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Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.

During a visit to Angola held 21-28 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) staff met with local church and community leaders to discuss how preventing obstetric fistula is a matter of human rights.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó gran preocupación por la catástrofe humanitaria que está teniendo lugar en Sudán e instó a poner fin a las hostilidades.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, drückte seine große Sorge über die andauernde humanitäre Katastrophe im Sudan aus und forderte ein Ende der Feindseligkeiten.

Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a exprimé sa vive inquiétude face à la catastrophe humanitaire en cours au Soudan et a appelé à la fin des hostilités.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed grave concern about the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, and urged an end to hostilities.

As Pope Francis travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo, then with Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, and Rt. Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, to South Sudan on 3- 5 February, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay said he welcomes and supports the visits.

The churches of Sudan – and especially the Sudan Council of Churches as their ecumenical forum – have suffered from a serious lack of attention and support by international ecumenical partners since the separation of South Sudan in 2011.

During National Ecumenical Prayers for Peaceful Elections in Zambia, held 1 August, religious and civic leaders gathered in-person and online to pray for peaceful elections in the nation, which has been coping with a rise in violence during the lead-up to 12 August voting.

In a pastoral letter to “sisters and brothers in Ethiopia,” eight faith-based organizations expressed Christian love and care, as well as a commitment to accompany churches and people of Ethiopia as they face the challenges confronting their country.

The All Africa Conference of Churches joined many across the world in expressing shock and dismay at remarks from two French scientists during a live interview on the French television channel LCI, suggesting that Africa should be the testing ground for treatment for the coronavirus.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) gratuliert dem äthiopischen Ministerpräsidenten Abiy Ahmed zur Verleihung des Friedensnobelpreises 2019. Seit seiner Wahl zum Ministerpräsidenten im April 2018 hat Ahmed ein beeindruckendes Programm positiver und inspirierender Reforminitiativen durchgeführt, eine entscheidende Rolle in der Versöhnung der beiden Synoden übernommen und sich für die Einheit der Äthiopischen Orthodoxen Kirche Tewahedo eingesetzt. Die Leistung, die der Friedensnobelpreis in besonderer Weise würdigt, ist jedoch die unter seiner Federführung entstandene Initiative, die den seit zwanzig Jahren bestehenden brudermörderischen Konflikt zwischen Äthiopien und Eritrea beendet hat.