World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”
From 31 May to 3 June, representatives from the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace Reference Group, Working Group on Climate Change, and the Young People in the Ecumenical Movement of the World Council of Churches formed a Pilgrim Team Visit to indigenous Sami communities in the south of Norway.
As Norwegian Church Aid continued a digital visit with its global partners, leaders from the organization met with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to discuss creative responses to the world’s increasing needs, and the vital role of church leaders in those responses.
בזמן שפרסי בוני הגשרים הוצגו בטקס אשר נערך באוסלו ב-22 בנובמבר, עושי השלום מן הדתות השונות עמדו ביחד על מנת להכיר בעבודה ההכרחית שלהם המעלה את ערכי הכבוד, אהבה וסובלנות האחד כלפי השני.
La ceremonia celebrada en Oslo el 22 de noviembre para la entrega de los premios Bridge Builder Awards reunió a constructores de la paz interreligiosos para reconocer su crucial labor de fomento de los valores del respeto, el amor y la tolerancia hacia los demás.
As the Bridge Builder Awards were presented in a ceremony in Oslo on 22 November, interreligious peacemakers stood together to be recognized for their vital work in raising the values of respect, love, and tolerance for each other.
A high-level dialogue on urgent efforts by leading non-governmental organizations to sustain a global, multinational dialogue and cooperation amid the COVID-19 pandemic will take place on 30 August.
El secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, comparte sus reflexiones al recibir el premio de Constructor de Puentes por construir puentes de entendimiento entre las personas, los países y las comunidades a escala nacional e internacional. El premio ha sido otorgado por el jurado del Comité Noruego del 14 de Agosto junto con el Centro de Oslo.
מועצת הכנסיות העולמית (WCC) תקבל את פרס ״בונת הגשרים״ עבור פועלה בבניית גשרים של הבנה בין אנשים, עמים וקהילות, ברמה הארצית והבינלאומית. הפרס יוענק לה על ידי חבר השופטים של ועידת אוגוסט ה-14 של נורבגיה ועל ידי מרכז אוסלו.
World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offers reflections upon receiving the Bridge Builder Award for building bridges of understanding between people, nations, and communities at national and international levels. The award is presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is receiving a Bridge Builder Award for building bridges of understanding between people, nations, and communities at national and international levels. The award is presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center.
El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha sido premiado con el Bridge Builder Award por tender puentes de entendimiento entre pueblos, naciones y comunidades a escala nacional e internacional. El premio ha sido otorgado por el jurado del Comité Noruego del 14 de Agosto junto con el Centro de Oslo.
Lorraine Netro, who was raised in the Gwich’in First Nation of Old Crow, Yukon (Canada), is part of an indigenous community—but she’s also a global citizen.
“Today’s Arctic peoples are important members of global society,” Netro said. “The survival of Arctic cultures and communities remains tied to the wildlife and landscape of the Arctic Refuge.”
For many decades, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has worked to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. From bringing people from both sides of the divided country together, to building an international ecumenical network to support them, the WCC has a history of formulating and promoting a vision for peace.
El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha trabajado durante muchas décadas para promover la paz en la península de Corea. Desde reunir a personas de ambas partes del país dividido hasta crear una red ecuménica internacional para brindarles apoyo, el CMI ha formulado y promovido históricamente una visión de paz.
After more than ten years heading the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit says this is the time that "we should remind one another that we believe in God as the “Good shepherd” who promised to be with us also in times of crisis,” especially in this time of the global COVID-19 crisis.
Tras más de diez años a la cabeza del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit afirma que “es el momento de recordarnos unos a otros que creemos en Dios como el “Buen Pastor” que prometió estar con nosotros en tiempos difíciles, especialmente ahora que nos enfrentamos a la crisis mundial de la COVID-19”.
Speaking in Bergen, Norway at an international conference on Sustainability and Climate in Re-ligion organized by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, The Church of Norway and The Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered reflections on “What’s love got to do with it? Climate justice and care for the earth.”
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