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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.

La ceremonia celebrada en Oslo el 22 de noviembre para la entrega de los premios Bridge Builder Awards reunió a constructores de la paz interreligiosos para reconocer su crucial labor de fomento de los valores del respeto, el amor y la tolerancia hacia los demás.

As the Bridge Builder Awards were presented in a ceremony in Oslo on 22 November, interreligious peacemakers stood together to be recognized for their vital work in raising the values of respect, love, and tolerance for each other.

A group of bikers from the Bike for Peace visited the World Council of Churches on 30 August as part of a commemoration in the Place de Nations. 

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.

Church bells rang for five minutes across Norway on 22 July, it marked the 10th anniversary of the twin attacks that killed 77 Norwegians and left hundreds of others scarred for life “both in body and soul,” as Oslo Bishop Kari Veiteberg put it at the memorial service in the Oslo Cathedral.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is receiving a Bridge Builder Award for building bridges of understanding between people, nations, and communities at national and international levels. The award is presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha sido premiado con el Bridge Builder Award por tender puentes de entendimiento entre pueblos, naciones y comunidades a escala nacional e internacional. El premio ha sido otorgado por el jurado del Comité Noruego del 14 de Agosto junto con el Centro de Oslo.

An appeal from representatives of Religions for Peace in Norway is urging the Norwegian government to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which will come into force on 22 January.

For many decades, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has worked to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. From bringing people from both sides of the divided country together, to building an international ecumenical network to support them, the WCC has a history of formulating and promoting a vision for peace.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha trabajado durante muchas décadas para promover la paz en la península de Corea. Desde reunir a personas de ambas partes del país dividido hasta crear una red ecuménica internacional para brindarles apoyo, el CMI ha formulado y promovido históricamente una visión de paz.

In an online prayer service on 1 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) bid an official farewell to its outgoing general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, who will take a new role as presiding bishop of the Church of Norway.

En un servicio de oración en línea celebrado el 1 de abril, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) dijo oficialmente adiós a su secretario general saliente, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, que ocupará un nuevo puesto como obispo presidente de la Iglesia de Noruega.

After more than ten years heading the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit says this is the time that "we should remind one another that we believe in God as the “Good shepherd” who promised to be with us also in times of crisis,” especially in this time of the global COVID-19 crisis.

Tras más de diez años a la cabeza del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit afirma que “es el momento de recordarnos unos a otros que creemos en Dios como el “Buen Pastor” que prometió estar con nosotros en tiempos difíciles, especialmente ahora que nos enfrentamos a la crisis mundial de la COVID-19”.