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In a joint greeting to the Lutheran World Federation Assembly, gathered in Krakow, Poland from 13-19 September, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Pillay and WCC moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm reflected on the assembly’s theme, “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.”

During a European Asylum Rights Conference in Warsaw, church representatives explored ways to meet the enormous challenges ahead in receiving and protecting refugees—regardless of what they are fleeing.

Eine Delegation von ACT Alliance und dem Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) besuchte vom 14. bis 18. März Ungarn, die Ukraine und Rumänien, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf die humanitären Bedürfnisse und die Antwort der Kirchen.

A delegation from ACT Alliance  and the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited Hungary, Ukraine and Romania on 14-18 March, focusing on humanitarian needs and church response.

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. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the passing away of Hendrew Lusey-Gekawaku on 13 October 2020. He was a registered nurse, public health practitioner and ecumenist who contributed enormously to ecumenical and interfaith HIV and AIDS responses.

Dr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen ist Generalsekretär der Konferenz Europäischer Kirchen. Der ÖRK und verschiedene regionale ökumenische Organisationen haben am 26. März eine historische gemeinsame pastorale Erklärung veröffentlicht, in der sie betonen, wie wichtig und dringend notwendig es ist, solidarisch zu sein und zusammenzustehen, um angesichts der COVID-19-Pandemie Leben zu schützen. Darauffolgend hat der ÖRK Standpunkte und Sichtweisen aus verschiedenen Regionen in Bezug auf die Frage zusammengetragen, wie wichtig es in der aktuellen Situation ist, dass wir alle Sorge tragen für unsere eine Menschheitsfamilie.

Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen is general secretary of the Conference of European Churches. On 26 March, the WCC and Regional Ecumenical Organizations released a historic joint pastoral statement affirming the urgency of standing together to protect life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The WCC has since been gathering viewpoints from diverse regions about the importance of taking care of our one human family.

Während sich die Taizé-Gemeinschaft auf ihr jedes Jahr kurz nach Weihnachten stattfindendes Jugendtreffen vorbereitet, das dieses Jahr in Polen stattfinden wird, hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, im Namen der ganzen Kirchengemeinschaft Gebete und Worte der Ermutigung übermittelt.

As the Taizé community prepared to gather in Poland just after Christmas, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit sent prayers and encouragement on behalf of the WCC fellowship.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was represented at a gathering of more than 40 organizations from across Europe involved in the Blue Community initiative. Blue Communities, a concept founded by the Council of Canadians and the Blue Planet Project, recognize water and sanitation as human rights, promote public control over water resources and ban or phase out the sale of bottled water in public facilities and at events.

The International Ecumenical Fellowship (IEF) held its 45th Conference in Krakow, Poland, 22-29 July under the theme “Love of Christ Compels Us.” The gathering drew nearly 200 participants from Europe, including the Ukraine, as well as from Colombia

Die Exekutivgruppe der Gemeinsamen Arbeitsgruppe des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der römisch-katholischen Kirche, der vom 6. bis 8. Mai in Warschau (Polen) getagt hat, hat ein Kommuniqué veröffentlicht.

The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church, which met in Warsaw, Poland, from 6-8 May, released a communique.

“At COP24, there is a great responsibility for all politicians to get the necessary agreements to save the planet. This is a political and moral task that goes far beyond any national border”, said WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in a tweet posted on 14 December, the eve of the closure of the United Nations climate conference underway in Katowice, Poland.

“We wonder when the leaders of our world will realize how late we have left our response to the climate crisis”, wrote His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a letter to the participants of the United Nations climate conference underway in Katowice, Poland.