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“What is the role of churches in peace-building? How are they actually involved? Which are the ecumenical challenges, and especially which are the ecumenical opportunities that arise from joint efforts at peace building?” These were some of the questions on the table as the Executive of the Joint Working Group of the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church met in Dublin, Ireland on 24-26 April.

“¿Qué papel tienen las iglesias en la construcción de la paz? ¿De qué manera están participando en realidad? ¿Cuáles son los desafíos ecuménicos, y sobre todo, cuáles son las oportunidades ecuménicas que surgen de los esfuerzos conjuntos encaminados a consolidar la paz?”. Estas fueron algunas de las preguntas sobre la mesa cuando la ejecutiva del Grupo Mixto de Trabajo (GMT) entre la Iglesia Católica Romana y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunió en Dublín (Irlanda) del 24 al 26 de abril.

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, delivered a public address at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 24 April as part of his official visit to Switzerland on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch and the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

El Patriarca Ecuménico, Su Santidad el Patriarca Bartolomé I, pronunció una alocución pública en el Centro Ecuménico en Ginebra el 24 de abril como parte de su visita oficial a Suiza con motivo del 25o aniversario de su entronización como Patriarca Ecuménico y el 50o aniversario del Centro Ortodoxo del Patriarcado Ecuménico en Chambesy.

The World Council of Churches strongly condemns the car bomb attack on evacuees in Aleppo on 15th April, in which at about 100 people are believed killed, many of them children.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke before the Christian Council of Norway as the council met and observed its 25th anniversary. Tveit, who was involved in the CCN at the time it was created, also helped expand and reorganize the CCN in 2006, at which time he served as its general secretary.

“Macha's contribution to improving the lives of blind, partially sighted and other persons with disabilities both in Africa and around the world was remarkable,” said Dr Penny Hartin, CEO, World Blind Union, upon learning the death of Dr Elly Macha.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit joined others in congratulating Prof. Jürgen Moltmann for receiving an honorary doctorate of divinity degree on 5 April from the Theological Faculty of Pretoria University, South Africa.

The first of a series of 12 monthly Bible studies inspired by themes related to the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace is now available online on the website of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Greta Nania-Montoya Ortega has an enthusiastic message for young people considering signing up for the 2018 Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI): “Do not miss this unique opportunity. It will change your life!”

Greta Nania-Montoya Ortega tiene un mensaje entusiasta para los jóvenes que estén pensando en inscribirse en el Instituto Teológico Ecuménico Mundial (GETI, por sus siglas en inglés) de 2018: “No pierdan esta oportunidad única, ¡les cambiará la vida!”

The report issued by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in June 2015 on abuse of aboriginal children in church-run residential schools included a call for non-aboriginal Canadians to learn about the impact of European settlers and their descendants on the country’s indigenous peoples. Church people have taken that call seriously.

The fifteenth of March 2017, marks the sixth year since the start of the Syrian war.
Lebanon, being a small Middle Eastern country facing constant political and national unity challenges with a population of approximately 450,000 Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, has been the shelter for more than 2 million registered Syrian refugees since 2011.

What is the future of Christianity in Europe and how could evangelism be relevant to the radically changing realities of European people today, are among the main issues addressed in the newly published volume “Sharing Good News: Handbook on Evangelism in Europe”.

At the initiative of the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network, the Church of Uganda is now including persons with disabilities in its “Empowering youth and women for sustainable livelihoods” project. This project, which is being implemented by the church’s Planning, Development and Rehabilitation Department in the Busoga Diocese, aims at impacting and improving household incomes through farming skills and management ethics for sustainability.

Christianity is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world says Rev. Fr Dr Lawrence Iwuamadi, Professor of Ecumenical Biblical Hermeneutics at the Ecumenical Institute, Bossey. He was the convener of a discussion on the Anthology of African Christianity held by the WCC on 15 February with a panel of experts at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

El cristianismo está creciendo más rápidamente en África que en cualquier otra parte del mundo, dice el Rev. Dr. Lawrence Iwuamadi, profesor de hermenéutica bíblica ecuménica en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey. El 15 de febrero el Rev. Iwuamadi organizó un debate sobre la antología del cristianismo africano, que fue acogido por el CMI en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra y contó con la participación de un grupo de expertos.

All forms of human enslavement are the most heinous of sins, violating the free will and the integrity of every human being created in the image of God, stated the Forum on Modern Slavery, co-organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of England in Istanbul from February 6-7, 2017.

Before accepting the position of programme executive for the WCC Faith and Order Commission, Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi was involved with the WCC in several different ways.