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Common prayer in Geneva responds to acts of violence

Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23 was to have been the principal focus of the service of Sunday morning prayer on 15 November in the cathedral church of Saint-Pierre at the summit of Geneva’s old town. Following terror attacks in Beirut and Paris killing and wounding hundreds of civilians over the preceding days, the prayers of the Protestant Church of Geneva and the WCC Executive Committee took on a new dimension.

La oración común en Ginebra como respuesta a los actos de violencia

La conmemoración del Genocidio Armenio de 1915-1923 iba a ser el tema central del servicio de oración de la mañana del 15 de noviembre en la iglesia catedral de San Pedro, ubicada en la cima del casco antiguo de Ginebra. Tras los ataques terroristas de los días precedentes en Beirut y París, en los que cientos de civiles fueron asesinados o heridos, las oraciones de la Iglesia Protestante de Ginebra y el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias tomaron otra dimensión.

WCC Executive Committee convenes to review ecumenical progress

The Executive Committee, a 25-member governing body of the WCC, is meeting from 13 through 18 November at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland to consider a series of programmatic reports and proposals for the criteria to be used in priority setting amid the continuing work of the WCC.

Overcoming discrimination to address HIV in Zimbabwe

“Stigma, discrimination, lack of access to information and appropriate prevention measures aggravate the spread of HIV and AIDS,” says Samuel Matsikure, who participated in a dialogue sponsored by Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy of the WCC.

Superar la discriminación para hacer frente al VIH en Zimbabwe

“El estigma, la discriminación y la falta de acceso a la información y medidas de prevención adecuadas intensifican la propagación del VIH y el SIDA”, dice Samuel Matsikure, que participó en un diálogo sobre el VIH celebrado en Zimbabwe el pasado mes de julio con el patrocinio de Iniciativas Ecuménicas y Acción Mundial sobre el VIH y el SIDA del CMI.

Global Christian leaders concerned for persecuted Christians

An historic consultation of church leaders, drawn from 56 nations, to focus on intensifying "discrimination, persecution and violence" against Christian communities around the world has called on churches globally to pray, support and be in solidarity with those suffering persecution due to their faith.