As a search continued for missing migrants after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Greece, the World Council of Churches (WCC) conveyed prayers to the families of victims, and to the churches in Greece and elsewhere that are responding.
Après avoir visité l’Ukraine, la Hongrie et la Roumanie à la mi-mars, une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et de l’Alliance ACT s’est rendue à la frontière russo-ukrainienne, près de Rostov-sur-le-Don, du 22 au 26 mai.
A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we become human together.”
A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we become human together.”
Christian organizations representing 2 billion people—about one-third of the world's population—have released a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, and they are demanding a more compassionate approach.
Des organisations chrétiennes représentant 2 milliards de personnes – environ un tiers de la population mondiale – ont publié une déclaration sur la situation désastreuse des migrants et des réfugiés en Europe, et elles demandent une approche plus compatissante.
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece offers reflections from an Orthodox perspective on the current plight of refugees, both in Greece and beyond, and how churches can help with both relief efforts and long-term wellbeing.
L’archevêque Ieronymos d’Athènes et de toute la Grèce partage ses réflexions, dans la perspective orthodoxe, sur le sort actuel des réfugiés, en Grèce et ailleurs, et sur la manière dont les Églises peuvent contribuer aux efforts faits pour les secourir et à leur bien-être à long terme.
Church leaders from Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark signed a statement demanding that we take “human responsibility” for refugees on the border between Turkey and Greece.
A German delegation comprised of representatives of municipalities, church leaders and prominent civil society organizations recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos, already hosting tens of thousands of migrants and displaced people, and was on site when the news of the opening of the Turkish border was announced and the first new arrivals were appearing.
Une délégation allemande composée de représentant-e-s de municipalités, d’éminentes organisations de la société civile et de responsables d’Églises s’est récemment rendue sur l’île grecque de Lesbos qui accueille déjà des dizaines de milliers de personnes migrantes ou déplacées. La délégation se trouvait sur place à l’annonce de l’ouverture de la frontière turque et lors de la première vague d’arrivées.
Dealing with people on the move is crucial to the work of the Church in the 21st century says Greek Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Filadelfia. More than 31,000 irregular migrants arrived in Greece by sea in 2018 and almost 17,000 arrived by land, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The 8th International Conference of Orthodox faculties, just held in Thessaloniki, Greece, is expected to contribute to the interpretation and reception of the 2016 “Holy and Great Council” of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
As the Holy and Great Council commenced this week in Crete, Greece, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit attended celebrations of Pentecost with the Orthodox community, offering his prayers and support.
Alors que le Saint et Grand Concile s’ouvre cette semaine en Crète (Grèce), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a assisté aux célébrations de la Pentecôte avec la communauté orthodoxe, apportant ses prières et son soutien.
His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Crete on 15 June, pledging to proceed with the Holy and Great Council, the long-planned meeting of Orthodox Churches there.
Sitting in a tent at the Souda camp, on the island of Chios in Greece, a Pakistani family of 12 recalls the lives they had in their home country. They had everything except safety. Muhammed and his wife, Asia, along with their 10 children, fled their home country in search of a place where they weren’t constantly fearing for their lives.
Women and children figure prominently as refugees in mass movements of people in recent months and their rights will be at the forefront of a summer school organized in Greece by the Conference of European Churches.
Les femmes et les enfants sont des figures prominentes de réfugiés dans les déplacements massifs de personnes ces derniers mois et leurs droits seront au centre des thèmes d’une université d’été organisée en Grèce par la Conférence des Églises européennes.
