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Rev. Fr Dr Lawrence Iwuamadi is dean of the Ecumenical Institute, the graduate school which opened its academic year this week. Below, Iwuamadi reflects on the arrival of new students at the Ecumenical Institute during this remarkable time.

The Ecumenical Jury, at the 49th Molodist – International Film Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine, awarded prizes to four films after watching them online. The festival took place from 22-30 August.

God’s creation groans in the Amazon forest, a sacred space for 34 million people suffering from the growth of inequality, land invasion, extractivism, relaxation of environmental laws, criminalization and murder of its defenders, and arson orchestrated by agribusiness—all of it made worse by proselytizing.

La Creación de Dios gime en la selva amazónica, un lugar sagrado donde treinta y cuatro millones de personas sufren a causa de la desigualdad creciente, la invasión de las tierras, el extractivismo, la relajación de las leyes medioambientales, la criminalización y asesinato de los activistas medioambientales y los incendios orquestados por las industrias agrícolas. Todo ello, agravado por el proselitismo.

Economist Thomas Kang is a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

As coronavirus cases rise sharply in Latin American countries, so has violence against women.

Con el rápido aumento de casos de coronavirus en América Latina, crece también la violencia contra las mujeres.

Church leaders and human rights advocates are amplifying calls for justice after the death of Zara Alvarez, a health worker and human rights defender in the Philippines. Alvarez, who was killed on 17 August, worked closely with churches in a common quest for human dignity and rights.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) sent greetings to the Presbyterian Church of Colombia as the church commemorates 164 years of preaching and service.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha enviado una felicitación a la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia, que cumple 164 años de predicación y servicio.

Within the context of confinement to prevent the spread of COVID-19, multifaceted violence persists in Colombia, as well as violations of the rights of social leaders, Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant populations.

As Rev. Dan San Andres Sr, known as a defender of human rights, was arrested a week after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act was passed in the Philippines, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined with the bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) in calling for justice.

One of the main voices of the Brazilian and Latin American ecumenical movement, Jether Pereira Ramalho passed away on 28 June, in Rio, leaving behind a legacy of inspiration, dedication and transformation to many generations.

Una de las principales voces del movimiento ecuménico brasileño y latinoamericano, Jether Pereira Ramalho, falleció el pasado 28 de junio en Río de Janeiro dejando un legado de inspiración, dedicación y transformación a muchas generaciones.

As Brazilians face harder times on a daily basis with the increasing impacts of COVID-19 at all levels of society, several church-based organizations launched a campaign on 11 June calling on people to express solidarity with all who have lost family members and friends due to the pandemic and its systemic consequences in a reality marked by inequality, such as hunger, violence, and racism.

Mientras los brasileños se enfrentan a tiempos más difíciles cada día con el creciente impacto de la COVID-19 en todos los niveles de la sociedad, varias organizaciones de las iglesias lanzaron el 11 de junio una campaña con la que instan a las personas a expresar su solidaridad con todos los que han perdido a familiares y amigos debido a la pandemia y sus consecuencias sistémicas en una realidad marcada por la desigualdad, como el hambre, la violencia y el racismo.

“It was with sorrow that we received the news about the passing of Rev. Norman Bent,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). “Through his tireless ministry for reconciliation, justice and peace, Rev. Bent leaves behind an inspiring legacy for the global ecumenical movement.”

“Recibimos con tristeza la noticia del fallecimiento del Rev. Norman Bent”, afirmó el Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI). “A través de su incansable ministerio por la reconciliación, la justicia y la paz, el Rev. Bent deja un inspirador legado para el movimiento ecuménico mundial”.