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In a congratulatory letter, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed great joy and gratitude over the appointment of Archbishop Mor Anthimos Jack Yakoub as the patriarchal vicar for Jerusalem, Jordan, and the Holy Land by His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II.

As the ninth anniversary of the abduction of the archbishops of Aleppo approaches, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca invited prayer for the safe return of the two religious leaders, as well as others missing amid conflicts and crises.

Am 5. April haben sich die Führungsspitze des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und Angehörige des Personals mit Vertretern und Vertreterinnen der ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen in Syrien getroffen, die zu Konsultationen über die seit langem bestehende programmatische Arbeit zu Syrien in das Ökumenische Institut in Bossey gekommen waren. Der geschäftsführende ÖRK-Generalsekretär, Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, hatte dieses Treffen einberufen.

On 5 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership and staff met with representatives of WCC member churches from Syria, who came to the Bossey Ecumenical Institute for consultations on the WCC’s longstanding programmatic work relating to Syria. WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, was the convener of the meeting.

Der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, wiederholte die Forderungen nach der Freilassung von zwei syrischen Erzbischöfen, dem syrisch-orthodoxen Erzbischof Johanna Ibrahim und dem griechisch-orthodoxen Erzbischof Bulos Jasidschi, die im April 2013 in der Nähe von Aleppo entführt worden waren.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reiterated calls for the release of two Syrian archbishops, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul Yazigi, who were kidnapped near Aleppo, Syria in April 2013.

The Middle East Council of Churches issued a statement related to the case and fate of two Archbishops, Boulos Yaziji and Mor Gregorius Youhanna Ibrahim, who were kidnapped on 22 April 2013.

At the end of the second week of Advent, WCC staff gathered in the Chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for a special midday prayer for peace in Syria and the Middle East led by Father Jack (Yaqoub) Mourad, head of the Syriac Catholic Monastery of Saint Elian in al-Qaryatayn.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) betet für ein Ende des Konflikts in Syrien und für Frieden in dem Land, in dem seit mehr als acht Jahren Tod, Zerstörung und Vertreibung vorherrschen.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee raised prayers for an end to conflict and for peace in Syria, after more than eight tragic years of death, destruction and displacement.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed great hopes for the success of the work of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, which has begun its work this week.

Dort die Menschenwürde wiederherstellen, wo die Menschen am meisten leiden, sei der kompromisslose Aufruf für die Kirchen im Nahen Osten und ihre Partner auf der ganzen Welt, lautete die Botschaft der jährlichen Tagung von Partnern des Rates der Kirchen im Nahen Osten, die diese Woche in Ain el Qassis, Libanon, stattfand.

Restoring human dignity where people suffer most is the ultimate calling for churches in the Middle East and their partners worldwide, stated an annual partners meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches held in Ain el Qassis, Lebanon this week.

Rev. Raban Gabriel Dahho was consecrated on 10 April as the new archbishop for Jerusalem, the Holy Land and Jordan at the hands of His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church. The consecration took place at St Ephraim Cathedral in Amman, Jordan.

Der Ständige Ausschuss für Konsens und Zusammenarbeit des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen verfasste am 9. April ein Kommuniqué, in dem er die Freilassung von zwei Metropoliten von Aleppo forderte, Seine Eminenz Bulos Jasidschi des Griechisch-Orthodoxen Patriarchats von Antiochien und dem gesamten Morgenland und Seine Eminenz Gregorios Johanna Ibrahim des Syrisch-Orthodoxen Patriarchats von Antiochien und dem gesamten Morgenland.

The WCC Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration issued a communique on 9 April calling for the release of two metropolitans of Aleppo, His Eminence Boulos (Yazigi), from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and His Eminence Mor Youhanna Gregorios (Ibrahim) from the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.

Dealing with people on the move is crucial to the work of the Church in the 21st century says Greek Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Filadelfia. More than 31,000 irregular migrants arrived in Greece by sea in 2018 and almost 17,000 arrived by land, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).

WCC News hat den Archimandriten Dr. Alexi Chehadeh getroffen, der das Referat für Ökumenische Beziehungen und Entwicklung des Griechisch-Orthodoxen Patriarchats von Antiochien und dem gesamten Morgenland in Damaskus (Syrien) leitet. Er ist ein großes Vorbild und Friedensstifter in Syrien.

WCC News met with the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dr Alexi Chehadeh, who leads the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East in Damascus, Syria. He is an impressive role model and peacemaker in Syria.