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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.

A Criação de Deus padece na Floresta Amazônica, um espaço sagrado para 34 milhões de pessoas que sofrem com o crescimento da desigualdade, invasões de terras, extrativismo, relaxamento de leis ambientais, criminalização e assassinato de seus defensores/as e incêndios criminosos orquestrados pelo agronegócio. E tudo isso vem sido exacerbado pelo proselitismo.

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

O economista Thomas Kang é membro do Comitê Central do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI). Nesta entrevista para o serviço de comunicação do CMI, ele reflete sobre os impactos da COVID-19 no maior país da América Latina e as interseções entre políticas que causam divisão, destruição do meio ambiente e violência.

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

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.

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.

Uma das principais vozes do movimento ecumênico brasileiro e latino-americano, Jether Pereira Ramalho faleceu no dia 28 de junho, no Rio de Janeiro, deixando um legado de inspiração, dedicação e transformação para muitas gerações.

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.

Com a população brasileira enfrentando dificuldades diariamente com os crescentes impactos da COVID-19 em todos os níveis da sociedade, diversas organizações religiosas se juntaram, para lançar uma campanha em 11 de junho último. A iniciativa pede às pessoas que expressem sua solidariedade com todos os que perderam familiares e amigos devido à pandemia e suas consequências sistêmicas em uma realidade marcada por desigualdades, incluindo a fome, a violência e o 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.”

Norwegian churches added their voice to the chorus of concern for the people of the Amazon as the coronavirus increasingly spreads. In a letter to the Brazilian embassy, the Church of Norway and the Roman Catholic Church in Norway jointly expressed deep solidarity with the people of Brazil.

Igrejas da Noruega uniram suas vozes às que expressam preocupação com o povo da Amazônia a medida que o Coronavírus se espalha cada vez mais pelo país. Em carta à embaixada brasileira, a Igreja da Noruega e a Igreja Católica Romana na Noruega expressaram profunda solidariedade com o povo do Brasil.