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El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, se reunió con el presidente de Sudáfrica, Cyril Ramaphosa, para hablar de las iniciativas de paz en todo el mundo y del papel del CMI y los dirigentes sudafricanos.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing peace initiatives across the globe—and the role of the WCC and South African leaders.

La Comisión de las Iglesias sobre Asuntos Internacionales (CIAI) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha facilitado la participación de las iglesias en una amplia variedad de cuestiones mundiales fundamentales desde la última Asamblea del CMI en Busan. Ésta fue la conclusión de la 58ª reunión de la CIAI del CMI, que reunió a los representantes de la iglesia físicamente en Johannesburgo y en línea en el año en que se celebra el 75º aniversario de la creación de la Comisión.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) has facilitated churches’ engagement in a wide range of critical issues of the world since the last WCC Assembly in Busan, concluded the 58th meeting of the WCC CCIA, gathering church representatives in Johannesburg and online in the 75th anniversary year of the Commission’s creation.

A 12 July statement from the South African Council of Churches notes with deep concern the violence and destruction of property that is engulfing the nation. “This violence is resulting in untold suffering,” the statement reads.

The South African Council of Churches is calling on the De Klerk Foundation to retract and apologize in the wake of a 14 February statement issued by the foundation amplifying the position that apartheid was not a crime against humanity, but a Soviet propaganda ploy.

On 9 December, a delegation led by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit met with the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and cabinet ministers in Johannesburg, South Africa.

El 9 de diciembre, una delegación encabezada por el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, se reunió con el presidente de Sudáfrica, Cyril Ramaphosa, y varios ministros de su gabinete en Johannesburgo (Sudáfrica).

Churches across southern Africa are publicly saying #EnoughIsEnough,” with many denominations and congregations continuing to issue strong statements, arrange special prayer events, and speak out against rising levels of violence.

Both the Dutch Reformed Church and the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) have been discussing gender justice and how to keep the momentum going on the unprecedented public demand for change.

After a visit to Israel and Palestine on 21 February through 1 March, a delegation of South African and African-American church leaders, released a Group Pilgrimage Statement on Israel and Palestine.

World Council of Churches leaders spoke on the theme “Hospitality: On a Pilgrim’s Way of Justice and Peace" at a symposium on 23 August at the Protestant Theological University Amsterdam.

Los dirigentes del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) hablaron sobre el tema “Hospitalidad: en un camino de peregrinación hacia la justicia y la paz” en un simposio el 23 de agosto, en la Universidad Teológica Protestante de Ámsterdam.

World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Isabel Apawo Phiri offered a keynote speech on ecumenical diakonia during the Africa Diaconia and Development Conference.

La secretaria general adjunta del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Isabel Apawo Phiri, pronunció el discurso inaugural sobre diaconía ecuménica durante la Conferencia de África sobre Diaconía y Desarrollo.

‘Walking, praying and working together’ was the theme of Pope Francis’ 21 June visit to Geneva to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Among those listening to the Pope's words was Pentecostal pastor Rev. Frank Chikane, one of the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

“Caminando, trabajando y orando juntos” fue el tema de la visita a Ginebra del papa Francisco, el 21 de junio, para celebrar el 70º aniversario del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI).

Most South Africans know of Brigalia Bam as chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), where she served from 1999 to 2011. Previously secretary general of the South African Council of Churches, and already an IEC commissioner, she was chosen by then-President Nelson Mandela from the list of parliamentary nominees for this critical role. In a country that had recently been on the brink of racial civil war, she guided South Africans with humour, tolerance and impartiality along the path of inclusive democracy.