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Bartholomew, the Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch is to chair a meeting of Orthodox primates in Chambésy, Geneva, Switzerland from 21 to 28 January.

In addition to ecumenical prayer and celebration – with the participation of Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, Baptist, Adventist, Pentecostal, Methodist churches, and sometimes even representatives of the Old Believers’ community – Christian unity in Latvia usually takes the form of practical cooperation.

Además de manifestarse en el culto ecuménico –que cuenta con la participación de iglesias luteranas, católicas romanas, ortodoxas, apostólicas armenias, bautistas, adventistas, pentecostales y metodistas, y algunas veces incluso con representantes de la comunidad de viejos creyentes–, la unidad cristiana en Letonia generalmente se materializa en la cooperación práctica, que incluye conferencias teológicas conjuntas, cooperación en la educación teológica o la preparación del programa de educación religiosa ecuménica para las escuelas públicas.

Following the WCC/UN High Level Conference on the Refugee Crisis in Europe, which took place at the Ecumenical Centre Geneva on 18-19 January, a statement has been issued entitled "Europe’s Response to the Refuge Crisis, From Origin to Transit, Reception and Refuge, A Call for Shared Responsibility and Coordinated Action”.

Tras la conferencia de alto nivel celebrada en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra el 18 y el 19 de enero por el CMI y la ONU sobre la crisis de refugiados en Europa, se ha publicado una declaración titulada La respuesta de Europa a la crisis de refugiados y migrantes, desde los países de origen y de tránsito hasta los de acogida y refugio: llamamiento a la responsabilidad compartida y las medidas concertadas.

While it was German chancellor Angela Merkel who boldly affirmed the willingness of Germany to receive hundreds of thousands of immigrants, it has fallen to the interior ministry, under the leadership of her longtime ally Dr Thomas de Maizière, that must realize that dream – and keep it from becoming a nightmare – through concrete arrangements for reception and integration of migrants into German society and its economy.

Si bien fue la canciller alemana Angela Merkel quien manifestó valientemente la voluntad de Alemania de acoger a cientos de miles de inmigrantes, es tarea del Ministerio del Interior, bajo la dirección de su aliado de larga data, el Dr. Thomas de Maizière, que este sueño se convierta en realidad ­– y no en una pesadilla– mediante la adopción de medidas concretas para la acogida y la integración de los migrantes en la sociedad y la economía alemanas.

A High-Level Conference in Geneva of governments, United Nations agencies and civil society organizations, including churches and faith-based organizations, has underlined the need for urgent action to strengthen coordination and cooperation in Europe's response to the refugee and migrant crisis.

Una conferencia de alto nivel de los gobiernos, los organismos de las Naciones Unidas y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, incluidas las iglesias y las organizaciones religiosas, celebrada el 18 y 19 de enero en Ginebra bajo los auspicios del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y copatrocinada por el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF); el Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA), y la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (ACNUR), ha subrayado que urge tomar medidas para reforzar la cooperación y la coordinación de la respuesta de Europa a la crisis migratoria y de refugiados.

The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe and the WCC have published a revised and updated edition of their joint study, Mapping Migration: Mapping Churches’ Responses in Europe. The 2016 text explores challenges and changes in the European church landscape in light of international migration.

Churches in Europe have a crucial role to play in responding to the arrival of refugees in Europe, Germany's interior minister has told a gathering in Geneva of governments, United Nations agencies, church and faith groups and civil society organizations.

El ministro alemán del Interior dijo que las iglesias en Europa tienen un papel decisivo en la respuesta a la llegada de refugiados al continente europeo. El Dr. Thomas de Maizière pronunció estas palabras en una reunión de gobiernos, organismos de las Naciones Unidas, iglesias, grupos religiosos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil celebrada en Ginebra el 18 y 19 de enero.

Implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change sharpened discussion of the 2015 papal encyclical Laudato Si’ at a UN conference initiated by the Holy See and several permanent missions to the UN on 15 January in Geneva. Among the presenters were the president of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, the apostolic nuncio to the United Nations and the WCC general secretary.

At the start of a new year of work at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, respected German theologian Jürgen Moltmann led a day-long series of presentations and discussions as a guest of the WCC on Wednesday, 13 January. He also responded to comments and questions on his new book, The Living God and the Fullness of Life (WCC Publications, 2016).

El inicio de un nuevo año de trabajo en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra estuvo marcado por la visita del respetado teólogo alemán Jürgen Moltmann, quien el 13 de enero presidió una jornada de presentaciones y debates como invitado del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), además de responder a los comentarios y preguntas sobre su nuevo libro, The Living God and the Fullness of Life (El Dios viviente y la plenitud de la vida, Publicaciones del CMI, 2016).

As they prepared materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2016, Christians in Latvia reflected on this year’s theme from 1 Peter 2:9, “Called to proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord.” The week of prayer is traditionally celebrated from 18-25 January (in the northern hemisphere) or at Pentecost (in the southern hemisphere).

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople hosted a special meeting on 4 and 5 January at which participants from diverse fields of study shared their reflections on current challenges and aspirations for theology in the life of the Orthodox Churches.

Primates from across the Anglican Communion are meeting 11-16 January in Canterbury at the invitation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The leaders of the 38 provinces are gathering for the first time since their meeting in Dublin in 2011. Within the Anglican Communion, the primates’ meeting is understood as one of the four “instruments of communion”.

With simple, compelling messages, leaders and friends of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance are featured in a new five-minute video offering an overview of the EAA’s work and the serious global need for advocacy related to HIV and AIDS and food security.

Hope is both an inspiration and a criterion for advocacy, reflected Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, in a keynote lecture offered at the General Nordic Conference on Systematic Theology in Helsinki. The conference took place from 7 to 10 January.