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WCC general secretary looks forward "with enthusiasm and caution" to a visit to churches in Greece

The evolution and the work of the Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the World Council of Churches (WCC) as well as current social, political and ecumenical challenges - such as inter-church relations, the question of bioethics and the role of Greece as the only Orthodox country in the European Union - will be amongst the issues addressed during WCC general secretary Konrad Raiser's visit to the Church of Greece, 20 - 24 March.

El secretario general del CMI prepara con entusiasmo y circunspección su visita a las iglesias de Grecia

La evolución de los trabajos de la Comisión Especial sobre la participación de los ortodoxos en el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) así como los problemas sociales, políticos y ecuménicos actuales - como las relaciones interreligiosas, la cuestión de la bioética y el papel que cabe desempeñar a Grecia como único país ortodoxo en la Unión Europea- serán algunas de las cuestiones que abordará el secretario general del CMI, Dr. Konrad Raiser, en su visita a las iglesias de Grecia del 20 al 24 de marzo próximo.

Addressing sexual violence: ecumenical team to meet with church and humanitarian partners in West Africa

The World Council of Churches (WCC), along with Action by Churches Together (ACT) International and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are sending an ecumenical team to West Africa to follow up on allegations in a recent confidential report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Save the Children UK on sexual violence and exploitation of refugee children in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.