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Capitalizing on momentum from the recent COP21 accord in Paris was the focus of a meeting of the WCC general secretary and the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace on 16 December.

On the occasion of International Migrants’ Day on 18 December, the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe, the Conference of European Churches, and the World Council of Churches appeal to states to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

A coalition of Protestant and Catholic organizations has reached an agreement with the Italian government to provide travel and integration services for refugees from North Africa and the Middle East.

Una coalición de organizaciones protestantes y católicas ha llegado a un acuerdo con el gobierno italiano para proporcionar servicios de viaje y de integración a los refugiados del norte de África y Oriente Medio.

“Church leaders and other leaders of faith communities played a vital role in Paris,” said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, in an interview during the week following the COP21 UN conference on climate change.

In a meditation at the Saint Egidio evening prayer in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome on 14 December, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit celebrated love and hope this Advent season, particularly in the context of the plight of thousands of refugees and varied reactions to the climate talks in Paris.

Bible Societies are working in more than 200 countries and territories around the world to make known the Word of God. At the heart of the work – from the translation of Holy Scripture to publishing, distribution and advocacy, and engagement activities – is the principle of collaborating with and serving the churches.

Bishop Dr Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran World Federation vice president for Central Eastern Europe, remembered deceased refugees in a sermon at the prayer gathering of the Sant’Egidio community in Budapest on 22 November. He also urged churches to continue to advocate for open and supportive attitudes toward refugees, especially in communities where prejudice is steeped in tradition.

El Dr. Tamás Fabiny, obispo luterano que es vicepresidente de la Federación Luterana Mundial para Europa central y oriental, recordó en su sermón durante el encuentro de oración de la comunidad de Sant’Egidio, que se celebró el pasado 22 de noviembre en Budapest (Hungría), a los refugiados fallecidos en su intento de llegar a Europa. Asimismo, exhortó a las iglesias a seguir promoviendo actitudes abiertas y de apoyo hacia los refugiados, especialmente en aquellas comunidades en las que los prejuicios están arraigados en la tradición.

As the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came to a close in Paris, a consultation organized by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance of the WCC on 11 December in Quezon City, Philippines considered “The Right to Food and Life in the Context of Climate Change.”

Global church leaders have welcomed the landmark Paris climate agreement for taking into account the immediate needs of poor countries most severely affected by extreme weather.

Edward Dommen has been honoured for writing A Peaceable Economy, his 2014 book on the potential for peacemaking through economics. The work appears in the Voices and Visions series of WCC Publications, the World Council of Churches book publishing programme.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, is visiting Rome 14-15 December.

In a statement issued on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on 10 December, the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs expresses deep concern over the many challenges that still remain in securing human dignity and rights for all.

Reflections from the International Conference on Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula in Arnoldshain, Germany

As he visited vastly different places — Berlin and the island of Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea — the Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece made a consistent call for more definitive state action on the refugee crisis.

Citing doubts about a mandate for military deployment and the prospects for success, the Evangelical Church in Germany voiced its opposition to the deployment of federal armed forces against the terrorist militia group that identifies itself as Islamic State.

Climate change poses serious environmental challenges to meet current and future demands for food. The poorest communities, having the smallest carbon footprint on the planet, are facing the greatest impact of climate change. For many years, the right to food has been a key issue and priority for many parties, churches and ecumenical delegations involved in climate talks.

El cambio climático plantea serios desafíos medioambientales a la hora de atender la demanda actual y futura de alimentos. Las comunidades más pobres, a pesar de ser las que dejan la menor huella de carbono en el planeta, son las más afectadas por el cambio climático. Durante muchos años, el derecho a la alimentación ha sido un tema clave y una prioridad para muchas iglesias, delegaciones ecuménicas y partes involucradas en las conversaciones en torno al clima.

The Basel University honoured Ghanaian Methodist theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye with a doctor of theology honoris causa.