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On 9 March the National Council of Churches of Korea (NCCK) commented on the news that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), while agreeing to cease missile tests, has requested a summit meeting with the United States, and that President Trump has agreed to a meeting with the DPRK by May.

El 9 de marzo, el Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea se pronunció sobre la noticia de que la República Popular Democrática de Corea había aceptado suspender las pruebas nucleares y que había solicitado mantener una reunión con los Estados Unidos; la cual, tras la aceptación del presidente Trump, tendrá lugar en mayo.

The World Council of Churches welcomed historic meetings on 5-6 March between a South Korean special envoy delegation and North Korean leadership in Pyongyang, the first high-level direct talks between the two Koreas in more than a decade.

Participants in a 7-11 December consultation on ecumenical diakonia held in Seoul, South Korea, didn’t just talk about the important concept of service. They also took time to visit local projects where Korean Christians are fleshing out their call to actively practice diakonia in the communities they serve.

At a consultation in Seoul on December 7-11, participants from churches throughout northeast Asia shared insights on diakonia and how vital it is to the nature and mission of the church.

Amid continuing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Christians in Seoul are hoping the fragile light of candles will illumine a path to peace. Along with Christian groups around the world, they are holding candlelight vigils for peace during the season of Advent.

Amid continuing tension and conflict on the Korean Peninsula that threatens peace and the security of the Korean people, the World Council of Churches (WCC) called its member churches to participate in “A Light of Peace” campaign during Advent.

Ante la situación de continua tensión y conflicto en la península de Corea que amenaza la paz y la seguridad del pueblo coreano, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) llamó a sus iglesias miembros a participar en la campaña “Una luz de paz” durante el Adviento.

The Korean Peninsula needs “A light of peace” as tensions there escalate again, and on Sunday 3 December the World Council of Churches (WCC) launches a campaign for a north Asian region and a world free of nuclear weapons. It is the first Sunday of Advent when Christians begin a period of sacrifice in preparation to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

While celebrating new steps taken towards global elimination of nuclear weapons, the WCC Executive Committee also fears the cycle of confrontation on the Korean peninsula might slide into nuclear warfare.

Al tiempo que celebra las nuevas medidas adoptadas para la eliminación de las armas nucleares a nivel mundial, el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias también teme que el ciclo de confrontación en la península de Corea pueda convertirse en una guerra nuclear.

In a global campaign, the WCC invites people across the globe to extend “A Light of Peace” for the Korean Peninsula and for a world free from nuclear weapons.

Rev. Dr Peniel Rajkumar is programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation with the World Council of Churches (WCC). He helped to organize the first formal WCC dialogue between Christians and Confucians in WCC history.

For the first time in its history, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has initiated a formal dialogue with Confucians. Organised in collaboration with the Council for World Mission and the Korea Forum for Science and Life and with the support of the National Council of Churches in Korea, the Sungkyunkwan University, the City of Andong and the Korea Foundation for Culture and Ethics, the dialogue commenced on 27 October with an interreligious consultation on Christian-Confucian relations in Seoul

"The world must listen to the people of Korea. They do not want war. They want peace.” Those are the words of Rev. Frank Chikane, moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, as he reflected what was on the minds of several dozen people from all over the world who attended a videoconference on the Korea crisis on 5 October.

“El mundo debe escuchar al pueblo de Corea: no quiere guerra, quiere paz”. Así lo expresó el Rev. Frank Chikane, moderador de la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales del CMI, reflejando la opinión de varias docenas de personas de todo el mundo que asistieron, el 5 de octubre, a una videoconferencia sobre la crisis de Corea.

Some forty professionals working on ecumenical relations in different member churches in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East as well as North and South America, are currently gathered in Geneva, Switzerland. Their four-day meeting affords them an opportunity to learn about the various WCC programmes as well as from each other.

Unos cuarenta profesionales encargados de las relaciones ecuménicas en diferentes iglesias miembros de África, Asia, el Caribe, Europa, Oriente Medio y América del Norte y del Sur están reunidos en Ginebra (Suiza). Su reunión de cuatro días les brinda la oportunidad de aprender los unos de los otros y de conocer los distintos programas del CMI.

The 78-year-old sociology professor recently inaugurated as President of the (South) Korean Red Cross had his first contacts with the divided North while working at the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, where he served for more than 17 years until 1999.

Este profesor de Sociología de 78 años, nombrado recientemente presidente de la Cruz Roja Coreana (del Sur), tuvo su primer contacto con el Norte dividido mientras trabajaba en el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Ginebra, donde sirvió más de diecisiete años hasta 1999.