World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit “received with joy” the news of the verdict which has resolved the long pending case of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman convicted and sentenced to death under Pakistan's blasphemy laws in 2010.
The National Christian Council (NCC) in Japan and other faith-based groups in the nation have issued a joint statement regarding comments from Masahiko Shibayama, minister of education and science, about the “Imperial Rescript of Education.”
National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) general secretary Rev. Lee Hong Jung, invited by the South Korean presidential administration, attended the 3rd Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang in September with President Moon Jae-In as part of a 53-member delegation of South Koreans from various sectors of society.
At a global conference on xenophobia in Rome, a panel of four religious leaders from, respectively, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Islamic traditions, spoke candidly about how xenophobia can sometimes be woven deeply into the fabric of these traditions.
À l’occasion d’une conférence mondiale sur la xénophobie organisée à Rome, un panel de quatre responsables religieux respectivement de tradition bouddhiste, chrétienne, hindoue et islamique, se sont exprimés ouvertement sur la manière dont la xénophobie peut parfois être profondément ancrée dans le tissu de ces traditions.
As the anniversary of Korea's liberation and division draws near, churches in Korea and around the world prepare for the Sunday of Prayer on 12 August.
The Korean Christian Federation Central Committee (North Korea) and the National Council of Churches in Korea (South Korea) have composed their annual joint prayer for peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula for 2018. The World Council of Churches is inviting its fellowship and all people of goodwill to use the prayer during worship, especially on 12 August, the weekend before August 15th, the anniversary of Korea's liberation and division.
Le Comité central de la Fédération chrétienne de Corée (Corée du Nord) et le Conseil national des Églises de Corée (Corée du Sud) ont composé leur prière annuelle commune pour la réunification pacifique de la péninsule coréenne. Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises invite sa communauté et toutes les personnes de bonne volonté à réciter cette prière lors des différents services religieux, en particulier le 12 août, le week-end précédant le 15 août, date anniversaire de la libération et de la division de la Corée.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) as well as United Methodist bishops in the Philippines in appealing to the government of the Philippines for assistance and cooperation in extracting three United Methodist mission personnel from the country.
Korea’s Christian leaders have urged Catholics to work together with the WCC to help bring peace and reconciliation to their country. Rev. Dr Sang Chang, president of WCC’s Asia region, and Rev. Dr Lee Hong-jeong, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) were speaking as Pope Francis visited the headquarters of the ecumenical movement in Geneva to mark the WCC’s 70th anniversary.
In the wake of the recent Panmunjom Declaration, signed in April by South Korean President Moon Jae-In and Chairman Kim Jung Un of North Korea (DPRK), as well as the June summit of Chairman Kim with US President Donald J. Trump, the WCC central committee has re-assessed the prospects for peace on the troubled Korean peninsula.
Suite à la récente déclaration de Panmunjeom, signée en avril par le président de Corée du Sud, Moon Jae-In, et le président Kim Jung Un de Corée du Nord (RPDC), et suite au sommet de juin entre le président Kim Jung Un et le président des États-Unis, Donald J. Trump, le Comité central du COE a réévalué les perspectives de paix dans la péninsule coréenne agitée.
In a powerful symbol of unity, Christians from North and South Korea sang together yesterday during celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The Koreans linked arms to sing the 600-year-old folk song Arirang that is the unofficial anthem of Korea – the united Korea that existed until civil war divided the country in the 1950s.
En un puissant symbole d’unité, les chrétiens de la Corée du Nord et du Sud ont chanté ensemble, hier, à l’occasion des célébrations du 70e anniversaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE). Les Coréens ont uni leurs forces et ont chanté en chœur une chanson folk vieille de 600 ans, Arirang, l’hymne officieux de la Corée – la Corée unifiée, avant la guerre civile qui a scindé le pays en deux dans les années 1950.
As people in Seoul held a candlelight vigil on 7 June to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula, they were joined by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), and hundreds of others across the world.
Alors que les habitants de Séoul se rassemblaient lors d’une veillée aux chandelles pour prier pour la paix dans la péninsule coréenne, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève, le Conseil national des Églises du Christ des États-Unis (NCC), et des centaines d’autres acteurs se sont ralliés à leur cause.
In the weeks leading up to the summit planned for 12 June between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the National Council of Churches in Korea is planning prayer vigils to express hope for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.
조선그리스도교연맹의 초청으로 5월 3~7일WCC와WCRC의 대표들로 구성된 6인의 국제에큐메니칼대표단이 WCC 총무인 올라브 픽세 트베이트(Olav Fykse Tveit) 박사와 WCRC 총무인 크리스 퍼거슨(Chris Ferguson) 목사의 인도하에 5월 3~7일 북한의 평양을 방문했다.
The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) released a statement on 27 April in response to the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity, and Unification of the Korean Peninsula.
Le Conseil national des Églises en Corée (NCCK) a publié un communiqué le 27 avril en réponse à la Déclaration de Panmunjom pour la paix, la prospérité et la réunification de la péninsule coréenne.