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During a webinar on 25 April, young people shared their honest perspectives on “safe spaces” in faith communities. They talked about the characteristics of a safe space—and what churches can do better, particularly when working with issues related to HIV and reproductive health.

A webinar, “Safe spaces for young people in faith communities,” on 25 April will review some practices of “safe spaces,” as well as discuss their definition, characteristics, and purposes. 

Anlässlich des bevorstehenden Weltgesundheitstages – der jährlich am 7. April begangen wird – lädt der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen Menschen auf der ganzen Welt zur Teilnahme an Gebeten und Reflexionen ein.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer for World Health Day on 8 April focused on giving hope and courage in a suffering world. 

As World Heath Day—observed 7 April annually—approaches, the World Council of Churches is inviting people across the world to join in prayers and reflections. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in three online events on 22 March, World Water Day, under the banner "Leveraging Water for Peace." These events, held in collaboration with various global partners, underscored the crucial intersection of faith, international perspectives, and the mission to build a sustainable Blue Community.

Drei Kommissionen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), die sich diese Woche versammeln, haben stellvertretende Vorsitzende gewählt.

A workshop at the World Council of Churches (WCC) has highlighted the right to health and dignified access to it, as well as the faith sector's engagement with migrants and refugees for health and HIV services in fighting stigma and discrimination.

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions meeting this week at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva have elected vice moderators.

Die Umwelt schenkt uns nichts, wir versorgen die Umwelt, sagte Pfarrer Dr. Stavros Kofinas, Koordinator des Netzwerks des Ökumenischen Patriarchats für Pastorale Gesundheitsfürsorge. Kofinas, der neue Vorsitzende der Kommission für Gesundheit und Heilen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), redete am 5. März im Rahmen einer Diskussionsrunde dreier ÖRK-Kommissionen.

The environment doesn't give to us; we provide to the environment, said Rev. Dr Stavros Kofinas, coordinator of the Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care. Kofinas, the new moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Health and Healing, spoke on 5 March, during a discussion by three WCC commissions.

Drei Kommissionen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) – die Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten, die Kommission für Gesundheit und Heilen und die Kommission für Klimagerechtigkeit und nachhaltige Entwicklung – treffen sich vom 5.– 8. März in Genf, um sich mit dem Thema „Glaube, wirksames Zeugnis und Diakonie im 21. Jahrhundert“ auseinanderzusetzen.

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions—the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, Commission on Health and Healing, and Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development—are jointly meeting from 5-8 March in Geneva to explore the theme "Faith and Effective Witness and Diakonia in the 21st Century.”