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ÖRK verurteilt Massaker an bäuerlicher Bevölkerung auf den Philippinen

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat das Massaker an 14 Bäuerinnen und Bauern durch die Polizei in der Stadt Canlaon und den Gemeinden Manjuyod und Santa Catalina in der Provinz Negros Oriental auf den Philippinen Anfang dieses Monats verurteilt. Zudem hat der ÖRK auch seinen Aufruf an die Regierung der Philippinen wiederholt, der Kultur der Straflosigkeit ein Ende zu bereiten, eine umfassende Untersuchung derartiger Tötungen sicherzustellen und die Verantwortlichen zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen.

WCC condemns massacre of farmers in Philippines

The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemned the massacre earlier this month of 14 farmers by police officers in Canlaon City, as well as Manjuyod and Santa Catalina towns in Negros Oriental in the Philippines. The WCC also renewed its call for the government of the Philippines to end the culture of impunity and to ensure full investigation and accountability for all such killings.

Dorfgemeinschaft in Papua spricht mit ÖRK-Pilgerteam über ihre Wunden

Der Empfang ist überwältigend. In dem kleinen Dorf von Kaliki sind Männer, Frauen und Kinder auf den Beinen. Begleitet von Tänzen und Trommelwirbel wird die Gruppe des internationalen Pilgerteams des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) zum Ortseingang geleitet. Die Pilgerinnen und Pilger werden mit kunstvoll geflochtenen Kronen aus Gräsern und Blumen ausgestattet und ihre Gesichter mit traditionellen Mustern bemalt.

Papuan villagers share their wounds with WCC Pilgrim Team

In the small village of Kaliki, men, women and children are on their feet, dancing, accompanied by drum rolls, as an international World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrim Team arrives. The pilgrims are given intricately-woven crowns of grass and flowers and their faces are painted with traditional patterns.

ÖRK-Delegation in Indonesien: Fokus auf Menschenrechtssituation und Religionsfreiheit in Papua

Eine ökumenische Delegation unter der Leitung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) besuchte vom 15. bis 22. Februar Indonesien. Auf dem Programm standen mehrere Begegnungen in den Provinzen Papua und Papua Barat, wo es zunehmend zu Gewalt und Diskriminierung gegenüber indigenen Einwohnern gekommen ist, wie kürzlich in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung von fünf UN-Mandatsträgern im Bereich Menschenrechte beklagt wurde.

Eager ecumenists embark on new missions

Monday 28 January was a very special day for 25-year-old student Kezia Wairata from Jakarta, Indonesia. Along with 30 dedicated peers she received her diploma in advanced studies of ecumenism at the WCC Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland.

Churches across the globe prepare for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

From 18-25 January, Christians will embark on the largest prayer gathering in the world, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Whether praying together, exchanging preachers or planning ecumenical services, they will bear witness to Jesus’s prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe.”

WCC offers condolences in wake of Indonesia tsunami

After the tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reached out with condolences to people who have lost loved ones. More than 200 people have been killed and 750 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials say.

All pilgrim routes lead to COP24

Pilgrims coming from Germany, Italy and Norway ended their journeys for climate justice on 7 December upon arrival at the St Stephen’s Church in Katowice, Poland, where the United Nations (UN) climate conference is underway. They were warmly welcomed by the delegations of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) that are attending the 24th Conference of Parties of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

WCC calls for prayers, help for earthquake survivors in Indonesia

As the death toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared above 800 on Sunday, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit urged all people of good will across the world to reach out in support, care, help and prayer to thousands of earthquake survivors coping with the aftermath.