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In a pastoral letter to the Korean Christian Federation, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed “very deep Christian concern” over the COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern about a major humanitarian crisis following the emergence of COVID-19 in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Authorities have acknowledged the deaths of at least 50 people and that 1.2 million suspected cases – or almost 5% of the entire population – are being monitored.

El 20 de enero, el secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, reflexionó sobre “La pandemia, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y la salud mundial” en el marco de un debate organizado por el Instituto de Estudios Ecuménicos de la Universidad Angelicum.

On 20 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on “The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health,” as part of a discussion hosted by the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of Angelicum University.

On 20 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will serve as a panelist for “Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity.”

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.

A 2 December webinar, “Building trust: religious leader's engagement in vaccine confidence,” highlighted the voices of global religious leaders who are listening with a keen ear in their communities—and leading by example.

An ecumenical prayer service on World AIDS Day, to be observed 1 December, will focus on the theme “Overcoming Inequalities With Justice and Love,” a special emphasis in the context of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which runs from 25 November until 10 December.

Durante la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) que tuvo lugar el 12 de noviembre —de manera presencial por primera vez en dos años—, el órgano rector comenzó sus deliberaciones con la perspectiva de reimaginar el futuro, esbozando algunas de las tendencias positivas y oportunidades que ha traido consigo la pandemia de la COVID-19, cuyo impacto ha sido, por lo demás, tan doloroso. La reunión se ha celebrado de forma híbrida en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey y por videoconferencia.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened on 12 November—face-to-face for the first time in two years—the governing body began its deliberations with a sense of reimagining the future by tracing some positive trends and opportunities born out of the grief-filled COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting is taking place in a hybrid fashion at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute and on video conference.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted an interface conference on 13 October between the WCC, EKD, German Federal Foreign Office, Trans-Atlantic Network and Berlin-based diplomats to discuss the vital role that the WCC, churches and faith communities around the globe play in advancing people’s health and healing, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) acogió el 13 de octubre una conferencia intersectorial entre el CMI, la EKD, el Ministerio Federal de Asuntos Exteriores de Alemania y la Red Transatlántica, y diplomáticos con sede en Berlín para debatir el papel vital que desempeñan el CMI, las iglesias y las comunidades religiosas de todo el mundo en la promoción de la salud y la sanación de las personas, especialmente tras la pandemia de la COVID-19.

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.