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Hosting the meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee in Trondheim, Norway, has proven to be a gift to the Church of Norway, according to a senior church official.

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), at its meeting in Trondheim, Norway, 27 June 2016, has elected a new executive committee with 11 new members.

El Comité Central del CMI, en su reunión en Trondheim, Noruega, 27 de junio de 2016, ha elegido un nuevo comité ejecutivo, el que incluye 11 nuevos miembros.

A plenary discussion on support by religious communities for the rights of children, and a first draft of the statement of “principles for child-friendly churches,” captured the imagination of the Central Committee of the WCC on 27 June. The document will now undergo further revision and be resubmitted at the next WCC executive committee meeting.

La discusión sobre el apoyo de las comunidades religiosas a los derechos del niño y la declaración de “principios para las iglesias amigas de la infancia” captó la imaginación del Comité Central del CMI. El documento será revisado y reenviado a la próxima reunión del Comité ejecutivo del CMI.

Youth are not the future leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today, as they fearlessly lead efforts for justice and peace in their societies.

The WCC has called on the U.S. government to address the dire financial situation of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, and for the U.S. Congress “to enact a rescue plan urgently.”

Saying that “human trafficking and migrant smuggling constitute modern-day slavery,” the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) “urges its member churches to join this challenge, and inspired by the Gospel, to contribute to the awareness and prevention of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in each of our areas of mission.”

The faces of those who lead the global ecumenical movement have changed dramatically since 1954, says the head of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Rev. Dr Sharon Watkins. Pictures of delegates to the World Council of Churches’ assembly held that year in Evanston, USA, show rows of men in dark suits and ties, most of them white.

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has invited its member churches “to pray for God’s guidance and wisdom for religious, political leaders in the UK, in Europe and around the world” following the 23 June referendum in which a majority of voters in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland chose to end the UK’s 43-year membership in the European Union.

El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha invitado a sus iglesias miembros a “orar por que la orientación y la sabiduría divinas iluminen a los religiosos, los dirigentes políticos del Reino Unido, Europa y el resto del mundo” tras el referéndum del 23 de junio en el que la mayoría de los votantes del Reino Unido y Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte decidieron poner fin a los 43 años de pertenencia del Reino Unido a la Unión Europea.

Getting more people tested and treated for HIV, caring for the sick, helping people understand how to care for themselves —these are the tasks of faith-based organizations (FBOs) helping people with HIV in local communities.

Despite all divisions within the family of Christian churches, “hope in our common Crucified and Risen Lord Jesus Christ unites us in a common witness and common message of hope to the world.”

Attending the Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Trondheim is Peder Borgen, who was part of the First Assembly of the WCC in Amsterdam in 1948.

Presente en la reunión del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) de Trondheim está Peder Borgen, quien partició en la Primera Asamblea del CMI celebrada en Ámsterdam en 1948.

What is the state of the ecumenical quest for Christian unity? How does it relate to work for justice and peace? What can we say about the Church in this context?

¿Cuál es la situación de la búsqueda ecuménica de la unidad cristiana? ¿Qué relación tiene con la labor por la justicia y la paz? ¿Qué podemos decir de la Iglesia en este contexto?

The launch of a comprehensive textbook on mission marks an important moment in the life of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches.

La presentación de un manual integral sobre misión señala un importante momento en la vida de la Comisión sobre Misión Mundial y Evangelización, del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias.

In a statement adopted by its Central Committee meeting in Trondheim, Norway, the WCC “welcomes the news of the historic bilateral ceasefire agreement concluded by the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP in Havana on 23 June 2016.”