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How should the growing phenomenon of migration affect training for ministry? An upcoming seminar organized by the WCC at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey will focus on evaluating experiences and devising new approaches to theological education that can help churches understand migration as an opportunity of “being the church together”.

Sponsored by the WCC, young theologians will engage in dialogue on the coming shape of ecumenical formation and how it can ensure a viable future for the ecumenical movement.

Encouraging faith-based perspectives in the United Nations initiated dialogue on culture and its role in shaping the post-2015 development agenda, the WCC UN office in New York invites churches to participate in an e-consultation.

Com o intuito de valorizar as perspectivas oriundas de organismos baseados na fé nos debates da ONU sobre cultura e seu papel na agenda de desenvolvimento pós-2015, o escritório do CMI junto à ONU, em Nova Iorque, está convidando as igrejas a participar de uma consulta virtual.

Rubem Alves of Brazil, one of the foundational thinkers behind Latin American “liberation theology”, died at the age of 80 on Saturday 19 July. This scholar, teacher, activist, psychotherapist and author is being commemorated by colleagues, former students, journalists and others, including heads of state.

O brasileiro Rubem Alves, um dos fundadores da Teologia da Libertação, faleceu no dia 19 de julho, aos 80 anos de idade. Erudito, professor, ativista, psicoterapeuta e escritor, Alves foi lembrado por colegas, ex-alunos, jornalistas e chefes de Estado.

It is time for the U.S. to condemn Israeli bombardment of civilian centers and the blockade just as strongly as it has condemned indiscriminate rockets from Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups into Israel, say several church groups in a letter to President Barack Obama.

Expressing grave concern over the escalation of military operations in Gaza, the WCC general secretary said, “Hostilities must cease. Israel, Palestine and the surrounding region must be offered the hope of peace: a peace based in justice, a lasting peace that may lead toward reconciliation”.

Expressando grave preocupação com a escalada das operações militares em Gaza, o secretário-geral do CMI, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, afirmou que “as hostilidades devem parar. Há que se oferecer a Israel, Palestina e à região a esperança da paz, uma paz baseada na justiça, uma paz duradoura que leve à reconciliação".

In a message from the WCC to its member churches in the Netherlands, sincere condolences were conveyed to the families of some 193 Dutch passengers who lost their lives in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine last week.

In an official statement issued on 21 July, the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed deep concern over the exodus of the Christian community from the Iraqi city Mosul occurring due to threats from the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Tveit called these developments a “tragedy” for both Christians and Muslims.

Em declaração oficial emitida no dia 21 de julho, o secretário geral do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, expressou profunda preocupação com o êxodo de comunidades cristãs na cidade iraquiana de Mosul devido às ameaças do autoproclamado Estado Islâmico do Iraque e Síria (EIIS). Tveit descreveu o fenômeno como “uma tragédia” tanto para cristãos como para muçulmanos.

The WCC today expressed sympathy and sorrow to family, friends and colleagues who mourn the deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew on board Malaysia Airlines flight 17 when it crashed in eastern Ukraine on 17 July en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Particular mention was made of the estimated one-third of the victims who were travelling to the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, due to begin on Sunday 20 July.

The WCC has decided fossil fuel investment is a “no-go” zone on its list of investments, reflecting both its commitment to reversing climate change and ethical investments.

“The Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace,” a conceptual framework for the future work of the WCC, receives critical elaboration and reflection in the latest issue of the WCC quarterly journal, The Ecumenical Review.

The Central Committee of the WCC has appointed new moderators of its Standing Committees. These moderators will facilitate the work of the WCC related to its programmes, policies, public issues addressed by the organization, governance, as well as communication and finances.

Churches must commit themselves to create “healing and reconciling ministry that puts people at the centre and allow for a wholistic approach in health care”, states a declaration issued during an international symposium on “Christian Responses to Global Health and Development” in Tübingen, Germany.

As the General Synod of the Church of England voted allowing women to serve as bishops, an issue under discussion in the church since a long time, posing challenges for its internal and external relationships, the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed his hopes and prayers “that this decision proves to be a blessing for the mission of the Church of England”.