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At Peace Conference in Jakarta, WCC shares positive examples of interfaith action for peace

At a Peace Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, hosted by the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) and the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, participated as a panel speaker during a session on ““Global Challenges and Perspective for Interfaith Action” on 21 November.

El CMI hace un llamado por el libre acceso al culto en la Tierra Santa y la preservación del status quo de Jerusalén

Tras una declaración del Patriarcado Ortodoxo de Jerusalén, el 11 de abril, en la que expresa serias preocupaciones por las anunciadas restricciones políticas del Sábado Santo, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) condenó enérgicamente dichas medidas que restringen el acceso a lugares de culto, pues considera que son violaciones a la libertad religiosa en la Tierra Santa.

Le COE réclame la liberté d’accès aux lieux de culte en Terre Sainte et la préservation du statu quo de Jérusalem

Dans une déclaration publiée le 11 avril, le Patriarcat orthodoxe de Jérusalem a fait part de ses vives inquiétudes quant aux restrictions policières annoncées pour le samedi de la sainte Lumière. Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a réagi à cette déclaration en condamnant fermement les mesures qui limitent l’accès aux lieux de culte, les qualifiant d’atteintes à la liberté religieuse en Terre Sainte.

In Japan, spirit of koinonia deepens

During a visit from World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, WCC member churches in Japan received expressions of appreciation from the WCC for hosting various visits and forums that strengthened ecumenical ties.

WCC members in Japan reported a deepening spirit of koinonia as well as more involvement in the programmatic life of the WCC, particularly as the ecumenical movement sets its sights on the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in 2021 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Bishop Younan receives Catholic peace award

Bishop Emeritus Munib Younan from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land received the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award on 24 September from the Roman Catholic Church for his interreligious peace-building efforts.

Indian Orthodox Church Catholicos, Patriarch Kirill hold historic meeting

His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, Supreme Head of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, and Catholicos of the East, met with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at St Daniel Monastery in Moscow on 3 September.

His Holiness Catholicos Paulose II thanked Patriarch Kirill for the hospitality, stressing that “forty years have elapsed and now we as primates of our Churches can resume the exchange of visits. Your Holiness, your love and insight have helped to make it possible. Once again, thank you for it”.

In Korea gehen junge Anwältinnen und Anwälte der Hoffnung gemeinsam voran

Als die Veranstaltung Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity am 18. September in der Yonsei University Chapel in Südkorea eröffnet wurde, machten die Teilnehmenden bereits erste praktische Erfahrungen mit dem Thema „Anwälte der Hoffnung auf der Suche nach Eintracht“.

Zum ersten Mal nehmen an diesem Programm nicht nur junge Menschen aus Asien, sondern aus allen Ländern der Welt teil. Die Veranstaltung wird von den Programmen für den interreligiösen Dialog und Jugend in der ökumenischen Bewegung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) sowie dem Rat für Weltmission (CWM) und der Weltgemeinschaft Reformierter Kirchen (WGRK) gemeinsam koordiniert.