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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.”

ÖRK-Generalsekretär: „Liebe weist den Weg zu Veränderungen“

Auf seiner Rede in Bergen, Norwegen anlässlich einer internationalen Konferenz über Nachhaltigkeit und Klima in der Religion, veranstaltet von der Westnorwegischen Fachhochschule, der Kirche von Norwegen und dem Rat der Religions- und Weltanschauungsgemeinschaften in Norwegen, hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, Gedanken zu der Frage geäußert: „Was hat Liebe damit zu tun? Klimagerechtigkeit und Fürsorge für die Erde.“

WCC general secretary: “Love opens the way to change”

Speaking in Bergen, Norway at an international conference on Sustainability and Climate in Re-ligion organized by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, The Church of Norway and The Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered reflections on “What’s love got to do with it? Climate justice and care for the earth.”

ÖRK gedenkt verstorbener Mitarbeitenden

An der Feier des Gedenkgottesdienstes in der Kapelle des Ökumenischen Zentrums ehrte der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 24. Mai das Leben, Zeugnis und den Dienst von Pastorin Robina Winbush und Pastor Norman Tendis.

WCC remembers lost colleagues

During a service of remembrance and celebration in the Ecumenical Centre Chapel on 24 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee commemorated the lives, witness and ministry of Rev. Robina Winbush and Rev. Norman Tendis.

Flugzeugabsturz in Äthiopien: ÖRK trauert um Mitarbeiter

Als am 10. März 157 Menschen beim Absturz eines Flugzeugs der Ethiopian Airlines kurz nach dem Start in der Nähe der Stadt Addis Abeba ums Leben kamen, drückte der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen sein tief empfundenes Mitgefühl aus und schloss die Hinterbliebenen in seine Gebete ein. Das Flugzeug war auf dem Weg nach Nairobi, Kenia, wo am Montag die UN-Umweltversammlung begann. Unter den Toten befinden sich Umweltschützer und Angestellte der UN, darunter auch Pfarrer Norman Tendis, ÖRK-Referent für Ökonomie des Lebens.

Sustainable resourcing for sustainable development

Bishop Ingeborg Midttømme, from the Church of Norway, serves at the diocese of Møre, in the northwestern part of the Scandinavian country. She is also a board member of Norwegian Church Aid. Over the past years, she has been an active participant in international events that focus on the global agenda on sustainable development, such as the United Nations annual climate conferences.

All pilgrim routes lead to COP24

Pilgrims coming from Germany, Italy and Norway ended their journeys for climate justice on 7 December upon arrival at the St Stephen’s Church in Katowice, Poland, where the United Nations (UN) climate conference is underway. They were warmly welcomed by the delegations of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) that are attending the 24th Conference of Parties of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

WCC moderator speaks at Justice Conference in Norway

Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, offered a speech entitled “A Clarion Christian Call to Justice and Peace: Ending Global Inequality and Climate injustice” at the Justice Conference in Oslo, Norway on 9 November.