El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, mantuvo fructíferos diálogos con el arzobispo de Canterbury y otros dirigentes de la Comunión Anglicana.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a eu une entrevue productive avec l’archevêque de Cantorbéry et les responsables de la Communion anglicane.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay held productive talks with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Anglican Communion leaders.
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, fand sich mit dem Erzbischof von Canterbury und Führungspersonen der Anglikanischen Kirchengemeinschaft zu fruchtbaren Gesprächen zusammen.
When COVID-19 brought its dark cloud of sickness, fear, and anxiety to his corner of the UK, Rev. Harvey Richardson decided to embrace his friends with the light of prayer.
World Council of Churches president from Europe Rev. Dr Susan Durber shared reflections at the Christian Aid assembly, expressing appreciation for the meaningful gathering of churches and ecumenical leaders.
Scholars, including colleagues and students of the Anglican theologian Rowan Williams, gathered in Cambridge to honour the contribution of the former Archbishop of Canterbury as a theologian, scholar and church leader, following his retirement in 2020 as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
In April 2023, at Birkenhead, UK which is near Liverpool town, home to one of the world’s best football team (Liverpool) and where the best-ever pop group (Beatles) came from, Rev. John Naude, EDAN Europe coordinator was licensed as vicar to St Peter’s, Rock Ferry.
In his first address after his election on 19 April 2005, Pope Benedict XVI pledged to work for the full and visible unity of all of Christ’s followers, Dr Stephen G. Brown, editor of the World Council of Churches journal The Ecumenical Review, has recalled in an address to a symposium in Dublin.
Queen Elizabeth II held the title "Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England," but for the seven decades of her monarchy, these were not mere titles; many have spoken of her deep Christian faith and how she lived it.
The fellowship of churches constituting the World Council of Churches mourns the loss of Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia, an outstanding hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, one of the leading theologians today in the Orthodox world, a proliferous author, a teacher deeply respected by his many disciples around the world, a man of dialogue, a worldwide known ecumenist.
Dr Elizabeth Joy was the first woman ever to be shortlisted as a nominee for the general secretary of the World Council of Churches. A director at Churches Together in England, she is from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. She grew up in both India and the United Kingdom. Below, during an interview held the day after the WCC elections, she reflects on her roots in the ecumenical movement, and on her message to the WCC.
The World Council of Churches, in a public statement, is urging the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
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.
Die Vorsitzende der ÖRK-Kommission für Glauben und Kirchenverfassung, Pfarrerin Dr. Susan Durber, denkt über das Thema der herannahenden Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen, „Wir haben seinen Stern im Osten gesehen“ nach und darüber, was Einheit für die heutige Welt bedeutet.
Alors que la Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens approche à grands pas, la modératrice de la Commission « Foi et constitution » du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), la pasteure Susan Durber, réfléchit sur le thème « Nous avons vu son astre à l’Orient » et sur ce que signifie l’unité pour le monde d’aujourd’hui.