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Assembly comms reunion

Beim Wiedersehenstreffen werfen die Kommunikatorinnen und Kommunikatoren der Vollversammlung gemeinsam einen Blick zurück – und gehen einen Schritt voran

Rund 50 der 140 Kommunikatorinnen und Kommunikatoren, die 2022 bei der 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) im deutschen Karlsruhe zusammengearbeitet hatten, feierten am 10. April online ein Wiedersehen, um in heiterer Runde ihre schönsten Erinnerungen Revue passieren zu lassen und einen ernsten Blick auf den Einfluss künstlicher Intelligenz auf ihre künftige Arbeit zu werfen.

11 April 2024
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Assembly comms reunion

Assembly communicators reunite to look back—and step forward—together

Nearly 50 of 140 communicators who worked together at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2022 held an online reunion on 10 April, taking a fun look back at their fondest memories—and a serious look forward on how artificial intelligence is affecting their work. 

10 April 2024
Feature story
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A global outlook from different angles

In a world of diversities and different contexts, the worldwide Christian fellowship represents unity in faith across national borders, cultural traditions, and ethnic backgrounds. Understanding the challenges that current developments in different parts of world pose to the ecumenical movement is vital for communicating its message of unity, justice, and peace effectively.

10 April 2024
Interview
Ryan Smith and Rebekka Read

Voice of churches vital during UN women’s rights talks

As the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) drew to a close, a look back shows that, this year, the World Council of Churches (WCC), through its Ecumenical Office to the United Nations, brought many voices to the table to speak on gender equality, women's rights, and empowerment. 

28 March 2024
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WCC brings voice of communities to Commission on the Status of Women

How do we end exclusion, racism, economic injustice? Voices from across the world brought stories—and solutions—via online events hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in conjunction with the Commission on the Status of Women, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment.

28 March 2024
Interview
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Pastorin Sally Azar: Donnerstags in Schwarz „bringt alle Menschen zusammen“

Unsere Interview-Serie mit „Donnerstags in Schwarz“-Botschafterinnen und -Botschaftern stellt Menschen in den Mittelpunkt, die eine wichtige Rolle spielen, um die Wirkung unseres gemeinsamen Rufs nach einer Welt ohne Vergewaltigung und Gewalt zu vertiefen. Pastorin Sally Azar arbeitet für die Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Jordanien und im Heiligen Land und ist derzeit als Pastorin in Jerusalem sowohl für arabisch- als auch für englischsprachige Gemeinden tätig.

21 March 2024
Interview
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Rev. Sally Azar: Thursdays in Black “is universally bringing people together”

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Sally Azar is a pastor at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and currently serves as a pastor in Jerusalem for both Arabic and English-speaking congregations. 

21 March 2024