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As Sweden prepares for a visit from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch and Antje Jackelén, archbishop of the Church of Sweden, signed a joint editorial for Swedish media.

“The church is a global network,” reads the joint editorial. “It has a presence around the world that is almost unsurpassed by any other organisation or movement.”

The Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Church of Sweden have signed a joint pledge related to climate justice.

The message urges action on the unprecedented negative effects of climate change. “As we observe the Season of Creation, we renew the call for our churches to work together for the sake of Earth and to build collaborations wherever possible, both with other communities of faith and with diverse agents in our civil society,” the text reads. “Now is the time for science, politics, business, culture and religion - everything that is an expression of human dignity - to address together this critical issue for our time.”

An einer gut besuchten Präsentation in Stockholm, Schweden, machte das Ökumenische Wassernetzwerk gestern Nachmittag einen Schritt vorwärts in Richtung des Ziels Nr. 6 für nachhaltige Entwicklung der Vereinten Nationen. Glaubenseinrichtungen kamen mit Verantwortlichen aus den Sektoren Wasser, Sanitärversorgung und Hygiene zusammen.

At a well-attended showcase in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday afternoon, the Ecumenical Water Network took a step further towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 by bringing together faith actors with key people from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector.

La Red Ecuménica del Agua dio ayer por la tarde un paso más hacia el logro del sexto Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas al reunir a los actores religiosos con personas clave del sector del agua, el saneamiento y la higiene en una presentación celebrada en Estocolmo (Suecia) que contó con una nutrida asistencia.

Lors d’un événement prisé et organisé hier après-midi à Stockholm, en Suède, le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau a fait un pas de plus vers la réalisation de l’objectif 6 de développement durable des Nations Unies, en rassemblant des acteurs religieux et les personnes clés du secteur Eau, assainissement et hygiène.

Nachdem sich 52 Delegierte aus 22 Ländern unterschiedlicher Konfessionen und Glaubenstraditionen vom 16. – 19. Juni in Wuppertal, Deutschland versammelt hatten, veröffentlichten sie die Erklärung „Kairos für die Schöpfung – Hoffnung für die Erde bezeugen.“

After 52 participants from 22 countries from different confessional and faith traditions gathered 16-19 June in Wuppertal, Germany, they have released "Kairos for Creation – Confessing Hope for the Earth”.

Después de que 52 participantes de 22 países y diferentes confesiones y tradiciones religiosas se reunieran del 16 al 19 de junio en Wuppertal (Alemania), se ha lanzado “Kairós para la Creación: confesando esperanza para la Tierra”.

Les 52 personnes venues de 22 pays et issues de différentes traditions religieuses et confessionnelles réunies à Wuppertal, en Allemagne, du 16 au 19 juin, ont publié à la fin du rassemblement «Kairos pour la création – une confession de l’espérance pour la Terre».

Rev. Henrik Grape is the coordinator of the World Council of Churches Working Group on Climate Change.

Pilgrims coming from Germany, Italy and Norway ended their journeys for climate justice on 7 December upon arrival at the St Stephen’s Church in Katowice, Poland, where the United Nations (UN) climate conference is underway. They were warmly welcomed by the delegations of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) that are attending the 24th Conference of Parties of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has recently made available a discussion paper affirming the significance of Agenda 2030 and placing specific demands upon those in positions of responsibility within politics, civil society and churches.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), ACT Alliance and the German Protestant development service Bread for the World are appealing to world leaders to take swift and coordinated action to limit global warming to 1.5°C degrees as a humanitarian and ethical obligation.

"The Synod advocates a swift exit from coal-fired power generation (lignite and hard coal), which complies with the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and contributes to achieving the German climate targets as soon as possible”, reads a statement released by the 12th Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), on 14 November.

Auch 50 Jahre nachdem sich die Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen in Uppsala entschlossen zum öffentlichen Engagement für wichtige Themen bekannte, ist der ÖRK nach wie vor bestrebt, Themen von öffentlichem Interesse offen anzusprechen und sich für das Gemeinwohl einzusetzen.

Fifty years after its assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, decisively turned to public engagement, the WCC still seeks to engage and address issues of public concern and the common good.

Cincuenta años después de su asamblea en Uppsala (Suecia), ahora definitivamente volcado en el compromiso público, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias sigue buscando abordar e implicarse en las cuestiones de actualidad y de interés general.

Cinquante ans après son assemblée à Uppsala (Suède), qui était résolument tournée vers l’engagement public, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) continue de s’engager et de s’atteler aux questions d’intérêt public et au bien commun.

Was hat sich zehn Jahre nach dem Beinahe-Zusammenbruch der Weltwirtschaft geändert? Nicht viel, sagt der ÖRK, und auf jeden Fall nicht genug.