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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. 

Auf einem Symposium am 23. August an der Protestantischen Theologischen Universität Amsterdam äußerten sich Führungspersonen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) zum Thema „Gastfreundschaft: Auf einem Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens“.

World Council of Churches leaders spoke on the theme “Hospitality: On a Pilgrim’s Way of Justice and Peace" at a symposium on 23 August at the Protestant Theological University Amsterdam.

Los dirigentes del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) hablaron sobre el tema “Hospitalidad: en un camino de peregrinación hacia la justicia y la paz” en un simposio el 23 de agosto, en la Universidad Teológica Protestante de Ámsterdam.

Les dirigeants du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont pris la parole autour du thème «L'hospitalité sur le chemin de la paix et de la justice», et ce, à l'occasion d'un symposium organisé le 23 août par l'Université théologique protestante d'Amsterdam.

Лидеры Всемирного совета церквей (ВСЦ) выступили на симпозиуме, посвященном теме “Гостеприимство на пути паломника к справедливости и миру”, который состоялся 23 августа в Протестантском теологическом университете Амстердама.

Today, 20 June, is World Refugee Day. The United Nations estimates that every minute 8 people flee from war, persecution, or terror. This day is observed to bring attention to their collective struggle and to address the widespread global displacement of millions of people.

Der „Europäische Stationenweg“, ein Projekt im Rahmen der Feierlichkeiten zum 500-jährigen Reformationsjubiläum, beginnt im November 2016 in Genf. Danach werden bis Mai 2017 weitere wichtige Orte der Reformation bereist.

A celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, called the “European Reformation Roadmap,” will begin in November 2016 in Geneva, then tour across sites of significance through May 2017.

Para conmemorar los 500 años de la Reforma el “Itinerario Europeo de la Reforma” comenzará en noviembre de 2016, en Ginebra, para emprender una gira por varios lugares emblemáticos durante el mes de mayo de 2017.

Une célébration du cinq-centième anniversaire de la Réforme, baptisée «parcours de la Réforme 2017 en Europe», entamera en novembre 2016 à Genève un tour de ses lieux importants qui durera jusqu’en mai 2017.

Die Evangelische Kirche in den Niederlanden steht vor der Herausforderung, „authentisch“ Kirche zu sein, so die Einschätzung von Dr. Arjan Plaisier, Generalsekretär der Generalsynode der Evangelischen Kirche in den Niederlanden.

The Protestant Church in the Netherlands faces a challenge to be the church "in an authentic way,” says Dr Arjan Plaisier, secretary of the general synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.

La Iglesia Protestante en los Países Bajos afronta el desafío de ser iglesia “de una manera auténtica”, dice el Dr. Arjan Plaisier, secretario del Sínodo General de la Iglesia Protestante en los Países Bajos.

L'Église protestante des Pays-Bas se trouve confrontée au défi d'être Église «de manière authentique», a déclaré M. Arjan Plaisier, Secrétaire du Synode général de l'Église protestante des Pays-Bas.

The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe and the WCC have published a revised and updated edition of their joint study, Mapping Migration: Mapping Churches’ Responses in Europe. The 2016 text explores challenges and changes in the European church landscape in light of international migration.

Today 35 bishops and church leaders from 20 countries gathered in Munich, Germany to discuss the refugee situation and the role of the churches in Europe.

In the wake of recent crisis with the refugees in Europe, it is “absolutely and critically necessary that all European states take their proper responsibility in terms of reception and support for people seeking refuge, safety and a better future for themselves and their families. This cannot be left only to the states where they enter first,” says the WCC general secretary.

The WCC says it is grateful that the churches of the Union of Utrecht, the Philippine Independent Church, and the Episcopal Church have embarked on a study about Globalization and Catholicity.