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Rev. Ingrid Noren Nilsson, from the Church of Sweden, is a Masters in Advanced Studies student at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. She is currently completing a research fellowship with the World Council of Churches  (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order. She took time to reflect on what she has learned, what inspires her, and what she will take home.

Radu Constantin grew up in the small hamlet of Cioatele, in northeastern Romania, a village he describes as “religious people, very involved in the church life.”

Rev. Prof. Dr Simone Sinn's international experience, gained through years of work at the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has equipped her with a global perspective, preparing her to engage with different Christian traditions and other faiths in her new teaching post at the University of Muenster.

Der Vorsitzende der Kommission für Klimagerechtigkeit und nachhaltige Entwicklung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Erzbischof Pastor Julio Murray Thompson, sprach in einem Videointerview des ÖRK über die Herausforderungen, mit denen die Kommission konfrontiert ist, sowie darüber, wie sie Partnerschaften aufbauen und junge Menschen einbeziehen wird. 

Max Weber, a student at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, is currently completing a WCC research fellowship. He took time to reflect on his recent attendance at the World Social Forum 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal, as well as his studies related to economic and ecological justice.

Moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Archbishop Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, in a WCC video interview, reflects on the challenges the commission is facing, how it will build partnerships, and ways in which it will involve young people. 

As the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and the first-ever Climate Action Summit were held in New York City in September, ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria reflected on the importance of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the ecumenical movement in creating a more sustainable and equitable world.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey was inaugurated in 1946 at the scenic Château de Bossey—and it’s thriving in unprecedented ways today. It draws not only students but families, theologians, and vacationers who visit the Hotel & Conference Center for many different reasons.

Pastor Matthew Ross, der von 2018 bis 2023 ÖRK-Programmreferent für Diakonie und Kapazitätsaufbau war, berichtet im folgenden Interview, dass das Dokument „Zur Verwandlung aufgerufen. Ökumenische Diakonie“, das er mitherausgegeben hat, auf vielfältige Art und Weise rezipiert wird, die aber alle die Bedeutung von diakonischem Engagement und Mission bekräftigen.