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WCC Eco-School begins in Crete

Fifteen young people from 10 countries across Europe and North America are taking part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, 11-18 November, exploring water, food, and climate justice.

New eco-theology book combines diverse views with best practices

A new volume—“Contemporary ecotheology, climate justice and environmental stewardship in the world”—is the latest of the continued fruits of the 6th International Conference on Ecological theology and Environmental Ethics, or Ecothee, which took place in September 2019 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete in Kolymvari.

Un colloque œcuménique de réflexion théologique sur l’écologie

Un colloque en ligne de trois jours, du 11 au 13 février, organisé par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et le Séminaire œcuménique et francophone de théologie de l’écologie, a rassemblé des personnalités autour du thème «Penser les relations écologiques à l’ère de l’anthropocène».

Churches should use their voice on climate change

Pacific islands experience lasting impacts of the 50 years of nuclear testing and the region has become a global hotspot of climate change, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) learned in its meeting this week in Brisbane, Australia.

Les Églises doivent user de leur voix sur la question des changements climatiques

Alors qu’elle se réunit cette semaine à Brisbane, en Australie, la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a été informée des conséquences durables pour les îles du Pacifique des cinquante années d’essais nucléaires dans la région, devenue l’une des zones du monde les plus sensibles aux changements climatiques.

Greenland’s grand Gospel preacher

Although she loves what she is doing, there are times when bishop Sofie Petersen feels a strong desire to be someplace else than inside her cosy diocesan office in Nuuk, Greenland. Preferably outdoors, inhaling crisp, arctic air in a stunningly beautiful landscape where mighty polar bears roam and huge whales gently plough their way through the ice-scattered waters along the coastline.

La grande prédicatrice de l’Évangile du Groenland

Même si elle aime ce qu’elle fait, il y a des moments où l’évêque Sofie Petersen a le désir impérieux de se trouver ailleurs que dans son confortable bureau diocésain à Nuuk, au Groenland. De préférence dehors, inhalant l’air vif de l’Arctique dans un paysage d’une beauté époustouflante où de puissants ours polaires déambulent et d’immenses baleines tracent leur route paisiblement entre les plaques de glace le long de la côte.

A humble servant in God’s herd

When he was asked last year to take over as vicar in the parish of Ilulissat, on Greenland’s west coast, Loqqi Fleischer was a bit anxious about how the transition from his smaller hometown Uummannaq, further north along the coastline, would work out. Nevertheless, he took on the challenge and was warmly welcomed right away in the new environment.

“There are no spare parts for whales”

It is midnight and the sun just about hides for a little while beneath the horizon. The calm sea is scattered with icebergs in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Some are like five-story buildings, with vertical sharp-edged walls rising high above the surface. Others are more like snow-capped hilltops, slowly ploughing through the blank water.

Greenland church life and climate challenges featured in new series

In Greenland, travel by either air or boat is the conventional – and only – way of getting from place to place. The distances between populated areas scattered along the rugged coastline of the world’s largest island are long and there are no roads connecting cities and settlements. Neither railways nor inland waterways exist and some rural areas can only be reached by helicopter. In winter, dog-sled is an alternative, particularly in the north and east.

WCC expresses sadness, solidarity after Notre Dame fire

After a large fire broke out on 15 April at the Notre Dame cathedral, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed shock over the damage to one the most famous landmarks in Paris, and the seat of the archbishop of Paris.