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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit will visit Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Antigua from 29 September-9 October. Tveit will be preaching, meeting with religious leaders and visiting communities.

What have we achieved in building a just community of women and men? What must we still do? How can we strengthen ecumenical collaboration in reading the signs of our times in order to map the future direction of our work?

¿Qué hemos logrado en la construcción de una comunidad justa de mujeres y hombres? ¿Qué nos queda aún por hacer? ¿Cómo podemos intensificar la colaboración ecuménica para leer los signos de nuestro tiempo y trazar la dirección futura de nuestra labor?

A trip to Cuba in 2005 with a WCC delegation was undoubtedly a high point of German retired Bishop Rolf Koppe’s ecumenical career.

El viaje a Cuba en 2005 con una delegación del CMI fue, sin ninguna duda, un momento importante de la carrera ecuménica del obispo emérito alemán Rolf Koppe.

An international consultation will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Decade of the Churches in Solidarity with Women (1988-98), 1-6 October in Kingston, Jamaica.

Una consulta internacional conmemorará el 20° aniversario del Decenio Ecuménico de Solidaridad de las Iglesias con las Mujeres (1988-1998) del CMI del 1 al 6 de octubre en Kingston (Jamaica).

Whether as individual believers or as a community, it is our collective task to advocate for Christian unity, says Melanio L. Aoanan from the Philippines. A clear vision for religious and ecumenical theological education is needed that is relevant in the 21st century.

Ya sea individualmente, como creyentes, o como comunidad, es nuestra tarea colectiva defender la unidad de los cristianos, dice Melanio L. Aoanan. El educador filipino reclama una perspectiva clara de la educación ecuménica que sea relevante en el siglo XXI.

“Christ’s call for abundant life (John 10:10) means that the church must work to address the enormity of challenges, including access to water resources, care for creation, and adequate health care,” said Rev. Matthew Ross during a World Council of Churches (WCC) seminar on young people’s involvement in “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” held in Matanzas, Cuba, July 15-20.

Dr Erlinda N. Senturias, from the Philippines, gives thanks that WCC has created safe spaces for the churches to talk about HIV and AIDS. She asks that the ecumenical movement continue to be a beacon of support for this ongoing journey of health and healing.

La Dra. Erlinda N. Senturias, de Filipinas, agradece que el CMI haya creado espacios seguros para que las iglesias hablen del VIH y el sida. Pide que el movimiento ecuménico siga siendo un faro de apoyo en el camino de salud y sanación que está recorriendo.

Rev. Gary Harriott knows there is a problem with violence against women and girls in Jamaica. Each year hundreds of women report having been raped and many more rapes and cases of aggression go unreported. Churches can make a difference by speaking out, he says.

El Rev. Gary Harriott sabe que hay un problema con la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas en Jamaica. Cada año, cientos de mujeres denuncian haber sido violadas, y muchos más casos de violación y agresión no se denuncian. Las iglesias pueden contribuir a cambiar la situación alzando sus voces en contra de la violencia, dice el Rev. Harriott.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) as well as United Methodist bishops in the Philippines in appealing to the government of the Philippines for assistance and cooperation in extracting three United Methodist mission personnel from the country.

Noting “the worsening human rights situation and increasing violence and impunity” in the Philippines, WCC’s central committee has expressed its alarm and outrage, pointing particularly to the role of the government there.

Frente “al empeoramiento de la situación de los derechos humanos y la creciente violencia e impunidad” en Filipinas, el Comité Central del CMI expresó su alarma e indignación señalando en particular el rol del gobierno del país.

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) invites you to use the season of Lent to reflect on water. Since 2008, EWN has been providing weekly theological reflections and other resources on water for the seven weeks of Lent and for World Water Day on 22 March. This year, the focus is on Latin America.

La Red Ecuménica del Agua (REDA) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) les invita a dedicar el período de Cuaresma a reflexionar sobre el agua. Desde 2008, la REDA proporciona reflexiones teológicas semanales y otros recursos relacionados con el agua para las siete semanas de Cuaresma y para el Día Mundial del Agua, que se celebra el 22 de marzo. Este año, la atención se centra en América Latina.

A theological consultation in Matanzas, Cuba explored the pastoral and theological questions that the phenomenon of multiple religious belonging poses to Christian churches in Latin America.