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As the years change over the World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca on 31 December condemned the vicious Yemen attack hitting civilians. Sauca also expressed solidarity and prayers with churches and responders who continue to help hundreds of injured and traumatized people of the earthquake in Croatia and Norway landslide.

Eine junge Methodistin aus Samoa, die aktiv an der Gestaltung des Gebetsgottesdienstes mit Papst Franziskus im Rahmen von dessen Besuch beim Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Genf mitgewirkt hat, sagt, es sei sehr wichtig, dass gerade junge Menschen ausgewählt wurden, um die Gebete und Botschaften in dem Gottesdienst zu lesen.

A young Samoan Methodist who had a role in the prayer service with Pope Francis during the pontiff’s visit to the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva says it is significant that young people were chosen to read prayers and messages.

To raise awareness of the impact of climate change, representatives of churches, ecumenical organizations and the United Nations stood together in the sea in Apia, Samoa, in prayerful solidarity with those vulnerable to rising sea-levels and extreme weather events.