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New students welcomed at WCC Bossey Ecumenical Institute

“Congratulations for being a student at Bossey!” Fr Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, director of the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey and deputy general secretary, welcomed the students for the new academic year 2018-2019. Thirty-one students from diverse countries and traditions will start their classes at the ecumenical institute on Tuesday.

WCC mourns death of Bishop John Victor Samuel

Bishop John Victor Samuel, age 87, one of the pioneers of the Church of Pakistan and a towering ecumenical stalwart, passed away in Multan, Pakistan on 30 August. His funeral was held in Multan on 2 September.

#WCC70: Ein Gebet für Gesundheit und Heilung

Dr. Erlinda N. Senturias von den Philippinen dankt dem ÖRK für die Schaffung von geschützten Räumen, in denen die Kirchen über HIV und AIDS sprechen können. Sie bittet darum, dass die ökumenische Bewegung ein verlässlicher Partner bei der Unterstützung auf diesem Weg zu Gesundheit und Heilung bleibt.

#WCC70: A prayer about health and healing

Dr Erlinda N. Senturias, from the Philippines, gives thanks that WCC has created safe spaces for the churches to talk about HIV and AIDS. She asks that the ecumenical movement continue to be a beacon of support for this ongoing journey of health and healing.

WCC joins call for release of mission personnel from Philippines

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) as well as United Methodist bishops in the Philippines in appealing to the government of the Philippines for assistance and cooperation in extracting three United Methodist mission personnel from the country.

Ökumenisches Institut in Bossey motiviert Studierende zum Einsatz für Veränderung in Kirche und Gesellschaft

Das Ökumenische Institut in Bossey, das Papst Franziskus am Donnerstag, 21. Juni, im Rahmen seiner Pilgerfahrt zum Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen in Genf besuchen wird, ist eine Ideenwerkstatt, in der zukünftige Wege zur christlichen Einheit erschlossen werden.
Das nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zur Förderung von Dialog und Begegnungen zwischen Angehörigen der verschiedenen christlichen Kirchen gegründete Institut ist in einem eleganten Château aus dem 18. Jahrhundert beheimatet, von dem aus man einen Blick über den Genfersee und das Alpenpanorama genießt.

A tribute to former WCC president for the Asia-Pacific

Chō Takeda Kiyoko passed away on 12 April at the age of 100. Throughout her many scholarly pursuits, she always strived to deepen her engagement with global ecumenical Christianity. The World Council of Churches released a tribute.

In the ecumenical movement to stay

Since a small scholarship got her involved in the ecumenical movement, Sana Jennifer’s future has been staked out. She started as a bishop’s secretary and office administrator at the Diocese of Raiwind, Church of Pakistan, in Lahore three years ago and was appointed youth programme coordinator this year.