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The 5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice from Poland to Glasgow crossed the English Channel from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England on 11 October. They were given a warm welcome on site. 

An der Feier des Gedenkgottesdienstes in der Kapelle des Ökumenischen Zentrums ehrte der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 24. Mai das Leben, Zeugnis und den Dienst von Pastorin Robina Winbush und Pastor Norman Tendis.

During a service of remembrance and celebration in the Ecumenical Centre Chapel on 24 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee commemorated the lives, witness and ministry of Rev. Robina Winbush and Rev. Norman Tendis.

Als am 10. März 157 Menschen beim Absturz eines Flugzeugs der Ethiopian Airlines kurz nach dem Start in der Nähe der Stadt Addis Abeba ums Leben kamen, drückte der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen sein tief empfundenes Mitgefühl aus und schloss die Hinterbliebenen in seine Gebete ein. Das Flugzeug war auf dem Weg nach Nairobi, Kenia, wo am Montag die UN-Umweltversammlung begann. Unter den Toten befinden sich Umweltschützer und Angestellte der UN, darunter auch Pfarrer Norman Tendis, ÖRK-Referent für Ökonomie des Lebens.

After 157 people perished when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on 10 March soon after taking off near Addis Ababa, the World Council of Churches expressed deep sympathy and extended prayers for those who lost loved ones.

On 26 July at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, there was a marked change in colour at the Interfaith Networking Zone. It was Thursday, and from morning prayers to the evening informal networking, the theme was “black”.

Every two years, the International AIDS Conference provides scientists with a venue to announce new discoveries in how HIV is diagnosed and treated. This year, the 23-27 July conference, held in Amsterdam, was no exception.

Faith-based organizations have been at the forefront of calls to accelerate HIV testing and treatment for children and adolescents. As gaps in infection and treatment between adults and children have become more apparent, there are now more concerted efforts to “super fast-track” services for children. But will they be enough?

A symbolic bridge, carefully constructed over a two-day interfaith conference, connects an interfaith networking zone with a space shared with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS and Unitaid at the Global Village of the International AIDS Conference 2018.

“Science is important. But social change is needed, and social change happens with faith–based organizations.”

How faith groups and leaders can, should and are building bridges to more effectively eliminate AIDS as a public health threat is the focus of an interfaith event being held in Amsterdam, 21-22 July 2018.