards a Common Vision,” a convergence document presented by the WCC Faith and Order Commission.

El CMI convocó una consulta interortodoxa en Chipre del 6 al 13 de octubre para responder al documento “La Iglesia: Hacia una visión común”, un texto de convergencia presentado por la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del CMI.

Encouragement, inspiration and storytelling animated the plenary discussion of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace.

Las palabras de apoyo, la inspiración y la narración de historias animaron el debate plenario sobre la peregrinación de justicia y paz del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI).

Sitting in a tent at the Souda camp, on the island of Chios in Greece, a Pakistani family of 12 recalls the lives they had in their home country. They had everything except safety. Muhammed and his wife, Asia, along with their 10 children, fled their home country in search of a place where they weren’t constantly fearing for their lives.

During the 29 years Virgine Nasrawi has worked in the Talbiah refugee camp, located 40 kilometers south of Amman, the Jordanian capital, she has witnessed many changes. And the sudden influx of refugees from neighbouring Syria, caused by the devastating civil war in that country, is the most dramatic.

The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe, Conference of European Churches and World Council of Churches sent a letter to member churches and partner organizations in Europe urging them to undertake increased advocacy for more refugee resettlement with their national governments and parliaments in the next weeks.

La Comisión de las Iglesias para los Migrantes en Europa, la Conferencia de Iglesias Europeas y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias han enviado una carta a las iglesias miembros y organizaciones asociadas de Europa instándoles a redoblar sus esfuerzos en las próximas semanas para exigir a sus gobiernos y parlamentos que acepten el reasentamiento de un mayor número de refugiados.

David Bradwell of Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees has been on a mission for the past six months trying to raise awareness on what individuals and churches can do to help those fleeing conflicts and wars.

Negotiations should end the conflict and bring political transition in Syria, urged the World Council of Churches and Pax Christi International in a joint statement issued 15 March.

The World Council of Churches announced its support of a joint appeal for humanitarian access in Syria initiated by the Norwegian Refugee Council and UNICEF, and signed by dozens of humanitarian agencies worldwide.

“They have arrived with their few belongings, full of fear and hope,” observes Dr Paolo Naso, as he watches 93 Syrian immigrants — 41 of them children — step off a plane that came from Beirut on 29 February.

“Llegan con sus pocas pertenencias, llenos de miedo y esperanza”, comenta el doctor Paolo Naso, mientras observa a 93 inmigrantes sirios –41 de ellos niños– salir de un avión que salió de Beirut el 29 de febrero.

When Fernando Enns thinks of water in a German context, he is reminded of thousands and thousands of refugees who have come to the country fleeing the conflict in Syria.

When Fernando Enns thinks of water in a German context, he is reminded of thousands and thousands of refugees who have come to the country fleeing the conflict in Syria.

“We should be learning from our mistakes, and exposing the systems that are not performing well,” says Pauliina Parhiala, director and chief operating officer of the ACT Alliance, a coalition of 137 churches and faith-based organizations serving internationally in humanitarian, advocacy and development work.

“Deberíamos estar aprendiendo de nuestros errores y denunciando los sistemas que no funcionan correctamente” afirmó Pauliina Parhiala, directora y jefa de operaciones de ACT Alianza, una coalición de 137 iglesias y organizaciones religiosas que lleva a cabo labores humanitarias, de sensibilización y de cooperación al desarrollo a nivel internacional.

Participants in a recent conference on the refugee crisis in Europe, hosted by the WCC, said they felt energized by the reports from a multitude of activities undertaken by churches from Lebanon to Finland through Serbia, Greece and Germany.