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Como parte de una serie de actos de una semana de duración para promover la paz en la región, palestinos e israelíes orarán por la paz ante varios asentamientos de la ocupada Cisjordania, delante del muro de separación y en varios lugares de culto en Jerusalén y en toda Palestina.

An international colloquium on Caste, Religion and Culture will be held in Cochin, Karala, India, 1-4 May. The event will be held at the Renewal Centre in Cochin and is being sponsored by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the National Council of Churches in India, the Centre for Social Studies and Culture and the Student Christian Movement of India.

The Chernobyl disaster of 25 years ago remains a human and environmental tragedy so severe the consequences will continue for centuries. Its anniversary this week is especially timely given the current emergency in Japan which echoes some of Chernobyl’s hard lessons. To learn them would honour those who suffer from the past and could save lives in the future.

Jim Hodgson is a journalist with extensive experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2000, Hodgson has worked with the United Church of Canada’s Caribbean and Latin America desk, most recently as programme coordinator for South America and the Caribbean.

The church and migration is the focus of the latest issue of the International Review of Mission (IRM). The biannual journal is sponsored by the World Council of Churches and focuses on the ecumenical practice of mission while giving voice to other theological perspectives, such as those of Pentecostal and Evangelical missiologists.

Participants at a recent consultation on theological education in the United Kingdom have called for comprehensive Christian leadership development of both lay and ordained men and women in the church.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rvdo. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, ha exhortado a los cristianos a darle un perfil ecuménico claro a la celebración de la Semana Santa de este año y a trabajar en base a una fecha común para el Domingo de Resurrección en el futuro, teniendo en cuenta que este año cae el mismo día, 24 de abril, tanto para las tradiciones orientales como para las occidentales.

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has urged Christians to give this year’s celebration of Easter a clear ecumenical profile and to work for a common date of Easter for the future, noting that this year it falls on the same day 24 April for both eastern and western traditions.

For Armenians around the world Easter Sunday 2011, 24 April, is also Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. For the first time since 1915 April 24 falls on Easter Sunday in the Armenian church calendar. "It is truly a meaningful coincidence, as the existence of the Armenian nation and people itself is a special sign of the power of the resurrection in a world of death," Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said in a message released today.

Cinco secretarios generales de organizaciones ecuménicas internacionales mantuvieron una animada conversación con dirigentes del Consejo de la Iglesia Evangélica de Alemania (EKD) el viernes 8 de abril, último día de la visita alemana al Centro Ecuménico en Ginebra, Suiza. Los secretarios generales reunidos con la delegación de EKD son los dirigentes de la Alianza ACT, la Conferencia de Iglesias Europeas (KEK), la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM), la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR) y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI).

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, la Conferencia de Iglesias Europeas y la Comisión de Iglesias para los Migrantes en Europa han expresado su preocupación por la situación humanitaria en Libia.

Five general secretaries of international ecumenical organizations engaged in lively conversation with leaders of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) on Friday 8 April, the final day of the EKD Council’s visit to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. The general secretaries are heads of the ACT Alliance, the Conference of European Churches (CEC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC).

“Debemos evitar los estereotipos” dijo el pastor Dr. Nikolaus Schneider, presidente del consejo que coordina las relaciones y las actividades de la Iglesia Evangélica de Alemania (EKD). Cuando distintos grupos se encuentran en el contexto de las dinámicas actuales del cristianismo mundial, añadió Schneider, las cuestiones centrales que se plantean son si una determinada comunidad cumple el llamamiento de la iglesia, y si se puede encontrar allí a Jesucristo.

“We must avoid stereotypes,” said Rev. Dr Nikolaus Schneider, chair of the council that coordinates relations and activities within the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). As diverse groups encounter one another in the contemporary dynamics of world Christianity, he added, the key questions are whether the calling of the church is being fulfilled by a given community, and whether Jesus Christ is to be found there.

The World Council of Churches, Conference of European Churches and the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe have expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Libya.

Members of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) Council began a three-day visit at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva Wednesday afternoon by first meeting with the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and then later with the general secretaries of the Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Conference of European Churches and ACT Alliance.