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Arctic communities to WCC pilgrims: “We need your voice”

Lorraine Netro, who was raised in the Gwichin First Nation of Old Crow, Yukon (Canada), is part of an indigenous community—but shes also a global citizen.

Todays Arctic peoples are important members of global society,” Netro said. The survival of Arctic cultures and communities remains tied to the wildlife and landscape of the Arctic Refuge.”

Church delegation shares priorities with Finnish presidency of EU Council

An ecumenical delegation composed of representatives from the Conference of European Churches and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union met in Helsinki on 12 July with Pekka Haavisto, Finnish minister of Foreign Affairs, to exchange on the priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the EU Council.

ÖRK-Konferenz diskutiert „gerechten Frieden mit der Erde“

Unter dem Thema „Ein gerechter Frieden mit der Erde“ fand vom 13. bis 15. Oktober eine vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) organisierte Konferenz im Zusammenhang mit der Arktischen Versammlung statt - die größte jährliche internationale Versammlung, die sich mit der Zukunft der Arktis befasst. Gastgeberin der ÖRK-Konferenz war die Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Islands.

WCC conference considers “Just Peace with Earth”

A conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland under the theme “Just Peace with Earth” was offered in conjunction with the Arctic Assembly, the largest annual international gathering focused on the future of the Arctic held Oct. 13-15.

Ökumenischer Patriarch besucht den ÖRK

Der Ökumenische Patriarch, Seine Allheiligkeit Bartholomäus I, hielt am 24. April im Ökumenischen Zentrum im Rahmen seines offiziellen Besuchs in der Schweiz anlässlich des 25-jährigen Jubiläums seiner Inthronisierung als Ökumenischer Patriarch und des 50. Jahrestages der Gründung des Orthodoxen Zentrums des Ökumenischen Patriarchats in Chambésy eine öffentliche Rede.

Ecumenical Patriarch visits WCC

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, delivered a public address at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 24 April as part of his official visit to Switzerland on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch and the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: The Patriarch of Solidarity

He earned the title “Green Patriarch” as a religious leader addressing alarming environmental issues over at least two decades. In 2008, Time Magazine named His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as one of 100 Most Influential People in the World, for “defining environmentalism as spiritual responsibility”.

Water in a sustainable future

More than 80 people from 23 European countries travelled to Helsinki for the 11th Assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network.