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“La paz necesita un vínculo emocional” en la península de Corea, afirmó Erich Weingartner

Erich Weingartner, quien anteriormente ha participado en la dirección de la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), también ha representado a CanKor, un recurso interactivo canadiense sobre Corea del Norte. Desde la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Canadá, fue asimismo fundador y director de la Dependencia de Enlace de la Ayuda Alimentaria del Programa Mundial de Alimentos.

WCC condemns attack at Hanukkah celebration in New York City

The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemned an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi´s home north of New York City, on 28 December, stabbing and wounding five people. Several state and local officials have described the location of stabbing as a synagogue.

US consultation on Middle East reaffirms “persistent hope” for peace

WCC News spoke to Rev. Douglas Leonard, coordinator of the Ecumenical United Nations Office and World Council of Churches (WCC) representative to the United Nations in New York, after attending a summit in Washington D.C. that brought together some 45 representatives of churches and faith-based organizations committed to developing an advocacy plan that responds to the current political situation in the Holy Land.