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Erhard Hermansen is general secretary of the Christian Council of Norway, which has been collaborating closely with churches in Sudan and South Sudan for nearly 30 years. Hermansen attended the South Sudan Council of Churches 2019 Assembly in late August, and shares his reflections and hopes below.

On 26-29 August, the South Sudan Council of Churches held its 2019 Assembly, and delegates issued resolutions related to the governance of the organization, and to the path forward for peace and justice.

The South Sudan Council of Churches, an ecumenical body of seven members and associate members, held its first General Assembly since the independence of the largely Christian and animist country in 2011.

Archbishop Job of Telmessos, who serves as permanent representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the World Council of Churches (WCC), met with the WCC News and describes receiving an extraordinary gift from Pope Francis on 29 June.

L’archevêque Job de Telmessos, représentant permanent du Patriarcat œcuménique au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a accordé un entretien aux «Nouvelles du COE» au cours duquel il déclare avoir reçu un cadeau extraordinaire de la part du pape François le 29 juin dernier.

South Sudanese church leaders continued to amplify hope for their country, as the people quietly marked the 8th Independence Day, without an official government celebration.
The world’s newest nation which became an independent state on 9 July 2011, is facing enormous challenges including insecurity, economic stagnation and famine due to a new conflict.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Bishop Barnabas D. Mondal, know for his support of theological education in South Asia, and for being the first national bishop and the former moderator of the Church of Bangladesh. He passed away on 29 June in Dhaka.

Conversations at the World Council of Churches (WCC) exhibition booth at the Kirchentag showed there is a growing interest in ecumenical movement among German churches. The topics of a particularly high interest were the Thursdays in Black campaign and studies at the Ecumenical institute in Bossey.

The last of three capacity-building seminars on Human Resources and Church Leadership for Diakonia and Development took place in Maputo, Mozambique, 18-20 June. This most recent seminar was for Portuguese speakers in Africa, with participants coming mainly from Angola and Mozambique. The first two seminars - for French and English speakers respectively - were held in May in Cotonou, Bénin, and Nairobi, Kenya.

Hundreds of worshippers gathered 16th of June in the historic cathedral of the Protestant Church of Geneva to commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Joint Declaration of the Doctrine of Justification.

Des centaines de fidèles étaient réunis le 16 juin dans la cathédrale historique de l’Église protestante de Genève pour commémorer le 20e anniversaire de la Déclaration commune sur la justification par la foi.

Among the many international guests at the Heavenly Days on the Heath, which unfolded during the Ascension holidays in Herning in Denmark, was Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, se trouvait parmi les nombreuses personnalités internationales invitées aux Journées célestes sur Terre, organisées lors du congé de l’Ascension à Herning, au Danemark.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church Department of External Church Relations, visited the WCC at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 5 June, during a visit to Switzerland.

Le métropolite Hilarion de Volokolamsk, président du département des relations ecclésiales extérieures de l’Église orthodoxe russe, s’est rendu au Centre œcuménique du COE à Genève, dans le cadre de sa visite en Suisse.
Lors d’une réunion avec le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, il a réitéré la position de Sa Sainteté le patriarche Cyrille de l’Église orthodoxe russe selon laquelle le COE revêt toujours de l’importance pour l’Église orthodoxe russe, et sa participation aux travaux du COE se poursuivra.

The First World War had started, and the planet was in crisis when he became Archbishop of Uppsala in 1914, but through it all, ecumenical trailblazer and peace-seeker Nathan Söderblom envisioned a new way for the church, a man who acted.

La Première Guerre mondiale avait commencé et la planète était en crise lorsque Nathan Söderblom fut nommé archevêque d'Uppsala en 1914, mais malgré tout, ce pionnier de l'œcuménisme et chercheur de paix imagina une nouvelle voie pour l'Église.

A seminar on human resources and leadership development for diakonia was held in the West African Republic of Bénin from 13-17 May.

Un séminaire de formation des ressources humaines et des responsables sur la diaconie s’est déroulé en République du Bénin, en Afrique de l’Ouest, du 13 au 17 mai.

As the Anglican Consultative Council convened in Hong Kong on 1 May, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered a reflection on Anglican contributions to unity.