Cuando la Rev. Rita Famos empezó a participar en los programas para jóvenes de su congregación local en Berna (Suiza), a principios de los años ochenta, estaba iniciando lo que sería un compromiso de por vida con la iglesia reformada y el movimiento ecuménico.
When Rev. Rita Famos became involved in the youth programmes of her local congregation in Bern, Switzerland, back in the early 1980s, a lifelong commitment to the Reformed Church and the ecumenical movement started to evolve.
Entrevista exclusiva: El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, comparte información sobre una reciente reunión con el patriarca Cirilo, incluidos los temas tratados en la reunión, lo que el CMI aportó al diálogo y los próximos pasos.
Exclusive interview: World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shares details on a recent meeting with Patriarch Kirill, including topics discussed at the meeting, what the WCC contributed to the dialogue, and steps forward.
El Dr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen, secretario general de la Conferencia de las Iglesias Europeas, reflexiona sobre las esperanzas puestas en la próxima Asamblea que tendrá lugar en Tallin en junio y sobre el papel que desempeñan las iglesias en el conflicto de Ucrania.
Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, reflects on hopes for the upcoming assembly Tallinn in June, as well as on the role churches play amid the conflict in Ukraine.
La Rev. Prof. Dra. Heike Springhart es la obispa de Landeskirche in Baden. A continuación, ofrece reflexiones sobre sus esperanzas para la 11. ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y, en términos generales, sobre cómo las relaciones ecuménicas pueden ayudarnos a albergar un sentimiento de esperanza en estos tiempos difíciles.
Rev. Prof. Dr Heike Springhart is bishop of Landeskirche in Baden. Below, she offers reflections on her hopes for the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly and, more broadly, how ecumenical relationships can help us all sustain a sense of hope during these challenging times.
On 20 May 2022, a group of us, 14 pilgrims from different parts of the world (Kenya, Brussels, Germany, Hong Kong, Philippines, Poland, Rome, Korea, Canada, Fiji, Australia, London, Scotland, and Geneva—a very diverse group) gathered in Palermo, Italy for a Pilgrim Team Visit on the theme of migration.
After the recent war and its impact on the whole of Armenia and particularly in the region of Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh, some pilgrims from the fellowship of the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited Armenia from 27 May to June 1.
From 31 May to 3 June, representatives from the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace Reference Group, Working Group on Climate Change, and the Young People in the Ecumenical Movement of the World Council of Churches formed a Pilgrim Team Visit to indigenous Sami communities in the south of Norway.
The Central Mediterranean route is the overseas crossing from North Africa to Italy. Those migrating on this route generally aim to reach Italian shores but leave from a variety of North African countries bordering the Mediterranean. Though in past years most migrants have departed from Libya, which is a destination for migrants as well as a transit country, there is also a proportionally small but growing number of departures from Tunisia, Egypt, and Algeria.
A medida que se aproxima rápidamente la Semana de Oración por la Unidad Cristiana, la moderadora de la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), la Rev. Dra. Susan Durber, reflexiona sobre el tema, «Vimos la estrella en el Oriente», y sobre lo que significa la unidad para el mundo actual.
As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity fast approaches, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission Rev. Dr Susan Durber reflects on the theme “We saw the star in the East,” and on what unity means for the world today.
La comunidad de Taizé es bien conocida en las iglesias de todo el mundo por su acompañamiento esperanzador a los jóvenes en su camino de fe. ¿Cómo ha desafiado la pandemia a la comunidad ubicada en el sur de Francia, y de qué tienen sed los jóvenes en un momento en el que la mayoría de nuestras interacciones tienen lugar en línea? WCC Communications aprendió más sobre estos temas de la mano del hermano Alois, prior de la comunidad de Taizé, que visitó el CMI a principios de diciembre.
The Taizé community is well-known in the churches around the world for its encouraging accompaniment of young people on their faith journey. How has the pandemic challenged the community located in Southern France, and what do the young people thirst for in the time when most of our interactions take place online? WCC Communications learned more on these topics from Brother Alois, prior of the Taizé community, who was visiting the WCC in the beginning of December.
As the national three-year programme “Disestablishment 150” drew to a close, the Church of Ireland is looking back on highlights from a commemoration of the historic milestone in which the Church of Ireland was made wholly independent of the Church of England, and was no longer the official state church.
En un seminario en línea celebrado el 23 de septiembre para conmemorar los 90 años de la llegada de Dietrich Bonhoeffer al movimiento ecuménico y su testimonio por la paz, los ponentes reflexionaron sobre cómo la sabiduría de Bonhoeffer ha resistido la prueba del tiempo y sigue iluminando el movimiento ecuménico en la actualidad.
At a 23 September webinar commemorating 90 years since the entry of Dietrich Bonhoeffer into the ecumenical movement and its witness for peace, speakers reflected on how Bonhoeffer’s wisdom has withstood the test of time and still illuminates the ecumenical movement today.