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A new edition of the ecumenical prayer cycle, one of the best-loved resources from the World Council of Churches (WCC), offers a rich treasury of prayers from and intercessions for all countries and regions of the world.

Under the theme “Creative Solidarity in Common Fragility,” people of faith all over the world are encouraged to demonstrate the power of prayer during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel. This special week of prayer coupled with action is annually held 13 – 21 September and includes the International Day of Peace on 21 September.

Bajo el tema “Solidaridad creativa en la fragilidad común”, se alienta a las personas de todos los credos y lugares del mundo a demostrar el poder de la oración durante la Semana Mundial por la Paz en Palestina e Israel. Esta especial semana de oración combinada con acción tiene lugar cada año desde el 13 de septiembre hasta el 21 de septiembre, día en que se celebra el Día Internacional de la Paz.

As the Worship Assembly Planning Committee had its first meeting in Baden, Germany from 5-11 July, prayer was at the forefront for becoming the heartbeat of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th assembly in Karlsruhe in September 2021.

Durante la primera reunión del Comité de Planificación de Cultos de la Asamblea, que tuvo lugar en Baden (Alemania), del 5 al 11 de julio, la oración emergió como primera candidata a convertirse en el latido del corazón de la XI Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en Karlsruhe, en septiembre de 2021.

As he delivered the Inaugural Michael Huffington Lecture at Loyola Marymount University on 1 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke on “Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly in 2021 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

El Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) habló sobre "El amor de Cristo lleva al mundo a la reconciliación y la unidad", el tema de la XI Asamblea del CMI, que se celebrará en 2021 en Karlsruhe (Alemania) en la conferencia inaugural Michael Huffington que pronunció en la Universidad Loyola Marymount el pasado 1 de abril.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit was visiting Los Angeles this week from 30 March to 4 April, preaching at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, delivering a lecture at Loyola Marymount University, and meeting with various ecumenical organizations and groups.

On 31 March at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, in a sermon entitled “The Two Brothers,” World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the biblical parable of the prodigal son, among the most shared and well-known stories in the Bible.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting the public, media, and all people of goodwill to join in a Midday Prayer on 20 March. Prayers will focus on grieving family, friends and colleagues who lost loved ones from UN agencies, the WCC and other organizations who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on 10 March.

Under the headline “Free to change” hundreds of Swedes gathered in the sacred cathedral in Gothenburg on 2 February to learn more about international advocacy from a faith and human rights perspective.

A full-day programme arranged by the dioceses of Skara and Gothenburg in cooperation with Church of Sweden’s youth organisation, covered a wide spectrum of pertinent issues facing the ecumenical movement.

“Inequality hurts us all and goes against God’s vision of life in abundance for every human being”, said Athena Peralta, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for economic and ecological justice, at a prayer service on the occasion of the Week of Action to Fight Inequality, held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, on 21 January.

“La desigualdad nos perjudica a todos y va en contra de la visión de Dios de una vida en abundancia para cada ser humano”, dijo Athena Peralta, secretaria ejecutiva del programa del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre Justicia Económica y Ecológica, en un servicio de oración celebrado en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra, el 21 de enero, con motivo de la Semana de Acción contra la Desigualdad.

In a speech at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly Planning Committee (APC) meeting in Cyprus this week, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

En un discurso pronunciado durante la reunión del Comité de Planificación de la Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) que se celebra esta semana en Chipre, el secretario general del CMI, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, reflexionó sobre el tema de la próxima XI Asamblea del CMI: “El amor de Cristo lleva al mundo a la reconciliación y la unidad”.

During a sermon at the Ecumenical Centre on 7 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit opened 2019 with words on the magoi, or “the wise” unidentified worshippers of the newborn baby Jesus.

Durante un sermón pronunciado el 7 de enero, en el Centro Ecuménico, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, inauguró el 2019 dedicando unas palabras a los magos o sabios, de identidad desconocida, que fueron a adorar a Jesús recién nacido.