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On International Women’s Day, World Council of Churches moderator  of the central committee Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm shared a special video message on his Facebook page about an important woman in the Bible.

Durante la sesión plenaria matutina de la preasamblea, el lunes 29 de agosto, se abordó la visión cristiana de una comunidad justa de mujeres y hombres desde múltiples perspectivas geográficas y eclesiales. La preasamblea tendrá lugar los días 29 y 30 de agosto, en vísperas de la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en Karlsruhe (Alemania).

A Christian vision of a Just Community of Women and Men was approached from many geographical and church perspectives at a pre-assembly plenary session on the morning of Monday 29 August. The pre-assembly is being held 29-30 August in advance of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Cuatro preasambleas del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) están a punto de reunirse y atraerán a cientos de personas ansiosas por compartir, en un espacio seguro, sus reflexiones honestas y desafíos vitales. Las preasambleas que se celebrarán son: la Preasamblea de los pueblos indígenas, el Encuentro Ecuménico de la Juventud, la Preasamblea de la Red Ecuménica de Defensa de las Personas con Discapacidad y la Preasamblea de “Una comunidad justa de mujeres y hombres”.

Four World Council of Churches (WCC) pre-assemblies are about to convene, drawing hundreds of people eager to, in a safe space, share their honest reflections and life challenges. The pre-assemblies include Indigenous Peoples, Ecumenical Youth Gathering, Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network, and Just Community of Women and Men.

A “Go for Gender Justice” initiative was launched by the Protestant Church in Germany in Berlin on 1 February with calls for overcoming gender clichés and traditional role models. Germany’s "First Lady,” the judge Elke Büdenbender called on women and men to fight together for social change. Under the motto "Go for Gender Justice,” nine regional churches invited people to move together toward gender equality.

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.

Germany’s main Protestant and Roman Catholic churches have announced plans for a campaign to be launched in January 2021 to encourage Christians to take a clear stand against increasing antisemitism, recognizing it also has Christian roots.

World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings with a conference on “Empowering Youth for Peace through Interreligious cooperation, education and humanitarian action.”

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania was honored with the Klaus Hemmerle 2020 Prize in Germany for his contribution to interreligious efforts for peace and harmony.

During an ecumenical ceremony attended by representatives of the Focolare community and by Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Archbishop Anastasios accepted the award on 14 February at the historic Aachen Cathedral in Germany.

El arzobispo Anastasios de Tirana, Durrës y toda Albania fue galardonado con el premio Klaus Hemmerle 2020 en Alemania por su contribución a los esfuerzos interreligiosos por la paz y la armonía.

Durante una ceremonia ecuménica a la que acudieron representantes de la comunidad de los Focolares y el cardenal Kurt Koch, presidente del Pontificio Consejo para la Promoción de la Unidad de los Cristianos, el arzobispo Anastasios aceptó el premio en la histórica catedral de Aquisgrán, en Alemania, el 14 de febrero.

Beate Fagerli, World Council of Churches (WCC) assembly coordinator, answers the most frequently asked questions about the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in 2021.

The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz hosted an international conference on “The Many Faces of Jesus Christ: Contextual Christology in a New World Come of Age.” Meeting from July 4-6 on the university campus, the conference brought together 20 scholars from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America to listen to and debate new developments in Christology from around the world. Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Pentecostal and Reformed theologians made presentations on Christology, as reflected in theological writings, poetry, art, music and murals, and lived experience.

About 65 scholars of Buddhist-Christian relations gathered in St Ottilien, near Eresing, Germany for a conference to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Rev. Dr Lynn A. de Silva (1919-1982), a pioneer of Christian Buddhist dialogue. Organised by the European Network of Buddhist Christian Studies in association with the World Council of Churches (WCC), the conference focused on the theme “Buddhist-Christian Encounter – A Visionary Approach”.

Conversations at the World Council of Churches (WCC) exhibition booth at the Kirchentag showed there is a growing interest in ecumenical movement among German churches. The topics of a particularly high interest were the Thursdays in Black campaign and studies at the Ecumenical institute in Bossey.