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En una carta abierta, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) compartió sus esperanzas de paz en vísperas de la primera cumbre entre los presidentes de Estados Unidos y Rusia, que tendrá lugar en Ginebra el 16 de junio.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with an open letter and prayer, shared its hopes for peace on the eve of the first summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents, which will take place in Geneva on 16 June.

Among the massive social dislocations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps none is as plaintive as those to churches. Around the world, church gatherings, liturgies, fellowship, and service projects have been canceled or postponed or migrated online, precisely when Christian communities and those who rely on them need them most.

Bishop Staccato Powell is president of the board of bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, a founding member church of the World Council of Churches (WCC). His long service with the WCC includes attending four assemblies and serving on many governing bodies, including the current Central Committee.

El obispo Staccato Powell es el presidente del Consejo de Obispos de la Iglesia Metodista Episcopal Africana de Sión, una de las iglesias fundadoras del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI). Durante los muchos años que ha prestado servicio al CMI, ha participado en cuatro Asambleas y ha sido miembro de muchos órganos rectores, incluido del Comité Central actual.

As he delivered the Inaugural Michael Huffington Lecture at Loyola Marymount University on 1 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke on “Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly in 2021 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

El Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) habló sobre "El amor de Cristo lleva al mundo a la reconciliación y la unidad", el tema de la XI Asamblea del CMI, que se celebrará en 2021 en Karlsruhe (Alemania) en la conferencia inaugural Michael Huffington que pronunció en la Universidad Loyola Marymount el pasado 1 de abril.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit was visiting Los Angeles this week from 30 March to 4 April, preaching at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, delivering a lecture at Loyola Marymount University, and meeting with various ecumenical organizations and groups.

On 31 March at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, in a sermon entitled “The Two Brothers,” World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the biblical parable of the prodigal son, among the most shared and well-known stories in the Bible.

Sit beside Bishop Mary Ann Swenson for five minutes, and you see that she is constantly nurturing people to learn more about each other, walk together, and become more unified, no matter their differences.

Si uno pasa cinco minutos con la obispa Mary Ann Swenson, podrá constatar que está constantemente alentando a las personas a aprender más las unas sobre las otras, a caminar juntas, y a mantenerse unidas sin importar sus diferencias.

In the midst of a mounting climate of fear of refugees and immigrants, the WCC is calling on Christians to be true to the Biblical imperative to “welcome the stranger”.

En el clima de creciente miedo a los refugiados y los inmigrantes, el CMI insta a los cristianos a ser fieles al imperativo bíblico de “acoger al extranjero”.

As an ecumenical delegation to Japan participates in Hiroshima Day observances on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, the WCC has published a liturgical resource and invites churches around the world to join in prayer.