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Julia Rensberg, a passionate advocate for youth and Indigenous Sami communities from the Church of Sweden, took centre stage at the Faith Pavilion's side event on “Interfaith Youth Dialogue on Climate Justice, Promoting Resilience and Hope.”

A statement from the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, “The Living Planet: seeking a just and sustainable global community,” raises an increasingly urgent voice of concern and demand for action.

Los delegados de la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) participaron en la primera sesión plenaria temática, “El propósito del amor de Dios para toda la creación: reconciliación y unidad”, que comenzó con los sonidos de la naturaleza resonando a través de los altavoces, el 1 de septiembre, el primer día del Tiempo para la Creación.

En la conferencia de prensa del 1 de septiembre en la 11^a Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), los periodistas plantearon diversas cuestiones a los tres panelistas que en la apertura del Tiempo de la Creación celebraban los dones de la Tierra, pero la alegría se vio atenuada por la advertencia, según la cual, esos dones perecerán si las personas no se aúnan globalmente.

1st September press conference at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly drew diverse questions from journalists directed at three panelists who celebrated the earth’s gifts as the Season of Creation opened—but tempered the joy by warning that those gifts will perish if people don’t draw together globally.

Opening to the sounds of nature reverberating through the speaker system, World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly delegates took part in the first thematic plenary, “The purpose of God’s love in Christ for the whole of creation – reconciliation and unity," on 1 September, the first day of Season of Creation.

In the midst of the Ecumenical Youth Gathering (EYG), a group of young people from around the world have organized a strike for climate justice.

La 11^a Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias que se abrirá el 31 de agosto en Karlsruhe, Alemania, ha recibido la certificación oficial de evento sostenible en términos ambientales, con arreglo al sistema de gestión y auditoría medioambientales de la Comisión Europea, conocido como EMAS por su sigla en inglés.

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, which opens in Karlsruhe, Germany on 31 August, has been officially certified as an environmentally sustainable event as part of the European Commission’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, known as EMAS.

The World Council of Churches and International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) are co-hosting a hybrid event on 2 June at Stockholm+50. Exploring the theme “Climate Action and Water for Life towards Creation Justice!” the event will reflect on the current scenario of the climate emergency and global water crisis which are interconnected and impact each other as well as the sustainability of the earth. 

The 5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice from Poland to Glasgow crossed the English Channel from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England on 11 October. They were given a warm welcome on site. 

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, shared a message with the Conference of the World Council of Religious Leaders on Faith and Diplomacy: Generations in Dialogue, being held 4-7 October in Lindau, Germany.

Bishop Johan Tyrberg and a delegation from the Church of Sweden in Lund visited the World Council of Churches on 22-23 September, participating in a morning prayer for Christian unity, receiving a guided tour and discussing the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

During an ecumenical service in Aachen Cathedral, on 28 August, Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in Germany as well as the churches affiliated to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen (Working Group of Christian Churches) will jointly remember and honor the victims of the floods that severely hit the region.

Bishops from the Church of Sweden have issue a new missive on the climate emergency that combines scientific knowledge with pastoral care, theology and specific appeals.

Los obispos de la Iglesia de Suecia han publicado una nueva carta sobre la emergencia climática que aúna los conocimientos científicos con el cuidado pastoral, la teología y peticiones concretas.