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During a service of remembrance and celebration in the Ecumenical Centre Chapel on 24 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee commemorated the lives, witness and ministry of Rev. Robina Winbush and Rev. Norman Tendis.

Pendant un service commémoratif célébré dans la chapelle du Centre œcuménique le 24 mai, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a fait mémoire de la vie, du témoignage et du ministère de la pasteure Robina Winbush et du pasteur Norman Tendis.

After 157 people perished when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on 10 March soon after taking off near Addis Ababa, the World Council of Churches expressed deep sympathy and extended prayers for those who lost loved ones.

Alors que 157 personnes ont péri dans l’avion d’Ethiopian Airlines qui s’est écrasé peu après le décollage aux abords d’Addis-Abeba le 10 mars, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) exprime ses sincères condoléances et adresse ses prières aux proches des victimes.

In a lecture that opened a summer course offered by the foundation Pro Oriente in Vienna, Austria, on 9 July, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit commemorated the WCC’s 70-year history and described its ongoing Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace.

Le 9 juillet, lors de son discours d'ouverture du séminaire d'été organisé à Vienne (Autriche) par la fondation Pro Oriente, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, a commémoré les 70 ans du COE et décrit le Pèlerinage de justice et de paix en cours.

An “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace, Promoting Peaceful Coexistence & Common Citizenship” in Vienna on 26 February is creating a first-ever joint action plan for Arab religious leaders to lead the way in repairing the divisions created by extremists, and rebuilding social cohesion and common citizenship in the Arab region.

Un «Dialogue interreligieux pour la paix, promouvant la coexistence pacifique et la citoyenneté commune», tenu à Vienne, le 26 février dernier, crée pour la première fois un plan d’action commune par lequel les chefs religieux arabes ouvrent la voie pour réparer les divisions créées par les extrémistes et reconstruire la cohésion sociale et la citoyenneté commune dans la région arabe.

Another step towards preventing incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes was taken on Tuesday this week, when religious leaders and other actors gathered for a three-day meeting in Vienna to discuss the implementation of the Plan of Action for such prevention.

Mardi dernier, une étape supplémentaire a été franchie dans la prévention de l’incitation à la violence pouvant conduire à des atrocités criminelles lorsque des responsables et acteurs religieux se sont réunis pendant trois jours à Vienne afin d’étudier la mise en œuvre du plan d’action élaboré dans le but de prévenir cette incitation à la violence.

The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe and the WCC have published a revised and updated edition of their joint study, Mapping Migration: Mapping Churches’ Responses in Europe. The 2016 text explores challenges and changes in the European church landscape in light of international migration.

Bible Societies are working in more than 200 countries and territories around the world to make known the Word of God. At the heart of the work – from the translation of Holy Scripture to publishing, distribution and advocacy, and engagement activities – is the principle of collaborating with and serving the churches.

In the wake of recent crisis with the refugees in Europe, it is “absolutely and critically necessary that all European states take their proper responsibility in terms of reception and support for people seeking refuge, safety and a better future for themselves and their families. This cannot be left only to the states where they enter first,” says the WCC general secretary.

After a concerted examination of the evidence presented at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons and two earlier conferences, 44 of the states present called for a ban on nuclear weapons. The host government Austria added momentum with a specific, cooperative pledge to “fill the legal gap for the prohibition of nuclear weapons” and eliminate them.

The WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit emphasized close links between the biblical understanding of peace and a “harmonious society” in which all citizens are valued. Tveit was speaking at the 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace, held from 20 to 22 November in Vienna, Austria.