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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence, and suffering. “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all are children of God. We belong to one family, as Jesus Christ himself said.”

With an intervention delivered by Max Weber, a student at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, the World Council of Churches expressed deep concern for human rights in Haiti. 

During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat sich mit den Menschen in Haiti solidarisch erklärt und betet für die Bevölkerung und die Kirchen in Haiti, nachdem die Insel am 14. August von einem Erdbeben der Stärke 7.2 getroffen wurde. 

Die haitianische Regierung hat den Notstand ausgerufen. Mehr als 1.300 Menschen verloren ihr Leben, Tausende wurden verletzt.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a exprimé sa solidarité et dédié ses prières aux personnes et aux Églises d’Haïti à la suite du tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,2 qui a frappé ce pays le 14 août, faisant plus de 1 300 morts et plusieurs milliers de blessés.

Le gouvernement haïtien a déclaré l’état d’urgence.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ofreció oraciones y solidaridad al pueblo y las iglesias de Haití tras el seísmo de magnitud 7,2 que sacudió el país el 14 de agosto causando 1300 muertos y miles de heridos. 

A raíz de la catástrofe, el Gobierno declaró el estado de emergencia. 

As reports of casualties and loss grow in Haiti in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on 14 August, a tropical depression was threatening the same area two days later.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) reached out in solidarity and prayer to people and churches in Haiti in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti, on 14 August. 

The Haitian government declared a state of emergency, with 1,300 dead and several thousands injured.

Dr Jurjen Zeilstra is a historian and theologian. His biography “Visser 't Hooft, 1900-1985 Living for the Unity of the Church” served as a dissertation in the humanities at the Amsterdam Free University in order to receive the degree of Ph.D. in 2018. Willem Visser 't Hooft led the World Council of Churches (WCC) during its formative stages. Below, Dr Zeilstra reflects on what it was like to study the life of Visser 't Hooft.

In a letter to its European sister organizations, the Council of Churches in the Netherlands reiterated its call to the Dutch government to honour the call from the European Committee regarding the relocation of vulnerable and unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps. The letter also urges European sister organizations to appeal to their governments to exercise the same human compassion.

The Methodist Church of Haiti is celebrating its 200th anniversary. Founded as a mission in 1817, it is the oldest Protestant church in the Caribbean nation. Special events in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, last week drew attention to the church’s history and its contributions to the country.

Hopes and aspirations for peace were expressed on 20 September at the Peace Palace in the Netherlands, site of a “Walk of Peace” held on the second day of the International Week of Peace. The event was organized by the Council of Churches in the Netherlands and PAX, a Dutch peace organization, in cooperation with local churches in The Hague.

Mit Blick auf die gegenwärtige Flüchtlingskrise sollen die europäischen Kirchen ihre Anstrengungen bei der Aufnahme, der Unterstützung und dem Schutz von Flüchtlin¬gen, die in der Region ankommen, weiter verstärken. Dazu haben der ÖRK, die Konferenz Europäischer Kirchen und die Kommission der Kirchen für Migranten in Europa in einem gemeinsam verfassten Brief aufgerufen.

In view of the current refugee crisis, European churches are being encouraged to deepen their efforts in receiving, supporting and protecting refugees who arrive in the region. This call was made in a letter issued jointly by the WCC, the Conference of European Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe.

En vista de la actual crisis de los refugiados, se está alentando a las iglesias europeas a que intensifiquen sus labores de acogida, apoyo y protección de los refugiados que están llegando a la región. Ese llamamiento se hizo a través de una carta emitida conjuntamente por el CMI, la Conferencia de Iglesias Europeas y la Comisión de las Iglesias para los Migrantes en Europa.

Dans le contexte de l’actuelle crise des réfugiés, les Églises sont encouragées à intensifier leurs efforts afin de mieux recevoir, soutenir et protéger les réfugiés et réfugiées qui arrivent dans la région. Cet appel a été lancé dans une lettre publiée conjointement par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), la Conférence des Églises européennes (KEK) et la Commission des Églises auprès des migrants en Europe (CEME).

Ein Gerichtsurteil in der Dominikanischen Republik, das geschätzten 200'000 Dominikaner/innen haitianischer Abstammung die Staatsbürgerschaft aberkennt, wurde von Kirchenleitenden scharf kritisiert, so auch von der Leitenden Bischöfin der Bischöflichen Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten.

A court decision in the Dominican Republic annulling the citizenship of an estimated 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian ancestry has been strongly criticized by church leaders, including the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

La decisión judicial de la República Dominicana que anula la ciudadanía de una cifra que se estima en torno a los 200000 dominicanos de ascendencia haitiana ha sido duramente criticada por los líderes de las iglesias.