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The World Council of Churches (WCC) shared insights and resources related to children’s rights at an “Open Reli” event coordinated by the Pedagogical Institute of the Protestant Church in Baden on 24 March.

En seguimiento a la decisión del Comité Ejecutivo durante su reunión de noviembre de 2021, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) publica tres vacantes para puestos directivos. Las vacantes incluyen los puestos de director/a de programa de Unidad y Misión, de director/a del programa de Testimonio Público y Diaconía y de director/a de la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del CMI.

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.

A WCC support team is online and ready to help WCC member churches as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The team—comprised of experts in different facets of faith-related pandemic response—is here for you, said WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca. “These are people who can serve as a tremendous support to the WCC fellowship,” said Sauca.

The WCC is offering member churches some resources with a human face during the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of eight resource people has been made available to consult on how churches can discern their roles during the coronavirus pandemic, how they can adapt as faith communities, and how they can connect and share with each other.

El CMI está ofreciendo a las iglesias miembros algunos recursos con rostro humano durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Se ha puesto a disposición un equipo de ocho especialistas para consultar cómo pueden las iglesias discernir sus funciones durante la pandemia del coronavirus, cómo pueden adaptarse en cuanto comunidades religiosas, y cómo pueden relacionarse entre ellas y compartir experiencias.

Jürgen Moltmann looked astonished when he saw his name on the list of contributors. In a recent dinner at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, my colleague Stephen Brown, the editor of The Ecumenical Review, surprised him with a 50-year old brochure.

Jürgen Moltmann pareció sorprendido al ver su nombre en la lista de contribuyentes. En una cena celebrada recientemente en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey, mi colega Stephen Brown, el editor de The Ecumenical Review, lo sorprendió con un folleto editado hace cincuenta años.

“Nationalist power politics is no longer interested in truth. They wage war under the guise of peace, a hybrid form of war with economic sanctions and cyber wars, fake news and lies,” affirmed Prof. Dr Jürgen Moltmann at the opening of his public lecture at the headquarters of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, 2 December.

“La política nacionalista del poder ya no está interesada en la verdad. Hacen la guerra bajo el pretexto de la paz, una forma híbrida de guerra con sanciones económicas y ciberguerras, noticias falsas y mentiras”, afirmó el Prof. Dr. Jürgen Moltmann en la apertura de su conferencia pública en la sede del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Ginebra, el 2 de diciembre.

On 28 June, a World Council of Churches (WCC) intergenerational climate justice project was awarded the Keeling Curve Prize, a recognition for initiatives that offer solutions to reduce global warming. The WCC project supports adolescents engaging in climate justice through church-run schools, Sunday schools, and summer camps. The project stems from Churches’ Commitments to Children, a partnership between the WCC and UNICEF.

It is confirmation season in Greenland. In churches across the country, bench rows are decorated with flowers and candles along the aisle. Joy is in the air and it is time for a vast majority of 14-year-olds to have their Christian baptism confirmed.

Es la temporada de confirmaciones en Groenlandia. En las iglesias de todo el país, los bancos de las iglesias están decorados con flores y velas a lo largo del pasillo central. La alegría se respira en el aire, pues ha llegado el momento de que la gran mayoría de jóvenes de 14 años confirme su bautismo cristiano.

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, offered opening remarks at the WCC Executive Committee meeting convening at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 22-28 May.

La Dra. Agnes Abuom, moderadora del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), pronunció unas palabras de apertura en la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo del CMI que se celebra en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey del 22 al 28 de mayo.
“Venimos con muchas expectativas y el deseo de compartir las experiencias en nuestras iglesias, comunidades y países”, dijo Abuom. “Espero que durante el tiempo que pasemos juntos aquí, en Bossey, podamos cumplirlas, tanto formal como informalmente”.

Puppet characters Theo and Popette are helping children worldwide understand what the WCC is, and how it works for children’s rights.