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Faith-based organisations to COP27: “We bring narratives that demand us all to act with justice”

“COP27 is a critical occasion for governments to together re-envision, develop, commit to and implement a roadmap towards a fossil fuel-free, post-growth, equitable and sustainable tomorrow,” said Bishop Arnold Temple of the Methodist Church in Sierra Leone, representing the interfaith liaison group, to the High-Level Ministerial Segment of the 27th Session of Conference of the Parties (COP27).

Paving the way for ecumenical studies, learning English in Bossey

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.

ÖRK würdigt Marie Bassili Assaad

Marie Bassili Assaad, eine ökumenische Führungsfigur und 1980 bis 1986 Stellvertretende ÖRK-Generalsekretärin, ist am 30. August im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben. Sie wurde am 2. September in Ägypten beigesetzt.

WCC offers tribute to Marie Bassili Assaad

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.

El CMI rinde homenaje a Marie Bassili Assaad

Marie Bassili Assaad, una dirigente ecuménica que fue secretaria general adjunta del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) de 1980 a 1986, falleció el 30 de agosto a los 96 años de edad. Su funeral tuvo lugar en Egipto el 2 de septiembre.