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Nach Berichten aus jüngster Zeit über gewalttätige Demonstrationen in Addis Abeba und anderen Landesteilen Äthiopiens haben örtliche Kirchenleitende und Mitglieder des ÖRK gemeinsam zu einem friedlichen Dialog und zu Zurückhaltung auf allen Seiten aufgerufen.

After recent reports of widespread violent demonstrations in Addis-Ababa and other parts of Ethiopia, local church leaders and members of the WCC joined in a call for peaceful dialogue and restraint on all sides.

Tras informes sobre manifestaciones violentas generalizadas en Addis-Ababa y otras partes de Etiopia, líderes de las iglesias locales y miembros del CMI se unieron al llamamiento al diálogo pacífico y a que todas las partes actuaran con moderación.

Suite aux récentes informations sur les violentes manifestations de grande ampleur qui ont eu lieu à Addis Abeba et dans d’autres régions d’Éthiopie, les responsables d’Église locaux et les membres du COE ont appelé de concert les parties en cause à entamer un dialogue pacifique et à faire preuve de retenue.

With less than a week before hotly contested local elections, church leaders in South Africa have appealed for calm and asked political leaders of all political parties to help contain dissent. The run-up to the elections on 3 August has been marred by recurrent bouts of violence, intimidation and even political assassinations.

Die mit dem Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens verbundenen Hoffnungen waren als eigentliches Thema bestimmend für den Ablauf der Tagung des ÖRK-Zentralausschusses in Trondheim, Norwegen.

Hope in a Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace formed the integral thread for proceedings at the meeting of the Central Committee of the WCC in Trondheim, Norway this week. The 2016 meeting took place 22-28 June, the second gathering since the Central Committee was elected at the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea in 2013.

La esperanza en la peregrinación de justicia y paz fue el hilo conductor de los procedimientos de la reunión del Comité Central del CMI celebrada en Trondheim (Noruega).

L’espérance en un Pèlerinage de justice et de paix constituait le fil conducteur des travaux du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), qui s’est réuni à Trondheim, en Norvège.

Frauen afrikanischer Herkunft sind seit Jahrzehnten eine Antriebskraft der weltweiten ökumenischen Bewegung, werden aber immer noch nicht angemessen für ihren Beitrag gewürdigt. Es sei an der Zeit, dies zu ändern, meinen die Organisatorinnen eines Netzwerks afrikanischer Theologinnen, Laiinnen und Geistlichen innerhalb des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK).

Women of African descent have been a force within the global ecumenical movement for decades but are still not well recognized for their contributions. It is time for that to change, say the organizers of a network of pan African theologians, laywomen and clergy within the WCC.

Las mujeres de ascendencia africana han sido durante décadas una fuerza en el movimiento ecuménico mundial, pero todavía no han obtenido el debido reconocimiento por sus contribuciones. Según las organizadoras de la Red Ecuménica para el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres Panafricanas del CMI, ha llegado el momento de que esto cambie.

Depuis des dizaines d’années, les femmes d’origine africaine constituent une force au sein du mouvement œcuménique mondial, mais leur contribution n’est pas encore reconnue à sa juste valeur. Il est temps que cela change, affirment les fondatrices d’un réseau de théologiennes panafricaines – laïques et ordonnées – au sein du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE).

Kvinner av afrikansk opprinnelse har vært en styrke for den globale økumeniske bevegelsen i flere tiår, men får fremdeles ingen anerkjennelse alt de har bidratt med. Nå må dette endres, sier gruppen som har organisert et nettverk av panafrikanske teologer, lekfolk og presteskap innen Kirkenes verdensråd.

Forty years after the Soweto uprising, leaders of churches in conflict-torn countries gathered in South Africa to study the ways of peace and reconciliation.

Many people were gathered at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 June. To remember, to continue the walk never finished on 16 June 1976, when hundreds of young people were killed by apartheid police and soldiers after student uprisings. Today, 40 years later, representatives of the victims and of the conscripted soldiers walked together for justice, peace and reconciliation.

Forty years after pupils in South Africa’s largest black township, Soweto, took to the streets to protest an inferior education system and set in motion the demise of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela and democracy, disillusion has replaced hope.

On his way to a Peace-building and Reconciliation Consultation in Johannesburg, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary stopped off to visit South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu.

WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, went to Cape Town to talk with Archbishop Emeritus Tutu, the former leader of the Anglican church during the turbulent apartheid days.

The African continent bears witness to the tragic consequences of the manipulation of religion to incite violence. Yet it is also the home of untold instances of the power of religious leaders and actors to exert a positive influence, said panellists at an international meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today.

Between 7-27 March, more than 100 images with the hash tag #7Weeks4Water were posted by Instagram users who joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) contest. Most of them told stories about water justice, illustrating the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water,” promoted by the WCC Ecumenical Water Network annually since 2008.