As the World Council of Churches celebrates its 75th anniversary, a series of feature stories from different regions of the world will portray ecumenism at the local level—within churches, communities, and individuals who embody the spirit of ecumenism in unique ways. The feature story below offers a glimpse of some facets of ecumenism present in the Philippines.
Graduates from an interreligious studies course at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey reflected on the meaning of the experience, and the theme of this year’s program, “Health and wholeness of life in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.”
World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata delved into the heart of “Theology of Work” in a keynote address during the opening of the New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) Consultation on Labour, being hosted 21-23 August by the National Council of Churches in Malaysia.
After thousands of Orthodox Christians were denied access to Mount Tabor, in the Lower Galilee—site of the transfiguration of Jesus—World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed concern about the infringement on religious freedom in the Holy Land.
After thousands of Orthodox Christians were denied access to Mount Tabor, in the Lower Galilee—site of the transfiguration of Jesus—World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed concern about the infringement on religious freedom in the Holy Land.
Un equipo ecuménico de Burkina Faso auspiciado por la Comunidad de Chemin Neuf se ha encargado de la redacción del borrador básico de la Semana de Oración por la Unidad de los Cristianos 2024. El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y el Vaticano acaban de publicar el material en diversos idiomas.
Une équipe œcuménique du Burkina Faso animée par la communauté locale du Chemin Neuf a réuni le groupe de rédaction de la Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens 2024. Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et le Vatican ont désormais publié les ressources dans plusieurs langues.
Die Redaktionsgruppe der Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen 2024 wurde von einem ökumenischen Team aus Burkina Faso einberufen, unterstützt von der örtlichen Gemeinschaft Chemin Neuf. Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der Vatikan haben das Material nun in mehreren Sprachen veröffentlicht.
A public online celebration and panel discussion on 31 August, “They too were Gathered: Paying homage to Black people’s contributions to 75 years of World Council of Churches (WCC),” will uncover the contributions of Black people from different parts of the world in the formation and growth of the WCC.
Church leaders in Pakistan are calling for international solidarity and for measures to ensure the safety and security of Christians in Pakistan. Their messages come in the wake of church burnings in the city of Jaranwala, in eastern Pakistan, where 24 churches have been burned, affecting at least 600 families.
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) lädt die weltweite Gemeinschaft von Mitgliedskirchen, Partner und Freundinnen und Freunde ein, sein 75-jähriges Bestehen mit ihm zu feiern.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), in partnership with the Association of Theological Institutes and Faculties in the Middle East (ATIME) and the Middle East Council of Churches, held the first-ever Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute in Cairo under the theme “Respect for Creation is the Glorification of the Creator.”
With the United Evangelical Mission International Summer School set to began on 19 August, the World Council of Churches (WCC) shared greetings with participants who come from areas affected by conflict.
En un discurso pronunciado en la Conferencia Internacional para la Reconciliación en Colombia, el Rev. Dr. Kenneth Mtata, director del programa de Testimonio Público y Diaconía del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), reflexionó sobre el tema “Experiencias y aprendizajes ecuménicos en la construcción de la paz”.
In seinem Hauptreferat auf der Internationalen Konferenz für Versöhnung in Kolumbien hat sich Pastor Dr. Kenneth Mtata, Programmdirektor für Öffentliches Zeugnis und Diakonie beim Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK), mit den „ökumenischen Erfahrungen und Lektionen bei der Schaffung von Frieden“ beschäftigt.
Dans son discours liminaire à la Conférence internationale pour la réconciliation en Colombie, le pasteur Kenneth Mtata, directeur de programme du Conseil œcuménique des Églises pour le témoignage public et la diaconie, fait part de ses réflexions sur les «enseignements et expériences œcuméniques en matière d’édification de la paix».
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed shock at receiving reports of violent attacks against churches and Christians in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, se reunió con el presidente de Sudáfrica, Cyril Ramaphosa, para hablar de las iniciativas de paz en todo el mundo y del papel del CMI y los dirigentes sudafricanos.