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The 5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice from Poland to Glasgow crossed the English Channel from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England on 11 October. They were given a warm welcome on site. 

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking at the Halki Summit III in Istanbul, reflected that all of us are called to serve as priests of God’s creation.

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.

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.

Mit seinem Engagement in umweltpolitischen Fragen über mehr als 20 Jahre hat er sich den Titel „Umwelt-Patriarch” verdient. 2008 listete das Time Magazine seine Allheiligkeit, den ökumenischen Patriarchen Bartholomäus, als einen der 100 einflussreichsten Menschen der Welt auf, weil er „Umweltbewusstsein als eine geistliche Verantwortung definiert hat“.

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”.

Als Leiterin für Grundsatzfragen von Christian Aid, wichtiges Mitglied des Act-Bündnisses (Act Alliance), hat Allison Kelly ein wachsames Auge auf die nachhaltige Entwicklung dessen, was als die prophetische Stimme der Kirche angesehen wird, für die 2015 ein geschäftiges Jahr ist.

As head of policy at Christian Aid, a key member of the ACT Alliance, Alison Kelly has an eye on sustainable development in what is seen as the prophetic voice of the church, which has a busy year in 2015.

“If we are to respond to the ecological crisis in a responsible and substantial way, we must move beyond mere talk to practical action,” said Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in an official message to the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change to be held this week in New York City.

Invoking prayers for creation, eco-justice and peace with the earth, Time for Creation, a Christian global event, is observed worldwide by many member churches of the WCC. This year, the Council has invited a focus on the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace” – a call issued by the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea in 2013.