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Speaking during a webinar hosted by the United Church of Christ, panelists from the World Council of Churches (WCC) underscored the importance of churches’ involvement in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In einer Welt, die nach Gerechtigkeit und Frieden schreie, spreche das Thema der Vollversammlung von 2022 des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), „Die Liebe Christi bewegt, versöhnt und eint die Welt“, von der Hoffnung auf eine Zukunft, in der Ressourcen geteilt und Ungleichheiten bekämpft werden und in der die Würde aller geschützt werde, so die neue Publikation mit Reflexionen zum Vollversammlungsthema.

In a world crying out for justice and peace, the theme of the 2022 assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” speaks of hope for a future in which resources are shared, inequalities are addressed and all can enjoy dignity, according to a new publication reflecting on the assembly theme.

A special prayer service for those who work at the US Capitol offered an online space on 15 January in which to reflect, lament and hope for transformation in a troubled nation.

In a letter sent to World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches in the United States, WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed the renewed and strengthened solidarity of the WCC amid the violence and lawlessness currently challenging the nation.

Während die anhaltenden Spannungen im Zusammenhang mit der Präsidentschaftswahl in den USA am 6. Januar in Washington, DC, in Gewalt gipfelten, hat der Interims-Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, seine „große und zunehmende Besorgnis“ über die jüngsten Entwicklungen dort zum Ausdruck gebracht.

As violence mounted in Washington, DC on 6 January amid the ongoing election-related tensions in the USA, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed “grave and mounting concern” at the latest developments.

In a 23 November letter to Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca urged the protection of religious and cultural monuments the Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh region.

“The unbearable toll of lives lost, and the impact on the affected communities and nations, must engage the concern, solidarity and action of the international community and all people of goodwill, to stem the bloodshed and to confront the brutal ideologies behind such atrocities,” wrote Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, interim general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), on 3 November, as he commented on the violent extremist attacks in western Ethiopia, Kabul and Vienna.

A webinar held 22 October gave space for persons with disabilities to share their reflections. Entitled “From Lamentation to Transformation,” the event, first in a series of webinars on COVID-19 perspectives, highlighted hope through stories, practical support, and social change as experienced by persons with disabilities.

World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed deep concern about the violations of the humanitarian ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan on 10 October.

Der Interims-Generalsekretär des ÖRK (Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen), Pastor Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, zeigt sich tief besorgt über die erneute und extrem gefährliche Eskalation des Konfliktes in der umstrittenen Region Berg-Karabach seit dem 27. September, Berichten zufolge ausgelöst durch einen Angriff aserbaidschanischer Truppen. Die Folge sind Dutzende von Toten, darunter Zivilpersonen. Es besteht die Gefahr eines sich weiter ausbreitenden bewaffneten Konflikts in der Region.

World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern over the renewed and very serious escalation of conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region since Sunday 27 September – reportedly following an attack by Azerbaijan’s military forces – which has already resulted in dozens of casualties including civilians, and which risks provoking a wider armed conflict in the region.