En nombre de las iglesias miembros del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el secretario general del CMI, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, afirmó que el documento oficial del XXV Consejo Mundial de los Pueblos Rusos que describe el conflicto en Ucrania como una “guerra santa” es incompatible con las perspectivas del CMI.
Au nom de ses Églises membres, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a affirmé que le COE ne pouvait pas réconcilier le décret du XXVe Conseil mondial du peuple russe, qualifiant le conflit en Ukraine de «guerre sainte».
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.”
El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, en nombre de la comunidad mundial de iglesias, expresó profunda preocupación por la reciente escalada de la violencia en Oriente Medio tras la primera confrontación directa entre Irán e Israel.
La communauté fraternelle mondiale, par la voix du secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, exprime de vives inquiétudes face à la récente escalade de la violence au Moyen-Orient dans le sillage de la première confrontation directe entre l’Iran et Israël.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April.
During a World Council of Churches morning prayer—focusing on the churches and people of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – a reflection by Prof. Dr Dmytro Tsolin focused on both the pain of the war in Ukraine as well as how we hang onto hope.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, expressed grave concern regarding the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East following the first direct confrontation between Iran and Israel.
This year, the World Day of Health, which is celebrated annually on 7 April, falls on the third Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church that is dedicated to the Veneration of the Holy Cross.
Mount Zion, located just outside the current walls of the Old City, via Zion Gate, is of great importance to Christians because this is the area of Dormition Abbey, the Cenacle (the traditional spot for remembering the Last Supper and washing of the Apostles’ feet), and where the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the event of Pentecost.
Peace in Colombia has been a long time coming, began Juan Carlos Cuéllar, representative of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), as he spoke at a World Council of Churches (WCC) panel discussion titled "The things that make for peace in Colombia” on 9 April.
Recent years have witnessed a seismic shift in the global landscape of climate litigation, with youth activists taking center stage in the fight for environmental justice.
Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations.
Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the killing of aid workers in Gaza, and extended condolences to the families and friends who are in shock and mourning upon hearing the news that an Israeli airstrike killed seven people working for World Central Kitchen.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a condamné la mort des travailleurs et travailleuses humanitaires à Gaza avant d’adresser ses condoléances aux familles et proches des victimes encore sous le choc et endeuillé-e-s par l’annonce de la frappe aérienne israélienne qui a tué sept personnes travaillant pour l’ONG World Central Kitchen.
El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, ha condenado la matanza de trabajadores humanitarios en Gaza y ha transmitido sus condolencias a los familiares y amigos conmocionados y en duelo por la muerte de siete empleados de la ONG World Central Kitchen en un bombardeo israelí.