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On the 2024 International Day of Human Fraternity, observed 5 February, special events—including the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity—focused on bridging divides and promoting a culture of peace. 

Le Conseil des Églises du Moyen-Orient, basé à Beyrouth, au Liban, a organisé le groupe de rédaction de la Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens 2022. Le COE et le Vatican ont maintenant publié le matériel en plusieurs langues.

The Middle East Council of Churches, based in Beirut, Lebanon, has been the convener for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 drafting group. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican have now published the material in several languages.

Rev. Fr Dr Lawrence Iwuamadi is dean of the Ecumenical Institute, the graduate school which opened its academic year this week. Below, Iwuamadi reflects on the arrival of new students at the Ecumenical Institute during this remarkable time.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit condemned an attack on a bus in Egypt carrying tourists on Friday near the Giza Pyramids, killing four Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian guide. The blast wounded 11 other Vietnamese tourists as well as the Egyptian driver.

On 14-16 December, the Conference of European Churches and Cumberland Lodge in the UK will host an Ecumenical Conference on Human Rights with the theme “Towards Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Today, as the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches began its meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, we received news of another attack against our Coptic Christian sisters and brothers in Egypt.

Aujourd’hui, alors que le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises entamait sa session en Suède, à Uppsala, l’information d’un nouvel attentat perpétré contre nos frères et sœurs coptes en Égypte nous est parvenue.

The World Council of Churches is mourning the passing of Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh, Barary, and the Monastery of Saint Demiana of the Coptic Orthodox Church. One of the senior and most influential Coptic Orthodox Prelates of the modern era, he has made extensive contributions in the areas of Pan-Orthodox unity, dialogue and ecumenism. He was a close colleague of the late Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.

Each year students from all over the world arrive at Bossey near Geneva for a three-month language training course to pave their way for ecumenical studies that follow on straight after. “The title captures the goal of the course,” says Father Lawrence Iwuamadi, the Nigerian priest who studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and is academic dean of the Ecumenical Institute.

Marie Bassili Assaad, an ecumenical leader who was WCC deputy general secretary from 1980 to 1986, passed away on 30 August, at the age of 96. Her funeral took place in Egypt on 2 September.

Marie Bassili Assaad, responsable œcuménique qui fut secrétaire générale adjointe du Conseil œcuménique des Églises de 1980 à 1986, est décédée le 30 août à l’âge de 96 ans. Ses funérailles ont eu lieu en Égypte le 2 septembre.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit addressed the status of Jerusalem at the international "World Conference in Support of Jerusalem" on 17-18 January in Cairo, Egypt, organized by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh al-Tayyib, under the auspices of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, a abordé la question du statut de Jérusalem lors de la Conférence mondiale de soutien à Jérusalem, qui s’est tenue les 17 et 18 janvier au Caire (Égypte), à l’initiative du cheikh al-Taieb, Grand Imam d’Al-Azhar, et sous les auspices du président Abdel Fatah al-Sissi.

Freddy Elbaiady has made history as a politician. But what counts most for the 46-year-old Egyptian doctor is his work at the Salam Medical Center in El-Qanatir, north of Cairo. The bridges between Christians and Muslims that are built through this work are sustainable even in times of crisis.

Freddy Elbaiady restera dans l'histoire en tant qu'homme politique. Mais ce qui compte le plus pour ce médecin égyptien âgé de 46 ans, c'est son travail au Centre médical Salam (SMC) à El-Qanatir, au nord du Caire. Les ponts entre chrétiens et musulmans qui sont construits grâce à ce travail sont durables, même en temps de crise.

When WCC’s long-time partner, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, another small but important step towards a safer world was taken. Not only was it a recognition of global efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, but also an affirmation of the role Christian churches have played at local and grassroots levels to raise awareness and mobilize people against nuclear proliferation.

Lorsque le partenaire de longue date du COE, la Campagne internationale pour l'abolition des armes nucléaires (ICAN), s'est vu décerner le prix Nobel de la paix 2017, une nouvelle étape, humble mais importante, a été franchie en direction d’un monde plus sûr. Non seulement c’était la reconnaissance des efforts mondiaux visant à abolir les armes nucléaires, mais c'était aussi une confirmation du rôle que les Églises chrétiennes ont joué aux niveaux local et communautaire pour sensibiliser et mobiliser les gens contre la prolifération nucléaire.

The Coptic Church does not have to worry about the future of its monasteries. Many young Copts want to become monks or nuns. That was not always the case. In the late 1960s, monasticism in Egypt was close to extinction.