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The World Council of Churches (WCC) has appointed Dr Andrej Jeftić as the new director of the Commission on Faith and Order.

زعماء الكنائس في أوروبا يقفون متحدين من أجل تبني نهج مشترك بشأن اللاجئين والمهاجرين "على أساس الكرامة والاحترام والتراحم قدر الإمكان". هذا ما نتج عن حفل احتفالي، سلّم من خلاله زعماء لجنة الكنائس المعنية بالمهاجرين في أوروبا (CCME) ومؤتمر الكنائس الأوروبية (CEC) يوم الاثنين 03 ديسمبر / كانون الأول 2018م، بيانا بمناسبة أعياد المسيح باسم زعماء الكنائس الأوروبية لتقديمه للنائبة الأولى لرئيس البرلمان الأوروبي السيدة / "مايريد ماك-غينس".

Church leaders in Europe stand together for an approach on refugees and migrants “based on dignity, respect, and where possible compassion”. This is the conclusion of a festive ceremony in which the leaders of the Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) handed over on 4th December a European Church leaders Christmas statement to the European Parliament’s 1st Vice President Mairead McGuinness.

As students gathered at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey for an interreligious summer school, they reflected on what brought them to the institute, and what knowledge and insights they will take home.

As the Conference of European Churches (CEC) convened in Novi Sad, Serbia for its 15th general assembly, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit conveyed a greeting on behalf of the WCC.

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.

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.