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Christiane Ehrengruber es una profesional de 27 años que trabaja en la comunicación digital y las redes sociales para Evangelische Mission Weltweit en Alemania. Con formación en Teología protestante y una trayectoria de voluntaria en la política universitaria y el ecumenismo internacional, las opiniones de Ehrengruber sobre la importancia de la oración, el tema de la unidad cristiana y los desafíos a los que se enfrentan las iglesias ofrecen una perspectiva única para transitar la fe en el mundo actual.

Meet Christiane Ehrengruber, a 27-year-old professional working in digital communication and social media for Evangelische Mission Weltweit in Germany. With a background in Protestant theology and a history of volunteering in university politics and international ecumenism, Ehrengruber’s insights into the significance of prayer, the theme of Christian unity, and the challenges faced by churches provide a unique perspective on navigating faith in today's world.

With a focus on peacebuilding and human rights protection, The United Evangelical Mission’s International Summer School 2023, organized in cooperation with the World Council of Churches and other partners, took place in August and September in Hofgeismar, Germany.

Strengthening the link between Christian perspectives and practical action for human rights, a symposium on human dignity and rights took place in the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 25-26 April.

Can ecumenical peacebuilding guide the way towards shared interests in the Russia-Ukraine war, which exemplifies the clash of fundamentally different value systems, ethical frameworks, and historical narratives? Peter Prove, director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs reflects on the issue in the inaugural edition of Geneva Policy Outlook, a new online publication.

Christians in New York City opened the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 18 January by participating in a worship service at the Interchurch Center, an office building that houses many church-related organizations and many others focused on intercultural and religious exchange. The service was infused with themes of justice and unity, both from a perspective of African-American history and the urging of Christians today to put their faith into action.

Si caminan por las calles de la ciudad de Nueva York observarán que hay un color que predomina en la moda: el negro. En este lugar, una de las capitales mundiales de la moda, los residentes quieren mostrar que son atrevidos, vanguardistas y modernos.

Walk around the streets of New York City and you may notice that there is one dominant color on the fashion palette: black. In this place, one of the world’s fashion capitals, residents want to show they are edgy, hip, and trendy.

Cuando comenzó la invasión rusa de Ucrania a gran escala, el 24 de febrero de 2022, ya hacía ocho años que las iglesias daban respuesta a las necesidades humanitarias del país, desde la anexión de Crimea, en 2014.  Los esfuerzos de las iglesias para colmar las necesidades de las personas desplazadas por la guerra no son novedad, en cambio sí lo es la escala del fenómeno, con la sobrecogedora cifra de catorce millones de desplazados en los seis meses transcurridos desde el inicio de la invasión.

When the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, churches had already been responding to humanitarian need in the country for eight years, since the annexation of Crimea in 2014.  The work being undertaken by churches in meeting the needs of those displaced by the war is not new, but the scale is staggering as 14 million people have been displaced in the six months since the invasion began.

Durante la reciente visita de solidaridad a Ucrania, una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue recibida en el monasterio de Banchen, en la región ucraniana de Chernivtsi, y fue testigo de su participación activa prestando ayuda y proporcionando refugio a las víctimas de la actual guerra de Rusia contra Ucrania.