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How can we begin building peace in an era of religious extremism and acts of terror? Start by reaching out in your own neighborhood, suggests Rev. Arshad Gill, general secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan.

Das 500. Reformationsjubiläum 2017 soll eine zutiefst ökumenische, europäische und internationale Veranstaltung werden. Dies bekräftigte Bischof Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Ratsvorsitzender der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland.

The 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 should be a profoundly ecumenical, as well as European and international celebration, according to Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany.

The African continent bears witness to the tragic consequences of the manipulation of religion to incite violence. Yet it is also the home of untold instances of the power of religious leaders and actors to exert a positive influence, said panellists at an international meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today.

Between 7-27 March, more than 100 images with the hash tag #7Weeks4Water were posted by Instagram users who joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) contest. Most of them told stories about water justice, illustrating the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water,” promoted by the WCC Ecumenical Water Network annually since 2008.

Während des „Weite wirkt“-Festivals feierten die Anwesenden das 500. Reformationsjubiläum. Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, Generalsekretär des ÖRK, sprach über Buße und eine Veränderung durch das Einschlagen einer besseren Richtung.

At the Wider Outlook Works Festival, as people observed the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the WCC general secretary spoke about repentance and a change to a better direction.

Anlässlich eines Seminars zum Thema nachhaltige Entwicklung in Rom sprach der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, am 4. Mai über die Bedeutung der Religion in der heutigen Welt und stellte die Frage: „Ist die Religion in der Lage, den Menschen von heute Hoffnung zu geben?“

Reflecting on the relevance of religion in today’s world, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke at a sustainable development seminar in Rome on 4 May, posing a question to the participants: “Is religion able to bring hope to people of today?”

In the Czech Republic, “HateFree” zones have been established as places for a fair approach toward every person — and expressions of solidarity poured forth from the world this week to help these zones stand strong in the face of vandalism.

After visiting the United States in a spirit of accompaniment, a World Council of Churches delegation is preparing a report on how churches can help achieve racial justice.

Churches can offer a renewed and reinvigorated response to the sin of racial hatred, violence and discrimination in the early 21st century, the delegation found, while at the same time noting the intense need for change.

“We had heard that racism continues to be an issue in the United States,” said Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee. “But we did not expect to find it so deep, so wide and so pervasive.”

“The time has come for healing of memories,” said Fr Michael Lapsley, director of the Institute for Healing of Memories, South Africa, during an event held at the UN headquarters in New York, on 26 April. “This generation will not complete this task, but the next generation will be thankful for the effort.”

Was hat die Idee einer „europäischen Identität“ beeinflusst? Welchen Beitrag können Kirchen und andere Glaubensgemeinschaften innerhalb einer aufgeschlossenen Vision des Säkularismus dazu leisten? Welche Rolle steht der Schweiz in diesem Kontext zu?

What has contributed to the idea of a “European identity?” And, within a broad-minded vision of secularism, how can churches and other religious communities contribute? In this context, what is the role of Switzerland?

Nach dem Inkrafttreten des Flüchtlingsabkommens zwischen der EU und der Türkei am 20. März 2016 sind die griechischen Inseln wieder wie ausgewechselt. Wo in den vergangenen Jahren große Zahlen von Flüchtlingen ankamen und diese eine ganze Gemeinschaft von lokalen, nationalen und internationalen Helfern und Freiwilligen mobilisierten, ist die Situation heute komplett verändert.

Following the EU-Turkey refugee agreement, effective 20 March 2016, the Greek islands are again a changed place. Where refugees have arrived in great numbers in the past years, and where they have engaged a whole community of local, national and international aid workers and volunteers, the situation is now dramatically different.

Das Ökumenische Aktionsbündnis von und für Menschen mit Behinderungen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK-EDAN) will sich entwickeln und zunehmend zu einer Quelle für Bildung und Dialog werden, erklärten die Programmverantwortlichen auf einer Tagung vom 10. bis 15. April in Kenia.