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H.E. Judge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, senior adviser of H.E. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders and co-president of Religions for Peace, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 5 June.

El juez Mohammed Abdel-Salam, asesor principal de Su Eminencia el Gran Imán de Al-Azhar, secretario general del Consejo Musulmán de Ancianos y copresidente de Religiones por la Paz, visitó el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Ginebra el 5 de junio.

Online event on June 5 at 3 pm CEST Introduces official Season of Creation Celebration Guide with a wealth of resources for prayer, sustainability initiatives, and advocacy.

Con motivo de la celebración del Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica de las Naciones Unidas el 22 de mayo, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) coorganizó una conferencia híbrida sobre el papel de la religión y las sociedades civiles en la protección de la biodiversidad.

A webinar on 25 May, “Exploring the nexus between racism, xenophobia and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and African Union (AU) free movement protocol,” marked Africa Day by focusing on the potential of faith communities, especially Christians, in bridging the gaps that continue to frustrate the free movement of people and goods around the continent.

El empeoramiento de la crisis alimentaria mundial está en el punto de mira de una declaración del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) que insta a las iglesias y a la comunidad a actuar ya, antes de que se pierdan más vidas.

Observing the UN International Day for Biodiversity on 22 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) co-organized a hybrid conference on the role of religion and civil societies in biodiversity protection.

The worsening global food crisis is the focus of a World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee statement that urges churches and the international community to act now before more lives are lost.

“La justicia fiscal es una cuestión de fe”, afirmó Suzanne Matale. “Por la fe, [todas las personas] tienen derecho a la vida en abundancia. Los ciudadanos tienen derecho a estar informados y a participar en las mesas de toma de decisiones que afectan a la dignidad que Dios nos ha dado”.

“Tax justice is a matter of faith,” said Suzanne Matale. “By faith, [all] are entitled to abundant life. Ordinary people have a right to know and to participate in decision-making tables that affect our own God-given dignity.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended greetings to the Buddhist community across the world on the occasion of the Vesak festival.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent greetings to a meeting of Hindus and Christians in Europe that aims to build a fraternity-based new humanism.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue released a joint communique from their annual meeting held 26-27 April.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue are holding their annual meeting on 26-28 April to strengthen collaboration for interreligious dialogue.

Participants of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Financing for Development Forum and representatives from the World Council of Churches (WCC), the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the World Methodist Council, the Lutheran World Federation, and the Council for World Mission convened in New York to discuss the converging food, fuel, and debt crises and their impacts on vulnerable communities.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha coorganizado un evento paralelo presencial durante el Foro sobre Políticas relativas a la Sociedad Civil de las Reuniones de Primavera del Fondo Monetario Internacional y del Banco Mundial en Washington, DC. Los participantes intercambiaron sobre las visiones críticas de la sociedad civil en cuanto a la reforma de las instituciones financieras internacionales, la Iniciativa de Bridgetown y la financiación de la lucha contra el cambio climático.