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As part of a Pilgrimage Reference Group meeting in Bogota, Colombia from 6-10 February, a WCC delegation visited the headquarters of the Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM).

Während fast seines gesamten Erwachsenenlebens war Konrad Raiser auf einem ökumenischen Weg unterwegs. Der ehemalige ÖRK-Generalsekretär spricht in seiner neusten Veröffentlichung „The Challenge of Transformation: An Ecumenical Journey“ über diesen Pilgerweg. Am 5. Februar, kurz nach Raisers 80. Geburtstag, trafen sich in Genf verschiedene Generationen, Konfessionen und Nationalitäten zur Diskussion über das eben erschienene Buch.

Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser has been on an ecumenical journey for most of his adult life, which spans 80 years. The former WCC general secretary relates some of this pilgrimage in his newest publication, “The Challenge of Transformation: An Ecumenical Journey.” On 5 February, shortly after Raiser’s birthday, ecumenical experts from different generations, confessions and continents met in Geneva to discuss the newest publication by the man who led the WCC from 1993 to 2003.

A theological consultation in Matanzas, Cuba explored the pastoral and theological questions that the phenomenon of multiple religious belonging poses to Christian churches in Latin America.

It is time to revitalize the Asian ecumenical movement to respond to contemporary realities in Asia, according to Mathews George Chunakara, general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia, in the article that opens the latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the WCC.

An ecumenical service described as “A Service to Mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the Start of the Reformation” was held in Westminster Abbey, London, on 31 October.

Kirchliche und politische Führungspersonen haben den 500. Jahrestag der Reformation Martin Luthers in Wittenberg begangen, wo dieser am 31. Oktober 1517 seine 95 Thesen anschlug und Missbräuche der Kirche anprangerte.

Church and political leaders have marked the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany where on 31 October 1517 he published his 95 Theses denouncing church abuses.

Many scholars have contributed to ongoing reflection on climate change in Africa, but relatively few voices have addressed the interface between religion and climate from within the African context, according to the guest editors of the latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly of the World Council of Churches.

A memoir by noted ecumenist, Keith Clements, was launched Monday, 25 September at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. The event celebrating the publication of Look Back in Hope: An Ecumenical Life featured an address by Clements followed by a panel discussion on the theme of the importance of history and biography for the formation of a new generation of ecumenists.

Die Gemeinsame Arbeitsgruppe des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der römisch-katholischen Kirche tagte vom 12. bis 15. September in Lissabon, Portugal, und beschäftigte sich mit den Themen Friedensförderung und Anliegen von Migranten.

Meeting on 12-15 September in Lisbon, Portugal, the Joint Working Group (JWG) of the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church focused its work on peace-building and the concerns of migrants.

Während einer Audienz bei Papst Franziskus im Vatikan konnten die Vorsitzende des Zentralausschusses des ÖRK, Dr. Agnes Abuom, und der ÖRK-Generalsekretär, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, mit dem Pontifex erörtern, wie wichtig die Einheit der Christen ist, um die Themen, mit denen die Welt heute konfrontiert wird, nach den Maßstäben der Gerechtigkeit zu behandeln. Bei der Zusammenkunft ging es auch um die Frage, wie die Beziehungen im Rahmen der einen ökumenischen Bewegung vertieft werden können.

In an audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican, World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit discussed how Christian unity is vital in bringing a true sense of justice to issues the world is facing today. The meeting also focused on how deepening relations in the one ecumenical movement.

Marking the end of Ramadan, or Eid al Fitr, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) offered greetings to the worldwide Muslim community.

How can seminaries, mission agencies, and theological schools teach mission in an age of such vast turmoil and change? How can the newer, post-colonial paradigms of mission--especially "mission from the margins"--be built into curricula and begin to form the aims, attitudes, and practices of mission everywhere?

Nayla Tabbara is a Sunni Muslim scholar. Fadi Daou is a Maronite priest and theologian. Both are from Lebanon. Together they have discovered something startling about God.

"Ecumenical work is not nostalgia nor superficial use of metaphors. It is the hard work we do in mutual accountability to one another,” says WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in his introduction to the WCC Annual Review 2016, which is now available in print and digital form online.

Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt have taken a significant ecumenical step by signing a common declaration that Roman Catholics and Copts may recognize each other’s baptisms. The agreement is, in the eyes of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a “sign of hope”.

„Welche Rolle übernehmen die Kirchen in der Friedensarbeit? Wie sind sie tatsächlich daran beteiligt? Welche ökumenischen Herausforderungen gibt es, und vor allem welche ökumenischen Chancen eröffnen sich infolge der gemeinsamen Friedensarbeit?" Dies waren einige der anstehenden Fragen auf der Tagung der Exekutivgruppe der Gemeinsamen Arbeitsgruppe (JWG) des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der römisch-katholischen Kirche in Dublin, Irland vom 24. bis zum 26. April.