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Cuando el pasado 18 de septiembre se inauguró en la capilla de la Universidad de Yonsei, en Corea del Sur, la formación de los jóvenes en Asia para la armonía religiosa (Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity), los participantes ya estaban aprendiendo a vivir bajo el tema “Guardianes de la esperanza, buscadores de armonía”.

Por primera vez, la formación incluye no solo a jóvenes de Asia, sino también de todo el mundo. Los encargados de la coordinación de esta formación son los programas del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre el diálogo interreligioso y la juventud en el Movimiento Ecuménico, junto con el Consejo para la Misión Mundial (CMM) y la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR).

As more and more people in the Philippines lose their loved ones to extrajudicial killings, and are falsely accused of crimes by the authorities, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is increasing its support and accompaniment of people fighting for human rights in the Philippines.
On 16 September, concerned colleagues and guests gathered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva to attend an event entitled: “Defending the Sanctity of Life and Dignity of Creation: The Human Rights Situation in the Philippines”. The event gave a platform to four different speakers from victim, human rights and church perspectives.

Fourteen church leaders and activists from Canada, India, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States, embarked on a Pilgrim Team Visit to the Philippines from 9-13 August. They listened, learned and bore witness to the escalating human rights crisis in the country. The visit was convened by the World Council of Churches in partnership with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.

At the most glorious moment in her career, Rev. Prof. Dr Sang Chang discovered that society is not always friendly and that politics can be devilish. But thanks to God, she got over it. Without bitterness and even more determined in her fight for gender equality and social justice.

En el momento más glorioso de su carrera, la Rev. Dra. Sang Chang descubrió que la sociedad no siempre es amiga y que la política puede ser diabólica. Pero gracias a Dios, superó aquel trance; sin amargura y aún más decidida a luchar por la igualdad de género y la justicia social.

Hundreds of Christians gathered this afternoon around the Statue of Peace in Seoul, Republic of Korea, in front of the Japanese embassy, to celebrate Liberation Day. They displayed photos of butterflies and flowers as a symbol of the comfort to women who were sexual slaves during the Japanese occupation.

After three intense days with deep discussions and productive sessions, the bi-annual meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) ECHOS Commission came to an end on Thursday. Fourteen young committee members and staff from 20 different countries all over the world had gathered in Seoul, Korea to further strengthen the WCC young peoples movement and continue the pilgrimage of justice and peace.

세계교회협의회(WCC)의 회원 교회와 협력 단체 소속의 국내외 기독 청년 80여명은 지난 토요일 1953년 정전협정 이래 한반도 분단의 상징이 된 비무장지대(DMZ)를 방문하며 한국에서 진행된 ‘정의와 평화 순례’를 이어나갔다.

Más de ochenta jóvenes de iglesias miembros y asociados del CMI de todo el mundo prosiguieron su peregrinación coreana de justicia y paz el sábado, en la zona desmilitarizada que ha dividido la península coreana desde 1953.

From 6-12 August, young people from all over the world will meet in Korea and embark on a Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, as their counterparts at the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva walk alongside them, thousands of miles away but side-by-side in spirit.

Del 9 al 12 de agosto, jóvenes de todo el mundo se reunirán en Corea y emprenderán una peregrinación de justicia y paz, mientras sus coetáneos en el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Ginebra caminarán con ellos a miles de kilómetros de distancia, pero juntos en espíritu.

The World Council of Churches invites all people of good will to observe a Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula on 11 August.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias invita a todas las personas de buena voluntad a celebrar un domingo de oración por la reunificación pacífica de la península de Corea, el 11 de agosto.

The Obispo Maximo of the Philippine Independent Church, Fr. Rhee Millena Timbang, released a pastoral message on 3 August celebrating the 117th anniversary of the church.

An Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Development Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula, held 10-12 July in Bangkok, has issued a communique that reiterates calls for peace and outlines possible steps toward renewed dialogue.

El Foro ecuménico para la paz, la reunificación y la cooperación para el desarrollo en la península de Corea, celebrado el 10-12 de julio en Bangkok, ha emitido un comunicado que reitera el llamado a la paz e indica posibles medidas para un diálogo renovado.

At the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Development Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula, being held in Bangkok on 10-12 July, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reiterated its call for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) reiteró su llamado a la paz en la península de Corea en el Foro Ecuménico para la Paz, la Reunificación y la Cooperación para el Desarrollo de la Península de Corea, celebrado en Bangkok el 10-12 de julio.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the Korea Institute for National Unification, reflected on international cooperation for improvement of human rights and ecumenical cooperation for diakonia ministry in North Korea.

On 27 April, some 500,000 people joined hands to form a “human peace chain” along the 500 km long Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea. They expressed their strong desire for permanent peace in the Korean Peninsula, gathering to celebrate the first anniversary of Panmunjom Declaration and commemorate the centennial of the 1 March Independence Movement.