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Week of Prayer brings fruits of the Spirit despite COVID-19

Prayer is a powerful way to be united as Christians from all over the world. Every year my church community in Cuba joins the celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with daily devotions and a special worship service, usually on Sundays. Being connected in the same prayerful spirit around a common text that turns into so many testimonies of faith is truly a gift of the Spirit and an ecumenical commitment.

The COVID-19 pandemic and community life: reflections and challenges

The Greek word Koinonia, which Paul especially uses in the New Testament, translates as community, communion, union, fellowship, participation, among other meanings. The term "solidarity" expresses the meaning of Koinonia. The community based on solidarity seeks peace, justice, well-being, the Shalom of the people. The word "coexistence" can also be equivalent of Koinonia, because it means to live in unity for several generations under the same roof or house. The "coexistence" leads us to take care of the integrity of creation, to recognize that we are not the only inhabitants of this house.

Les Églises sont appelées à défendre la dignité humaine au Moyen-Orient

La vocation suprême des Églises au Moyen-Orient et de leurs partenaires à travers le monde est de rétablir la dignité humaine là où les êtres humains souffrent le plus. C’est ce qu’ont affirmé le Conseil des Églises du Moyen-Orient et ses partenaires, rassemblés cette semaine à Ain el-Qassis (Liban) pour leur réunion annuelle.

Fr Alexi - a peacemaker in Syria

WCC News met with the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dr Alexi Chehadeh, who leads the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East in Damascus, Syria. He is an impressive role model and peacemaker in Syria.

Père Alexi – un artisan de paix en Syrie

Le département des nouvelles du COE s’est entretenu avec l’archimandrite Alexi Chehadeh, responsable du département des relations œcuméniques et de développement du Patriarcat orthodoxe grec d’Antioche et de tout l’Orient à Damas, en Syrie. Le père Alexi est un modèle et un pacificateur remarquable.

“Love will find a way”

World Council of Churches leaders spoke on the theme “Hospitality: On a Pilgrim’s Way of Justice and Peace" at a symposium on 23 August at the Protestant Theological University Amsterdam.

«L'amour triomphera»

Les dirigeants du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont pris la parole autour du thème «L'hospitalité sur le chemin de la paix et de la justice», et ce, à l'occasion d'un symposium organisé le 23 août par l'Université théologique protestante d'Amsterdam.

Diakonia: “a tool to reach abundance of life”

“Christ’s call for abundant life (John 10:10) means that the church must work to address the enormity of challenges, including access to water resources, care for creation, and adequate health care,” said Rev. Matthew Ross during a World Council of Churches (WCC) seminar on young people’s involvement in “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” held in Matanzas, Cuba, July 15-20.

Creating a better future for Syrian-Armenian youth

On 20 March the unique program aiming to empower Syrian-Armenian youth who escaped the ongoing conflict in Syria and settled in Armenia was launched in Yerevan. Through training, capacity building and joint activities, the project aims to deepen the relations between Syrian and local Armenian youth.

Façonner un avenir meilleur pour les jeunes Syro-Arméniens

Le 20 mars, le programme unique visant à donner des moyens d’action aux jeunes Syro-Arméniens ayant fui le conflit syrien et s’étant installés en Arménie a été lancé à Erevan. Grâce à des formations, à des actions de développement des compétences et à des activités communes, le projet veut renforcer les relations entre les jeunes Syriens et les jeunes Arméniens locaux.

Seven weeks of Lent highlight water justice in Latin America

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) invites you to use the season of Lent to reflect on water. Since 2008, EWN has been providing weekly theological reflections and other resources on water for the seven weeks of Lent and for World Water Day on 22 March. This year, the focus is on Latin America.

Sept semaines de Carême pour insister sur la justice à propos de l’eau en Amérique latine

Le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau (ROE) du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) vous invite à profiter du temps du Carême pour réfléchir à la question de l’eau. Depuis 2008, le ROE propose des réflexions théologiques hebdomadaires et de la documentation sur le thème de l’eau durant les sept semaines du Carême ainsi que pour la Journée mondiale de l’eau, le 22 mars. Cette année, l’attention portera particulièrement sur l’Amérique latine.

WCC general secretary joins UN dialogue on interreligious peace

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit joined other speakers at a side event of the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 7 March. The speakers, which also included Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Department of External Church Relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the topic of “Mutual Respect and Peaceful Coexistence as a Condition of Interreligious Peace and Stability: Supporting Christians and Other Communities.”

‘No Christmas bells in Mosul’ for a third year, says Assyrian priest

Father Emanuel Youkhana rues that, for the third Christmas in a row, the church bells will not ring in Mosul. He recounts that, around June 2014, the numerical religious minorities such as Yazidis and Christians around Iraq’s second biggest city began to face a horrific onslaught by the group calling itself IS (Islamic State), or Daesh in Arabic.

«Les cloches de Noël ne sonneront pas à Mossoul» cette année encore, affirme un prêtre assyrien

Le père Emanuel Youkhana déplore que, pour le troisième Noël d’affilée, les cloches de l’église ne retentiront pas à Mossoul. Aux alentours de juin 2014, raconte-t-il, les minorités religieuses telles que les yézidis et les chrétiens installés autour de la deuxième ville d’Irak ont commencé à subir les atroces assauts du groupe qui se fait appeler l’État islamique, ou Daesh, en arabe.

Study shows religious and ethnic diversity vital for peace in Iraq and Syria

Analyzing efforts to protect religious communities and groups and build peace in Syria and Iraq, the WCC and Norwegian Church Aid presented a joint study on protection needs of religious and ethnic minorities in Syria and Iraq. The findings were announced on 12 December to the media and public at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.