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El grupo de estudio sobre eclesiología de la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunió en el Seminario Teológico Fuller en Pasadena para proseguir el diálogo en curso con representantes y expertos sobre las “nuevas maneras” de ser iglesia.

Le groupe d’étude de la Commission de Foi et constitution du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) travaillant sur l’ecclésiologie s’est réuni au Fuller Theological Seminary, à Pasadena, afin de poursuivre un dialogue permanent avec des représentants et des experts sur les «nouvelles façons» d’être Église.

The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, the nascent movement for economic justice that Martin Luther King Jr. began just before his death, has been revived and relaunched in the US at a time of heightened racial tensions and political upheaval.

In einer Videobotschaft, die bereits mehr als 800.000 Personen gesehen haben, fordern Führungspersonen aus verschiedenen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ansässigen Kirchen die Menschen auf, „Jesus zurückzugewinnen“ („reclaim Jesus“) und engstirnige nationalistische und rassistische Ideologien abzulehnen.

In a video message viewed by more than 1, 790 000 people, leaders in various USA-based churches are urging people to “reclaim Jesus” and reject narrow nationalistic and racist ideas.

En un mensaje de vídeo visualizado por más de 800 000 personas, los líderes de varias iglesias en Estados Unidos instan a las personas a "reivindicar a Jesús" y rechazar las ideas racistas y las ideas nacionalistas radicales.

Dans un message vidéo visionné par plus de 800 000 personnes, les responsables de plusieurs Églises américaines lancent un appel au peuple pour «réhabiliter Jésus» et rejeter les idées étriquées nationalistes et racistes.

From 16-27 April, the United Nations headquarters in New York City is hosting the 17th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The World Council of Churches (WCC) is assisting the participation of a representative of the Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group (EIPNRG) and co-sponsored a public event that explored ways that the church can move into a new phase of interaction with indigenous communities.

The third meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) is underway in New York City from 21-23 April.

On 19 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed recent initiatives to establish meaningful and constructive dialogue between the United States of America and North Korea.

Traveling from Tanzania, Esther Ngulwa brought a sense of hope regarding gender equality as she spoke on 10 March, two days before the start of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) in New York City.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit extended his congratulations to Dr Casely Essamuah, who has been selected as next secretary of the Global Christian Forum (GCF). Essamuah will take up the position on 1 July, following the retirement of Rev. Dr Larry Miller who has led the GCF for the last six years.

Charlottesville in Virginia hit world headlines in 2017 during clashes between white supremacists and neo-Nazis who attacked protestors, including clergy, calling for the removal of a controversial statue.

The Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes will take place in the Vienna International Center, United Nations Office in Vienna, from 13-15 February 2018.

On 22 January, the World Council of Churches, together with the ACT Alliance, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect, and the UN Inter-Agency Task Force with Faith Based Organizations, co-organized the Fourth Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in International Affairs with the theme “Perspectives on migration: displacement and marginalization, inclusion and justice”.

Douglas Leonard, from the Reformed Church in America (RCA), was announced as the new coordinator of the Ecumenical United Nations Office (EUNO), a joint working space of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance, in New York.

The World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA grieve with the families of those who lost their lives in the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the night of October 1, 2017. We pray for those whose lives have been shattered by this senseless act and lift up those who will be recovering years to come.

At a “Hearing on Racism, Discrimination, Afrophobia and Xenophobia” held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 25 September, speakers reflected, lamented and, at times, simply sat in silence as they considered the experience of people of African descent in the USA.

En una “Reunión de información y debate sobre el racismo, la discriminación, la afrofobia y la xenofobia” celebrada en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra, los oradores reflexionaron, lamentaron y, en ocasiones, simplemente permanecieron sentados en silencio mientras consideraban la experiencia de los afrodescendientes en los Estados Unidos de América.

Am 20. September wurde bei den Vereinten Nationen in New York formell ein Vertrag über das Verbot von Atomwaffen zur Unterzeichnung aufgelegt. Bisher haben 49 Staaten den Vertrag unterschrieben.