Una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) viajará a Roma los días 22 y 23 de marzo para visitar al papa Francisco y a otros líderes católicos romanos.
During the General Debate of the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, National Council of Churches in the Philippines expressed its deep concern over continuing human rights violations in the Philippines.
During a visit with Pope Francis in Rome on 23 March, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation and the Roman Catholic Church committed to walking, praying. and working together for justice, reconciliation, and unity.
El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su preocupación y tristeza al enterarse de las supuestas acciones emprendidas contra la Iglesia Ortodoxa de Ucrania (UOC, por su sigla en inglés) en el contexto de la invasión rusa de Ucrania.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and Ecumenical Institute in Bossey welcomed the Presidium of the Synod from Church of Sweden for a study visit on 20-21 March.
A Global Peace Prayer on 22 March will draw Christians together in hope for a better future. A communique from a prayer planning committee explained that Christians are called into prayer and advocacy for peace. “In a global context where war and violence abound, the practice of peace has become even more urgent,” reads the message.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed concern and sadness upon hearing about alleged actions taken against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) against the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On International Women’s Day, World Council of Churches moderator of the central committee Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm shared a special video message on his Facebook page about an important woman in the Bible.
Brother Alois, prior of the Taizé Community, along with a group of 60 young people from the community, visited the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 6 March for a time of prayer and sharing.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sincere birthday congratulations to Cardinal Walter Kasper, expressing gratitude for the cardinal’s tireless service for Christian unity, particularly for his leadership role in the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
La oración mundial por la paz, el 22 de marzo, unirá a los cristianos con esperanza en un futuro mejor. En un comunicado, el comité de planificación de oraciones explicó que los cristianos están llamados a orar por la paz y a promover la paz. “En un contexto mundial en que abundan las guerras y la violencia, la práctica de la paz es aún más urgente”, dice el mensaje.
Twenty-nine Swedish students from Athens, Milano, and Sofia visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 24 February, receiving a guided tour, participating in singing sessions led by Rev. Dr Mikie Roberts, and receiving an overview of the work of the WCC, Lutheran World Federation and ACT Alliance.
El Consejo de Iglesias y Organizaciones Religiosas de Ucrania invita a todas las personas creyentes de todas las denominaciones a unirse en ayuno y oración el 24 de febrero, día en que se cumple un año del comienzo de la guerra en Ucrania.
The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations is inviting all believers of all denominations to unite in fasting and prayer on 24 February—a day marking one year since the start of the war in Ukraine.
In a letter to the heads of World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches in Syria, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep sadness at the loss of more than 40,000 lives in the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey.
On 20 February, His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, arrived in the city of Antioch, the historical capital of the Patriarchate, for an historic visit following the devastating earthquake that struck on 6 February.
Han pasado más de dos semanas desde el terremoto que sacudió el norte de Siria y Turquía el 6 de febrero, causando más de 41 000 muertos, además del derrumbe de miles de edificios. En varias ciudades como Alepo, Hama y Latakia más de 115 escuelas han quedado destruidas.
Según el Instituto para la Libertad Religiosa, al menos 494 edificios religiosos de Ucrania han sido destruidos, dañados o saqueados por la invasión rusa y la ocupación de edificios religiosos para su utilización como bases militares rusas aumenta la magnitud de la destrucción de los lugares religiosos del país.
At least 494 religious buildings in Ukraine have been destroyed, damaged, or looted as a result of the Russian invasion—and seizure of religious buildings for use as Russian military bases increases the scale of destruction of religious sites in Ukraine, reports the Institute for Religious Freedom.