Displaying 61 - 80 of 1390

WCC executive committee urges “support and accompaniment to the churches and people of Sudan”

In a statement, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee affirmed its support for the churches of Sudan in their witness and ministry. The statement welcomed an ecumenical solidarity visit to Sudan on 20-25 April undertaken jointly by the WCC, All Africa Conference of Churches, and Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa.

WCC Pilgrim Team Visits accompany communities in Italy, Armenia, Norway

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrim Team Visits, one to Italy, a second to Armenia and a third to Norway, are continuing the WCCs accompaniment for communities in their quest for justice and peace under the theme of Christs love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” through the lenses of post-war trauma healing, gender justice, and migration.

On Korean Peninsula, “the churches and the country need reconciliation and unity”

Rev. Dr Hyunju Bae represents the Presbyterian Church of Korea on the World Council of Churches central and executive committees and serves on the WCC Gender Advisory Group. She is a former professor of New Testament Studies at the Busan Presbyterian University, Republic of Korea, and now a co-president of the Korea Christian Environmental Movement Solidarity for Integrity of Creation.  Below, she reflects on a recent prayer vigil for peace, as well as other ecumenical activities in South Korea.

WCC visit to Italy harvests examples of the churches’ unconditional support to refugees and migrants

The Central Mediterranean route is the overseas crossing from North Africa to Italy. Those migrating on this route generally aim to reach Italian shores but leave from a variety of North African countries bordering the Mediterranean. Though in past years most migrants have departed from Libya, which is a destination for migrants as well as a transit country, there is also a proportionally small but growing number of departures from Tunisia, Egypt, and Algeria.

At “Working Together" meeting, “we welcome one another”

World Council of Churches (WCC) specialized ministries and roundtable partners are gathering on 3-4 May at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute for a Working Together” meeting filled with a spirit of interconnected learning and preparation for the WCC 11th Assembly.

Qu'entendons-nous lorsque la jeunesse œcuménique se manifeste haut et fort ?

Avec le lancement le 1er avril de l'événement hybride de plongée plus profonde sur la publication jeunesse "Let the waves roar", le secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, a souhaité la bienvenue à tous, avec ces mots : "Je suis tellement heureux de découvrir, grâce à cette nouvelle publication, le point de vue de jeunes voix prophétiques du mouvement œcuménique surtout au moment où nous nous acheminons vers la 11e assemblée."

What do we hear when the ecumenical youth roar?

As the hybrid book event on a deeper dive in the youth publication Let the waves roar” commenced on 1 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca welcomed everyone, saying: I am so grateful to have the new publication with perspectives of young prophetic voices in the ecumenical movement, especially as we move toward the 11th assembly.”

Intergenerational book event to dive deeper into the waves

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting an intergenerational group to explore, critically analyze, and propose ways forward at a hybrid event of a deeper dive into the different voices represented in the youth publication “Let the waves roar.” 

Le rassemblement des jeunes mettra en lumière un moment privilégié à la veille de la 11e Assemblée du COE

Le rassemblement œcuménique des jeunes du 27 au 30 août réunira un cercle de jeunes, agents du changement pour le présent et l'avenir du mouvement œcuménique, quelques jours avant la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne. 



Le Rassemblement œcuménique des jeunes comprendra trois pistes : une spécialement destinée aux jeunes délégués à la 11e Assemblée du COE, une pour les stewards et une pour les représentants des Églises membres du COE et des partenaires œcuméniques.

 

Youth gathering will illuminate a special space in days before WCC 11th Assembly

An Ecumenical Youth Gathering on 27-30 August will convene a circle of young agents of change for the ecumenical movement’s present and future just days before the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. 

The Ecumenical Youth Gathering will comprise three tracks: one especially for young delegates to the WCC 11th Assembly, one for stewards, and one for representatives of WCC member churches and ecumenical partners.

 

Les étudiant-e-s de Bossey, impliqué-e-s dans la conduite des prières, disent leur espoir «tant que les Églises affichent leur volonté de cheminer ensemble»

Les étudiant-e-s de l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey ont approfondi leur compréhension du mouvement œcuménique en prêtant main-forte à la conduite des prières de la session du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) qui s’est déroulée par visioconférence du 9 au 15 février.