Warm congratulations and a sense of hope were extended from the World Council of Churches (WCC) to the new bishop of Landeskirche in Baden, Rev. Prof. Dr Heike Springhart.
As the national three-year programme “Disestablishment 150” drew to a close, the Church of Ireland is looking back on highlights from a commemoration of the historic milestone in which the Church of Ireland was made wholly independent of the Church of England, and was no longer the official state church.
On 15 December, Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches paid a visit to His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Antioch and All the East at the patriarchal residence in Balamand, Lebanon.
El 9 de diciembre, el papa Francisco recibió al secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, acompañado por el cardenal Kurt Koch, presidente del Pontificio Consejo para la Promoción de la Unidad de los Cristianos.
On 9 December, Pope Francis received in a private audience World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, accompanied by Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
El día de San Andrés Apóstol –el primer apóstol llamado por Jesús y fundador de la Iglesia de Constantinopla, según la tradición– es la fiesta patronal del Patriarcado Ecuménico, y en esta ocasión se celebró con una misa solemne en la Iglesia Patriarcal de San Jorge, en Phanar, Estambul, el 30 de noviembre.
Bajo el título “La encíclica sinodal de 1920: 100 años de una influencia excepcional”, el Patriarcado Ecuménico celebró el 1 de diciembre uno de los documentos ecuménicos más importantes del siglo XX.
As rescue efforts continue in Indonesia following the eruption of Mount Semeru, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca extended prayers and solidarity on behalf of the global WCC fellowship.
Under the title “The Synodal Encyclical of 1920: 100 Years of Exceptional Influence,” the Ecumenical Patriarchate celebrated, on 1 December, one of the most important ecumenical documents of the 20th century.
The feast of St Andrew, the first-called apostle, founder of the Church of Constantinople according to the tradition, is honored as the Thronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. At this occasion, a solemn celebration took place at the Patriarchal Church of St George at Phanar, Istanbul, on 30 November.
World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited the Church of Norway on 23 November, expressing joy at being able to see the church offices for the first time and for the church’s support leading up to the WCC 11th Assembly.
Durante su visita a la Iglesia de Noruega, el 23 de noviembre, el secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, se mostró satisfecho de poder visitar por primera vez las instalaciones de la iglesia y de contar con el apoyo de esta ante la próxima 11ª Asamblea del CMI.
On 29 and 30 November, Dr Rosalee Velloso Ewell, director of Church Relations, United Bible Societies, and Prof. Dr Alexander M. Schweitzer, United Bible Societies executive director of Bible Ministry, visited the Ecumenical Centre and the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Ibraheem Garba, co-director of International Centre for Interfaith Peace and Harmony in Nigeria. He died in a car accident in Nigeria as he was travelling for work-related reasons between Kaduna and Abuja.
The Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church, on 30 November, signed a “Saint Andrew Declaration,” in which they each formally recognised one another as part of the one Church of Jesus Christ and deepened their relationship.
El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) concluyó su reunión celebrada del 12 al 17 de noviembre con un sentimiento de esperanza, aunque expresando públicamente su profunda preocupación por las numerosas injusticias globales a las que se enfrenta el mundo actual.
Durante el servicio especial que dio clausura al Sínodo General de la Iglesia de Suecia, el 24 de noviembre, la arzobispa Antje Jackelén pidió oficialmente disculpas a los Sami, en nombre de la Iglesia de Suecia, por los históricos abusos cometidos contra ellos.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.
During a special service concluding the Church of Sweden’s General Synod on 24 November, Archbishop Antje Jackelén made an official apology from the Church of Sweden to the Sámi for historical abuse.
The World Council of Churches is mourning the passing of Rev. Jose Manuel Leite, who as a church and spiritual leader worked to strengthen Christian unity everywhere.
