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The new surge in COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths has drastically increased the need for pastoral care almost everywhere. Brazil and Great Britain are two hard-hit countries, where the pandemic has brought existential questions on the table.  

The leadership of the Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC), during an online meeting held 6 November, released a communique acknowledging the current unprecedented challenges and mapping the work ahead.

During his long career, Weber, who passed away on 18 October, made the Bible come alive for thousands of people through Bible studies that he coordinated with groups from many different cultures, contexts and situations.

World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered this week online, from 6-9 October, for the biannual Staff Planning Days to plan their programmatic journey together towards the 11th Assembly under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

Among the massive social dislocations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps none is as plaintive as those to churches. Around the world, church gatherings, liturgies, fellowship, and service projects have been canceled or postponed or migrated online, precisely when Christian communities and those who rely on them need them most.

Fr Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam helps coordinate the Sector on Ecology and Creation in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development at the Vatican in Rome. He is among those planning activities during a special year, running from 24 May 2020 to 24 May 2021, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Laudato Si’ encyclical.

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.

The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) met online on 6 July under the leadership of His Eminence Archbishop and Metropolitan Nifon of Târgoviște, Romanian Orthodox Church, and Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Grupo Mixto de Trabajo entre la Iglesia Católica Romana y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) mantuvo una reunión virtual en 6 de julio, bajo la dirección del arzobispo metropolitano Nifon de Targoviste (Iglesia Ortodoxa Rumana), y del arzobispo Diarmuid Martin, arzobispo católico de Dublín y primado de Irlanda.

The National Council of Churches in Korea has published a booklet of worship resources for National Reconciliation Week, which is being observed 15-25 June.

In the field of multilateral relations, the major partner of the Catholic Church is the World Council of Churches (WCC). Founded in 1948, it is the broadest and most inclusive ecumenical organization, bringing together 350 Christian denominations including Orthodox, Lutherans, Reformed, Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists as well as United and Independent churches. Altogether they represent over 500 million Christians worldwide.

The newly available materials for next year‘s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity draw on the experience of contemplative community life to guide us on a journey of prayer bearing fruits of reconciliation and solidarity. Tasked with preparing a draft for the 2021 edition, the Community of Grandchamp in Switzerland chose the theme “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit” (cf. Jn 15:5-9).

Los nuevos materiales disponibles para la Semana de Oración por la Unidad de los Cristianos del próximo año se basan en la experiencia de la vida comunitaria contemplativa para guiarnos en un camino de oración que da frutos de reconciliación y solidaridad. La Comunidad Monástica de Grandchamp (Suiza), encargada de preparar un borrador para la edición de 2021, ha elegido el tema “Permaneced en mi amor y daréis fruto en abundancia” (Juan 15:5-9).

The tradition of praying for Christian unity at Pentecost takes on new significance as physical prayer gatherings have been suspended in many places in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

La tradición de orar por la unidad de los cristianos en Pentecostés adquiere un nuevo significado en estos momentos en que las reuniones físicas para la oración se han suspendido en muchos lugares, en un esfuerzo por frenar la pandemia de la COVID-19.