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Fr Ioan Sauca: “God is on the side of those who are suffering”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has, since the first day of the war in Ukraine and even in the months before, been working and praying earnestly for peace in this conflict and throughout the world. From the beginning, the WCC has called for an immediate end to armed hostilities, to stop the war and has appealed also for an immediate end to indiscriminate attacks with an escalating impact on civilians in Ukraine. WCC News met online with the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to get the latest update on the work of the WCC.

Churches´Commission for Migrants in Europe release European church leaders’ statement on response of Europe to refugees

The Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe - CCME released a statement that speaks about the response of Europe to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. The statement addresses the concerns of discriminatory treatment of non-Ukrainians and minority ethnic people in this context and the more general question that the generosity shown in recent weeks often has not been extended to those fleeing from elsewhere.

Below, Dr Torsten Moritz, general secretary at the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, reflects on why church leaders requested such a statement, and what lies at the heart of some of their different inputs.

En Silwan, Jerusalén, “queremos que haya justicia para todos”

El siguiente reportaje forma parte de una serie que inaugura la Iniciativa de Pascua de este año, la cual ofrecerá instantáneas de la vida cotidiana de los palestinos, musulmanes y cristianos que viven en Jerusalén y sus alrededores, de algunos de los problemas que afrontan y de aquello que les da esperanza. El concepto de sacralidad realza estos relatos. A continuación, la historia de Yacoub Rajabi nos habla de la sacralidad de la dignidad humana y de la vida misma.

El jeque Maher Assaf insta a abrir el acceso a los lugares sagrados de Jerusalén a todas las personas

El siguiente reportaje forma parte de una serie que se enmarca en la iniciativa de Pascua de este año y permite atisbar la vida cotidiana de los palestinos –musulmanes y cristianos– que viven en Jerusalén y sus alrededores, algunas de las dificultades a las que se enfrentan y lo que les infunde esperanza. Estos testimonios ponen de relieve el concepto de sacralidad. La historia del jeque Maher Assaf, situada en Belén, habla del carácter sagrado del culto y de la importancia de la libertad de religión para lograr la paz.

Sheikh Maher Assaf: Open Jerusalem’s access to holy places for all

The following feature story is part of a series that continues this years Easter Initiative, which offers a glimpse into the daily lives of Palestinians, Muslims and Christians, living in and around Jerusalem, some of the challenges they face, and what gives them hope. The concept of sacredness underscores these stories. Below, Sheikh Maher Assafs story, set in Bethlehem, speaks to the sacredness of worship, and how freedom of religion is key to achieving peace.

In Silwan, Jerusalem, “we want to see justice for everyone”

The following feature story is part of a series that begins this year’s Easter Initiative, which will offer a glimpse into the daily lives of Palestinians, Muslims and Christians, living in and around Jerusalem, some of the challenges they face, and what gives them hope. The concept of sacredness underscores these stories. Below, Yacoub Rajabi’s story speaks to the sacredness of human dignity—and the sacredness of life itself.

El secretario general en funciones del CMI ofrece una conferencia en Irán bajo el título “Al servicio de nuestro mundo herido en solidaridad interreligiosa: un llamado urgente para nosotros”

Durante una conferencia pública en la Universidad Internacional Ahlul Bayt de Irán, el secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, reflexionó sobre las formas de mejorar las relaciones humanas en la era posterior a la COVID-19.