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A mind blowing exposure for stewards during central committee

 “There’s one thing I always say to young people when you start off in the stewards programme– be very careful, because the ecumenical bug gets you as this is a mind blowing exposure and you start to think about the church in a very different way – and this is not a bad thing", remarked World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay in his welcoming address to the young people from all over the world who were welcomed at the Ecumenical Centre on 16 June as stewards, in preparation for the upcoming central committee which is taking place 21-27 June in Geneva. 

Accepting others in their otherness

Accepting others in their otherness is at the heart of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. This was the message at a tray lunch event titled “Christian Witness in a pluralistic world: Building on the Legacy of Asian Ecumenism,” held on 16 June at the Ecumenical Centre and organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Applications invited for WCC Eco-School for Europe and North America region

The fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food, and Climate Justice, will be held 24-31 July in Crete, Greece. Convening in-person in the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the Europe and  North America region only. 

National Jewish-Christian Dialogue meets in New York, continues consideration of reparations

The National Jewish-Christian Dialogue, co-sponsored by the National Council of Churches (USA) and the National Council of Synagogues, met 19-20 April in New York City. The dialogue continued its in-depth discussion of reparations and national healing, following previous remote sessions on the broad topic of reparations and specific efforts to consider reparations by the cities of Evanston, Illinois, and Providence, Rhode Island.

El CMI aporta perspectivas en la preasamblea de jóvenes del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de la India

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) aportó perspectivas y participó en el diálogo en la preasamblea de jóvenes del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de la India (NCCI), celebrada del 17 al 19 de abril en Hyderabad.



La preasamblea de jóvenes, organizada por el Centro para la Paz de la India, se celebró bajo el tema “Ha llegado la hora: la hora de que la juventud construya un mundo de paz y sostenibilidad”.

 

WCC offers insights at Youth Pre-assembly for National Council of Churches in India

The World Council of Churches (WCC) offered insights and participated in dialogue at the Youth Pre-assembly for National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), held 17-19 April in Hyderabad.

Organized by the India Peace Centre, the Youth Pre-assembly was held under the theme “The Hour has Come: The hour of Youth Building a World of Peace and Sustainability.”

 

Se alienta a los jóvenes a inscribirse en el Foro de Pacificadores Emergentes

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Consejo Musulmán de Ancianos y la Fundación Rose Castle están organizando un Foro de Pacificadores Emergentes destinado a mujeres y hombres jóvenes que trabajan en la sociedad civil y en organizaciones internacionales, o que son influyentes en sus sociedades. El evento tendrá lugar en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey. Además de a las personas jóvenes interesadas en difundir los valores de la paz allí donde viven, también se invita a participar a los representantes de la juventud que tengan experiencia previa en la construcción de la paz o en la resolución y la gestión de conflictos.

Young people encouraged to apply for Emerging Peacemakers Forum

The World Council of Churches, the Muslim Council of Elders and Rose Castle Foundation are hosting an Emerging Peacemakers Forum for young men and women working in civil society and international organizations, or for influential people in their societies, at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. Young people who have previous experience in peace-making, conflict resolution, or conflict management, are also invited to apply, in addition to young people who are interested in spreading the values of peace where they live.

En la consulta “Vivir Juntos” en Bagdad, los líderes religiosos y étnicos ven con sus propios ojos lo que significa la diversidad

Con motivo del acto de apertura de la consulta “Vivir Juntos” el 6 de enero en Bagdad, los dirigentes religiosos y étnicos de Irak celebraron la diversidad, al tiempo que abordaron con franqueza los desafíos que se plantean para lograr una ciudadanía inclusiva. Representantes de las autoridades ejecutivas y legislativas iraquíes, así como de los organismos de la ONU y las embajadas, también participaron en el acto.