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As she joined women from Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, and Catholic perspectives, World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri offered an ecumenical perspective on Fratelli tutti, the third encyclical of Pope Francis on fraternity and social friendship.

A webinar entitled “Reflections on recent developments in the USA and their significance for interreligious relations,” held 9 February, brought together more than 20 advisers in interreligious relations from various World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches from across the globe.

A panel of Jewish, Buddhist and Christian women reflected on the role of women in promoting interreligious cooperation in a webinar entitled “Women and Interfaith Engagement: sharing lessons learnt during COVID-19 and beyond.”

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et le Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interreligieux ont officiellement lancé la traduction de leur dernier document commun «La solidarité interreligieuse au service d’un monde blessé: un appel à la réflexion et à l’action des chrétiens et des chrétiennes pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et au-delà». 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue officially launched translations of their latest joint document, “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond.”

Le secrétaire général intérimaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père prof. Ioan Sauca, a invité la communauté fraternelle mondiale du COE à se joindre aux célébrations de la Journée internationale de la fraternité humaine le 4 février prochain par la prière et la réflexion.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) observed the International Day of Human Fraternity on 4 February, emphasizing the significance and value of unity among our one human family.

World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca invited the WCC global fellowship to join the celebrations of the International Day of Human Fraternity on 4 February through prayer and reflection.

À l’occasion de la Journée internationale dédiée à la mémoire des victimes de l’holocauste, le secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père Ioan Sauca, a invité à faire une pause pour se souvenir des 6 millions de victimes juives de l’holocauste et des millions d’autres victimes du nazisme pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca called upon people to pause to remember the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazism during the Second World War.

Gathering for an annual meeting from 19-20 January, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and World Council of Churches Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation discussed ways of sharing more widely the document “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond,” which was co-produced by the two offices in 2020.

The deadline has been extended to 15 March for a youth essay competition on “The Future of Interreligious Dialogue.”

Le Conseil oecuménique et le Congrès juif mondial présentent un document invitant les responsables religieux à réfléchir et s’impliquer dans les questions morales liées à la distribution mondiale des vaccins.

World Council of Churches, World Jewish Congress present paper inviting religious leaders to reflect, engage on ethical issues related to global vaccine distribution.

In a webinar entitled “Christians Studying Other Religions: Surveying the Field, Encouraging the Vocation,” held 8-9 December, more than 20 scholars from across the globe met to discuss theological education, dialogue, witness, and interreligious cooperation for justice and peace.

Scholars and academics from different religious traditions have gathered online for the first meeting of the editorial board of Current Dialogue, the World Council of Churches’ journal on interreligious encounter.