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Durante el discurso de apertura de la 68ª Asamblea General del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea en Seúl, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, meditó sobre el tema de la asamblea, “Recorre el camino del nuevo mandamiento”, basado en el relato de San Juan de la última cena de Jesús con sus discípulos.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, a prononcé un discours liminaire lors de la 68e Assemblée générale du Conseil national des Églises de Corée, à Séoul, sur le thème de l’Assemblée, «Marcher sur le chemin du nouveau commandement», basé sur le récit par Jean du dernier repas que Jésus a fait avec ses disciples.

세계교회협의회(WCC) 울라프 트베이트 총무는 지난 17일 서울 성은감리교회에서 2021년 WCC 총회의 주제인 “세상을 화해와 화합으로 이끄는 그리스도의 사랑”이라는 제목으로 설교했다.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, hat am 17. November in der methodistischen Kirche Seong Eun eine Predigt über das Thema der nächsten ÖRK-Vollversammlung 2021 – „Christi Liebe bewegt, versöhnt und eint die Welt“ – gehalten.

In a sermon at the Seong Eun Methodist Church on 17 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC Assembly in 2021, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

En un sermón pronunciado en la Iglesia Metodista Seong Eun, el 17 de noviembre, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, reflexionó sobre el tema de la próxima Asamblea del CMI, en 2021: “El amor de Cristo lleva al mundo a la reconciliación y la unidad”.

Dans un sermon prononcé le 17 novembre à l’Église méthodiste de Seong Eun, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a médité sur le thème de la prochaine Assemblée du COE en 2021: «L’amour du Christ mène le monde vers la réconciliation et l’unité».

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Hanbeet Rhee, from the Presbyterian Church of Korea, is a member of the Ecumenical Youth Council in Korea. She is also a commissioner with the World Council of Churches (WCC) ECHOS programme, as well as a youth advisor for the WCC Central Committee.

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.

The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit is gravely concerned by the deteriorating situation in West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and Papua Barat), especially in light of reports from church partners in the territory that peaceful anti-racism demonstrations by Papuan students have been attacked with lethal force by Indonesian military forces and armed settler militias. In other places we have learned about horizontal violence between Papuans and non-indigenous residents.

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.

As the Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity opened at the Yonsei University Chapel in South Korea on 18 September, participants were already learning to live into the theme “Stewards of Hope, Seekers of Harmony.” For the first time, the training includes not only young people from Asia but from across the world, and is being co-coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Programme for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, the Council for World Mission, and youth representatives from the ecumenical movement.

Cuando el pasado 18 de septiembre se inauguró en la capilla de la Universidad de Yonsei, en Corea del Sur, la formación de los jóvenes en Asia para la armonía religiosa (Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity), los participantes ya estaban aprendiendo a vivir bajo el tema “Guardianes de la esperanza, buscadores de armonía”.

Por primera vez, la formación incluye no solo a jóvenes de Asia, sino también de todo el mundo. Los encargados de la coordinación de esta formación son los programas del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre el diálogo interreligioso y la juventud en el Movimiento Ecuménico, junto con el Consejo para la Misión Mundial (CMM) y la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR).

Au lancement de la formation des jeunes en Asie pour l’amitié religieuse (YATRA) le 18 septembre dans la chapelle de l’Université Yonsei, en Corée du Sud, les participant-e-s apprennent déjà à s’immerger dans le thème «intendants de l’espoir, prospecteurs d’harmonie».

C’est la première fois que la formation inclut non seulement des jeunes venus d’Asie, mais également du monde entier. Elle est coordonnée à la fois par le Programme pour le dialogue interreligieux et la jeunesse dans le mouvement œcuménique du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le Conseil pour la mission mondiale (CMM) et la Communion mondiale d’Églises réformées (CMER).

Twenty-five ecumenical theologians and leaders gathered for public lectures coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 September under the theme “Global Manifestations of Racism Today”.

Lectures and responses reflected on racism as a major concern of the ecumenical movement. Reflections focused on understanding global manifestations of racism today, and reaffirming the intersection of race and ethnicity with other determining characteristics．

Twenty-seven indigenous and ecumenical youths gathered together for a five-day World Council of Churches (WCC) event this week in Japan’s third-largest, western city of Osaka. Participants gathered under the theme, “WCC Continuing Formation on Youth and Racism Awareness in Asia & Indigenous Youth Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace.”

Fourteen church leaders and activists from Canada, India, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States, embarked on a Pilgrim Team Visit to the Philippines from 9-13 August. They listened, learned and bore witness to the escalating human rights crisis in the country. The visit was convened by the World Council of Churches in partnership with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.

Im glorreichsten Moment ihres beruflichen Werdegangs stellt Pastorin Prof. Dr. Sang Chang fest, dass die Gesellschaft nicht immer nur nett und wohlgesonnen ist und die Politik wie vom Teufel gelenkt sein kann. Aber dank Gottes Hilfe ist sie darüber hinweggekommen und hegt keinen Groll mehr. Ganz im Gegenteil ist sie in ihrem Kampf für die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter und für soziale Gerechtigkeit entschlossener als je zuvor.

At the most glorious moment in her career, Rev. Prof. Dr Sang Chang discovered that society is not always friendly and that politics can be devilish. But thanks to God, she got over it. Without bitterness and even more determined in her fight for gender equality and social justice.