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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence, and suffering. “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all are children of God. We belong to one family, as Jesus Christ himself said.”

Researchers around the world have a new resource for studying the history of the ecumenical movement — the personal papers of Philip Potter, general secretary of the WCC from 1972 to 1984. “We hope that the WCC Archives will receive many researchers from around the world who will learn more about the ecumenical movement to which Philip significantly contributed throughout his life,” said Hans von Rütte, WCC archivist.

Los investigadores de todo el mundo disponen de un nuevo recurso para estudiar la historia del movimiento ecuménico: los documentos personales de Philip Potter, secretario general del CMI durante el período 1972-1984. Los documentos se pueden consultar previa solicitud por escrito o visitando la sala de lectura de los archivos del CMI en Ginebra.