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As Rev. Dan San Andres Sr, known as a defender of human rights, was arrested a week after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act was passed in the Philippines, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined with the bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) in calling for justice.

One of the main voices of the Brazilian and Latin American ecumenical movement, Jether Pereira Ramalho passed away on 28 June, in Rio, leaving behind a legacy of inspiration, dedication and transformation to many generations.

Jether Pereira Ramalho, l’une des principales voix du mouvement œcuménique brésilien et latino-américain, est décédé le 28 juin dernier, à Rio de Janeiro, laissant derrière lui un héritage d’inspiration, de dévouement et de transformation pour de nombreuses générations.

As Brazilians face harder times on a daily basis with the increasing impacts of COVID-19 at all levels of society, several church-based organizations launched a campaign on 11 June calling on people to express solidarity with all who have lost family members and friends due to the pandemic and its systemic consequences in a reality marked by inequality, such as hunger, violence, and racism.

“It was with sorrow that we received the news about the passing of Rev. Norman Bent,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). “Through his tireless ministry for reconciliation, justice and peace, Rev. Bent leaves behind an inspiring legacy for the global ecumenical movement.”

In a video greeting, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offered warm greetings to the Communion of Churches in Indonesia on its 70th anniversary.

Norwegian churches added their voice to the chorus of concern for the people of the Amazon as the coronavirus increasingly spreads. In a letter to the Brazilian embassy, the Church of Norway and the Roman Catholic Church in Norway jointly expressed deep solidarity with the people of Brazil.

Hope, solidarity and a spirit of service are recurring themes in Easter messages received by the World Council of Churches from many of its member churches and partners.

In a time when Brazil has been the arena of somehow conflicting narratives on how to face the COVID-19 pandemic, World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches have been active in supporting health authorities such as the World Health Organization in their efforts to advise people to be away from agglomerations that could increase transmission of the virus.

Alors que le Brésil a vu s’affronter des récits assez contradictoires sur comment faire face à la pandémie de COVID-19, les Églises membres du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont activement soutenu les efforts d’autorités sanitaires telles que l’Organisation mondiale de la santé pour conseiller aux personnes d’éviter les regroupements qui augmenteraient la transmission du virus.

Women in Chile have been subject to violence, forced nudity, humiliation and even rape in the framework of the social protests taking place in the nation since last October, said Chilean theologian and lawyer Cecilia Castillo Nanjari.

Au Chili, selon la théologienne et avocate chilienne Cecilia Castillo Nanjari, les femmes ont été victimes de violences, d’humiliations, d’obligations de se dénuder et même de viols dans le cadre des manifestations sociales qui secouent la nation depuis octobre dernier.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), received former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva, at the Ecumenical Centre on 6 March, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a reçu l’ancien président brésilien Luiz Inácio «Lula» da Silva, le 6 mars, au Centre œcuménique à Genève, en Suisse.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has just published two new Bible studies penned by authors from Colombia. Both focus on aspects of the WCC Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace.

As of January 2020, the WCC has relaunched its Sarah Chakko Scholarship Fund. The fund was first established in 1998, at the end of the Ecumenical Decade of Solidarity with Women, aiming to promote the education of women for leadership competencies for the ecumenical movement.

“It was with great sadness that we received the news of the passing of Rev. Pablo Sosa, one of the grandfathers of global ecumenical spirituality,” said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC. The Argentinian Methodist pastor passed away on 11 January, in Buenos Aires, at the age of 85.

More than 40 church leaders and diakonia specialists from 15 Asian countries participated in training in ecumenical diakonia and development organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 4-7 December.

Plus de 40 responsables d’Églises et spécialistes de la diaconie venu-e-s de 15 pays asiatiques ont pris part à la formation sur la diaconie œcuménique et le développement organisée par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Chiang Mai, en Thaïlande, du 4 au 7 décembre.