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Las iglesias de toda la península de Corea celebrarán el año 2020 como un “año de jubileo” y, al conmemorar los setenta años desde la Guerra de Corea, los líderes religiosos se comprometen a seguir desplegando esfuerzos para alcanzar la paz y la reunificación.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee is meeting from 20-26 November at the Bossey Ecumenical institute with a packed agenda that includes many important organizational decisions and discussions.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunirá del 20 al 26 de noviembre en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey, con una apretada agenda que incluye varias decisiones y debates institucionales de gran importancia.

On 18 November a delegation led by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit met with the prime minister of the Republic of Korea, Lee Nak-yeon.

Offering a keynote speech during the 68th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Korea in Seoul, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the assembly theme, “Walk the Path of the New Commandment,” based on John’s account of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples.

Durante el discurso de apertura de la 68ª Asamblea General del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea en Seúl, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, meditó sobre el tema de la asamblea, “Recorre el camino del nuevo mandamiento”, basado en el relato de San Juan de la última cena de Jesús con sus discípulos.

In a sermon at the Seong Eun Methodist Church on 17 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC Assembly in 2021, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

En un sermón pronunciado en la Iglesia Metodista Seong Eun, el 17 de noviembre, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, reflexionó sobre el tema de la próxima Asamblea del CMI, en 2021: “El amor de Cristo lleva al mundo a la reconciliación y la unidad”.

A message released 9 November from the South Sudan Council of Churches reflected that the will for peace is not measured only by deadlines and technical arrangements. “Whether the government is formed on 12th November 2019 or a further extension is agreed, it is a question of the heart and of the political will,” the message reads. “The people of South Sudan have begged their political leaders to find a peaceful way forward, to look beyond political interest, emotional turmoil and historical grievances, and to hold their duty towards the people of the country as a sacred calling which is to be gravely cherished in holy servitude and with deep respect.”

Thirty years ago, on 9 November 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Nicolaikirche in Leipzig had gained a reputation as a gathering point for events signalling the end of an era of communist rule in what was then East Germany.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the ACT Alliance, in a joint letter to Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, expressed concern for developments affecting the secu-rity and human rights of many of the nation’s people.

En una carta conjunta dirigida al presidente de Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y ACT Alianza expresaron su preocupación por los acontecimientos que afectan a la seguridad y los derechos humanos de muchos de los habitantes de la nación.

In a visit to Bern on 4-5 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit visited with leaders of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, focusing on the role of the WCC in the future shaping of the ecumenical movement.

Tveit spoke during the general assembly of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, exploring the question “Where does the ecumenical movement stand today and where should the WCC take in it in the future?”

En una visita a Berna los días 4 y 5 de noviembre, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, visitó a los dirigentes de la Federación de Iglesias Protestantes de Suiza, centrándose en el papel del CMI en la futura configuración del movimiento ecuménico.

El Rev. Tveit pronunció unas palabras durante la asamblea general de la Federación de Iglesias Protestantes de Suiza, explorando la pregunta “¿Cuál es la posición actual del movimiento ecuménico y qué debería tener en cuenta el CMI en el futuro?”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) offers its congratulations to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2019. Since his election as Prime Minister in April 2018, Mr Ahmed has championed an impressive programme of positive and inspiring reform initiatives, and played a decisive role in the reconciliation of the two synods and fostered unity of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The achievement which this award particularly recognizes is his leadership in bringing an formal end to the twenty-year long fratricidal conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) felicita al primer ministro de Etiopía, Abiy Ahmed, Premio Nobel de la Paz 2019. Desde su elección como primer ministro en abril de 2018, el Sr. Ahmed ha defendido un impresionante programa de iniciativas de reforma positivas e inspiradoras, ha desempeñado un papel decisivo en la reconciliación de los dos sínodos y ha fomentado la unidad de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Tewahedo de Etiopía. El logro que este premio reconoce particularmente es su liderazgo para poner fin formalmente al conflicto fratricida de veinte años entre Etiopía y Eritrea.

Churches across southern Africa are publicly saying #EnoughIsEnough,” with many denominations and congregations continuing to issue strong statements, arrange special prayer events, and speak out against rising levels of violence.

Both the Dutch Reformed Church and the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) have been discussing gender justice and how to keep the momentum going on the unprecedented public demand for change.

During a visit from World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, WCC member churches in Japan received expressions of appreciation from the WCC for hosting various visits and forums that strengthened ecumenical ties.

WCC members in Japan reported a deepening spirit of koinonia as well as more involvement in the programmatic life of the WCC, particularly as the ecumenical movement sets its sights on the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in 2021 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit is gravely concerned by the deteriorating situation in West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and Papua Barat), especially in light of reports from church partners in the territory that peaceful anti-racism demonstrations by Papuan students have been attacked with lethal force by Indonesian military forces and armed settler militias. In other places we have learned about horizontal violence between Papuans and non-indigenous residents.

A new concern for South Sudan is emerging, as African religious leaders warn that the failure to implement the latest peace agreement could push the young nation back into war.

The leaders spoke in Nairobi on 12 September, the day the world’s newest nation marked a year since the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan.