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As a search continued for missing migrants after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Greece, the World Council of Churches (WCC) conveyed prayers to the families of victims, and to the churches in Greece and elsewhere that are responding.

The Church of Sweden has renewed its apology to the Sámi people, this time in Sápmi in the Luleå Cathedral.

The World Council of Churches, in a public statement, is urging the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

Following the decision of the Executive Committee during its meeting of November 2021, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is posting the opening of three staff leadership positions. The openings include programme director for Unity and Mission, programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

During a special service concluding the Church of Sweden’s General Synod on 24 November, Archbishop Antje Jackelén made an official apology from the Church of Sweden to the Sámi for historical abuse.

Looking toward the 2022 assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) that will gather around the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” the latest issue of the WCC journal International Review of Mission focuses on the relationship between mission and unity.

A webinar held 22 October gave space for persons with disabilities to share their reflections. Entitled “From Lamentation to Transformation,” the event, first in a series of webinars on COVID-19 perspectives, highlighted hope through stories, practical support, and social change as experienced by persons with disabilities.

A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we become human together.”

Χριστιανικές οργανώσεις που εκπροσωπούν 2 δισεκατομμύρια ανθρώπους —περίπου το ένα τρίτο του παγκόσμιου πληθυσμού— έχουν δημοσιεύσει μια δήλωση σχετικά με την δεινή κατάσταση των μεταναστών και των προσφύγων στην Ευρώπη, διεκδικώντας μια πιο συμπονετική προσέγγιση.

Christian organizations representing 2 billion people—about one-third of the world's population—have released a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, and they are demanding a more compassionate approach.

Δεκάδες παγκόσμιες και περιφερειακές θρησκευτικές οργανώσεις δημοσίευσαν μια δήλωση υποστήριξης σχετικά με την κατάσταση των μεταναστών και των προσφύγων στην Ευρώπη, η οποία ορίζει την αποστολή τους ως Χριστιανών να «καλωσορίσουν τον ξένο» και παροτρύνει τη δημιουργία ενός κόσμου στον οποίο «μαζί βρίσκουμε την ανθρωπιά μας».

Ο Αρχιεπίσκοπος Ιερώνυμος Αθηνών και πάσης Ελλάδος εκφράζει τους προβληματισμούς από την ορθόδοξη οπτική σχετικά με τη σημερινή κατάσταση των προσφύγων, τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και πέραν αυτής, και απαντά πώς οι εκκλησίες μπορούν να βοηθήσουν τόσο στις προσπάθειες ανακούφισης όσο και στη μακροπρόθεσμη ευημερία.

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece offers reflections from an Orthodox perspective on the current plight of refugees, both in Greece and beyond, and how churches can help with both relief efforts and long-term wellbeing.