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On World Health Day, observed 7 April, the Christian Conference of Asia published a statement under the theme “Our Planet, Our Health” that calls for equating our health and wellbeing with our environment.

A webinar on science and religion showed that shifting away from the mainly curative health architecture could help church and church health institutions keep the crucial lessons learned from coronavirus pandemic mitigation.

In seiner Unterstützung der ÖRK-Gemeinschaft und ihres anhaltenden Aufrufs zur gemeinsamen Nachfolge hat der ÖRK-Zentralausschuss den ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen das Dokument „Zur Verwandlung aufgerufen: Ökumenische Diakonie“ mitsamt seiner Ergänzung empfohlen.

Encouraging the WCC fellowship in its ongoing call to discipleship together, the WCC central committee commended to WCC member churches the document “Called to Transformation—Ecumenical Diakonia and Addendums.”

Der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat durch Beschlüsse zu den Vollversammlungsausschüssen, weitere Planungen für die thematischen Plenarsitzungen und Einzelheiten zu den ökumenischen Gesprächen neuen Schwung in die Vorbereitungen auf die 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung gebracht.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee built momentum toward the WCC’s 11th Assembly by creating assembly committees, planning thematic plenaries, and detailing ecumenical conversations.

The Rewa River is the longest and widest river in Fiji on the island of Viti Levu, originating in Tomanivi, the highest peak in the country, and is of enormous importance to local indigenous culture, explains Rev. James Bhagwan.

As general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, Bhagwan offered opening remarks and prayers at a World Council of Churches (WCC) webinar titled "Food from Oceans, Rivers and Lakes" on 28 January with participants from every part of planet earth.

Am 20. Januar hat der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, im Rahmen einer vom Institut für Ökumenische Studien der Päpstlichen Universität Heiliger Thomas von Aquin veranstalteten Diskussion über das Thema „Die Pandemie, der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen und die globale Gesundheit“ gesprochen.

A upcoming webinar will offer speakers’ insights on “Food from Oceans, Rivers and Lakes.” Offered on 28 or 27 January (depending on time zone), the webinar will explore the vital role of blue, or aquatic, foods in the wellbeing and livelihood of 3 billion people in the world. But the health of the water bodies is being degraded by climate change,  pollution, unsustainable overfishing, and mining.

On 20 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on “The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health,” as part of a discussion hosted by the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of Angelicum University.

On 20 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will serve as a panelist for “Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity.”

As Norwegian Church Aid continued a digital visit with its global partners, leaders from the organization met with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to discuss creative responses to the world’s increasing needs, and the vital role of church leaders in those responses.

Eine Zusammenstellung der meistgelesenen Artikel, die vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) veröffentlicht wurden, zeigt eine globale Gemeinschaft, die selbst inmitten der großen Herausforderungen, denen sich die Welt 2021 stellen musste, ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf eine bessere Zukunft richtet.

A compilation of the most-read stories published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) reveals a global fellowship focused on a better future even amid the grave challenges the world faced during 2021.

During a virtual press conference on 13 December, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined leaders from the global faith community in releasing a letter signed by 115 organizations, representing five world faith traditions, calling on World Trade Organization member countries to act before year’s end to waive Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights rules. The faith community spotlighted the moral necessity of increasing access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.