World Council of Churches central committee moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm delivered a lecture at the Kitzingen deanery, a regional church district near Würzburg, for the parishes of the deanery as well as for the public. The lecture, entitled “Just Peace through Military Force? Peace Ethical Considerations in Light of the War of Aggression against Ukraine,” was offered on 29 April
El moderador del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el obispo Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, ofreció el 29 de abril la conferencia titulada “¿Paz justa mediante la fuerza militar? Consideraciones éticas de la pacificación ante la guerra de agresión contra Ucrania” en el decanato de Kitzingen, distrito eclesiástico regional cercano a Würzburg, para las parroquias locales y el público general.
On 17 May 2023 in Moscow, a WCC delegation consisting of general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, director for International Affairs Mr Peter Prove, and programme executive for Ecumenical Relations and Faith and Order Dr Vasile-Octavian Mihoc met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Esta semana, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, está visitando Moscú y reuniéndose con S.S. el patriarca Cirilo de Moscú y toda Rusia, y con representantes de la mayor iglesia miembro del CMI.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is visiting Moscow this week, meeting with H.H. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, and representatives from the largest WCC member church.
During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.
Con la invasión rusa de Ucrania y el conflicto allí en curso como telón de fondo, una delegación de altos cargos del CMI que ha visitado Ucrania mantuvo el 11 de mayo una intensiva serie de consultas en Kiev con dirigentes eclesiales y representantes del Gobierno de Ucrania, entre otros.
Against the background of the Russian invasion and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a high-level WCC leadership delegation visiting Ukraine undertook an intensive series of consultations in Kyiv on 11 May 2023, with church leaders, Ukrainian government officials, and others.
Una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) visitará Ucrania del 10 al 12 de mayo para renovar las relaciones con las iglesias y las organizaciones religiosas y explorar las posibilidades de realizar esfuerzos conjuntos para lograr una paz justa en Ucrania.
A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) is visiting Ukraine on 10-12 May to renew relations with churches and religious organizations and to explore possibilities of joint efforts to achieve just peace in Ukraine.
El Dr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen, secretario general de la Conferencia de las Iglesias Europeas, reflexiona sobre las esperanzas puestas en la próxima Asamblea que tendrá lugar en Tallin en junio y sobre el papel que desempeñan las iglesias en el conflicto de Ucrania.
En una carta pastoral a las iglesias y las personas de Serbia, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su profunda tristeza y conmoción por la tragedia ocurrida en la escuela primaria Vladislav Ribnikar de Belgrado el pasado 3 de mayo.
Un antiguo adagio luterano dice que ser luterano es ser ecuménico, por lo que el tema de la próxima Asamblea de la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM) que tendrá lugar en Polonia, “Un cuerpo, un Espíritu, una esperanza”, resulta totalmente adecuado a los tiempos que vivimos.
In a pastoral letter to the churches and people in Serbia, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed his deep sadness and shock at the tragedy that occurred at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade on 3 May.
Pastor Joachim Leberecht, from Herzogenrath/Germany, has won the international Menno Simons Sermon Award from the Center for Peace Church Theology (University of Hamburg) together with the Mennonite congregation Hamburg-Altona.
There is an old Lutheran adage that to be Lutheran is to be ecumenical, so the theme of the upcoming Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) taking place in Poland, "One Body, One Spirit, One Hope,” is seen as totally appropriate for the times.
Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, reflects on hopes for the upcoming assembly Tallinn in June, as well as on the role churches play amid the conflict in Ukraine.
Strengthening the link between Christian perspectives and practical action for human rights, a symposium on human dignity and rights took place in the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 25-26 April.
Participating in a Ökumenetag (ecumenical day) in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 22 April, former World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Fr Ioan Sauca reflected back on the WCC 11th Assembly, and expressed deep gratitude to the host churches.
