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Bishop Dr Jukka Keskitalo visits WCC

WCC hosts visitors from Finland, Germany, and Sweden

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted Bishop Dr Jukka Keskitalo and Rev. Pekka Mustakallio from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, to discuss the ecumenical agenda of 2023 and the harvesting of the WCC 11 th assembly, as well a group from the Centre for Ecumenism of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau, and 21 ordinands from the Church of Sweden.

29 September 2023
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At assembly and beyond, WCC publications inspire and move

During an interview recorded during the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlruhe, Germany, Rev. Margarithe Veen, ordained minister of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, described what moved her the most when she volunteered in the Networking Zone, helping people connect with WCC publications.

14 September 2022
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Sur les cendres de la guerre: La première Assemblée du COE en Europe – Amsterdam 1948

En tant que participants à la première Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, réuni à Amsterdam en août 1948, les Pays-Bas ont témoigné de la violence de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. Le port de Rotterdam se relevait après avoir été presque entièrement détruit. Beaucoup d’autres villes et villages en Europe étaient en peine pour se reconstruire. À l’est, l’Allemagne et l’Autriche étaient divisées en zones d’occupation administrées par les puissances alliées. Deux mois plus tôt, les tensions entre l’Union Soviétique et les occupants occidentaux de l’ex-capitale allemande avaient conduit au début du pont aérien de Berlin. Depuis 1945, le terme de «guerre froide» apparaissait de plus en plus souvent dans les publications.

28 August 2022
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From the Ashes of War: The first WCC Assembly in Europe – Amsterdam 1948

As participants in the First Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) gathered at Amsterdam during August 1948, the Netherlands bore witness to the violence of the Second World War. The port of Rotterdam was rising from near destruction. Many other cities, towns and villages across Europe were struggling to recover. To the east, Germany and Austria were divided into zones of occupation administered by the Allied Powers. Two months earlier, tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western occupiers of the former German capital led to the start of the Berlin Airlift. Since 1945, publications had been increasing their use of the term “Cold War”.

26 August 2022
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Arctic communities to WCC pilgrims: “We need your voice”

Lorraine Netro, who was raised in the Gwich’in First Nation of Old Crow, Yukon (Canada), is part of an indigenous community—but she’s also a global citizen.

“Today’s Arctic peoples are important members of global society,” Netro said. “The survival of Arctic cultures and communities remains tied to the wildlife and landscape of the Arctic Refuge.”

11 May 2021
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Radio silence- A story where resistance becomes a form of survival

«Silence radio», un film sur la journaliste Carmen Aristegui, remporte le prix pour les Droits de l’Homme 2020

Le film «Silence radio», de Juliana Fanjul, a reçu le prix des Droits de l’Homme 2020, décerné par l’Association mondiale pour la communication chrétienne (WACC) et l’Association catholique mondiale pour la communication (SIGNIS).

Le long métrage documentaire dresse le portrait de Carmen Arestigui, journaliste et animatrice radio critique envers le gouvernement.  

30 March 2021