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Economist Thomas Kang is a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

As coronavirus cases rise sharply in Latin American countries, so has violence against women.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) sent greetings to the Presbyterian Church of Colombia as the church commemorates 164 years of preaching and service.

Within the context of confinement to prevent the spread of COVID-19, multifaceted violence persists in Colombia, as well as violations of the rights of social leaders, Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant populations.

Am 28. Juni verstummte in Rio de Janeiro eine der wichtigsten Stimmen der brasilianischen und lateinamerikanischen ökumenischen Bewegung für immer: Jether Pereira Ramalho hinterlässt vielen Generationen ein Vermächtnis der Inspiration, Hingabe und Verwandlung.

One of the main voices of the Brazilian and Latin American ecumenical movement, Jether Pereira Ramalho passed away on 28 June, in Rio, leaving behind a legacy of inspiration, dedication and transformation to many generations.

As Brazilians face harder times on a daily basis with the increasing impacts of COVID-19 at all levels of society, several church-based organizations launched a campaign on 11 June calling on people to express solidarity with all who have lost family members and friends due to the pandemic and its systemic consequences in a reality marked by inequality, such as hunger, violence, and racism.

“It was with sorrow that we received the news about the passing of Rev. Norman Bent,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). “Through his tireless ministry for reconciliation, justice and peace, Rev. Bent leaves behind an inspiring legacy for the global ecumenical movement.”

Norwegian churches added their voice to the chorus of concern for the people of the Amazon as the coronavirus increasingly spreads. In a letter to the Brazilian embassy, the Church of Norway and the Roman Catholic Church in Norway jointly expressed deep solidarity with the people of Brazil.

Hope, solidarity and a spirit of service are recurring themes in Easter messages received by the World Council of Churches from many of its member churches and partners.

In einer Zeit, in der Brasilien zum Schauplatz wurde von etwas widersprüchlichen Berichten darüber, wie das Land der COVID-19-Pandemie begegnet, engagieren sich Mitgliedskirchen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) aktiv zur Unterstützung der Gesundheitsbehörden, beispielsweise der Weltgesundheitsorganisation, bei ihren Empfehlungen, Menschenansammlungen zu meiden, die die Übertragung des Virus fördern könnten.

In a time when Brazil has been the arena of somehow conflicting narratives on how to face the COVID-19 pandemic, World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches have been active in supporting health authorities such as the World Health Organization in their efforts to advise people to be away from agglomerations that could increase transmission of the virus.

Frauen in Chile seien im Rahmen der sozialen Proteste, die seit Oktober im Land stattfinden, Opfer von Gewalt, öffentlicher Entblößung, Erniedrigung und sogar Vergewaltigungen geworden, sagte die chilenische Theologin und Rechtsanwältin Cecilia Castillo Nanjari.

Women in Chile have been subject to violence, forced nudity, humiliation and even rape in the framework of the social protests taking place in the nation since last October, said Chilean theologian and lawyer Cecilia Castillo Nanjari.

Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), empfing am 6. März den früheren brasilianischen Präsidenten Luiz Inácio „Lula“ da Silva im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Genf.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), received former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva, at the Ecumenical Centre on 6 March, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has just published two new Bible studies penned by authors from Colombia. Both focus on aspects of the WCC Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace.

“It was with great sadness that we received the news of the passing of Rev. Pablo Sosa, one of the grandfathers of global ecumenical spirituality,” said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC. The Argentinian Methodist pastor passed away on 11 January, in Buenos Aires, at the age of 85.

Am 23. und 24. Oktober traf sich Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), mit der Führungsebene der Methodistischen Kirche von Mexiko. Diese Begegnung war Teil eines internen Urteilsbildungsprozesses, an dessen Ende die Wiederaufnahme der 1994 ausgesetzten ÖRK-Mitgliedschaft stehen könnte.