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The 5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice from Poland to Glasgow crossed the English Channel from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England on 11 October. They were given a warm welcome on site. 

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking at the Halki Summit III in Istanbul, reflected that all of us are called to serve as priests of God’s creation.

An der Feier des Gedenkgottesdienstes in der Kapelle des Ökumenischen Zentrums ehrte der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 24. Mai das Leben, Zeugnis und den Dienst von Pastorin Robina Winbush und Pastor Norman Tendis.

During a service of remembrance and celebration in the Ecumenical Centre Chapel on 24 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee commemorated the lives, witness and ministry of Rev. Robina Winbush and Rev. Norman Tendis.

Durante la ceremonia conmemorativa que tuvo lugar en la capilla del Centro Ecuménico, el 24 de mayo, el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo (CMI) celebró la vida, el testimonio y el ministerio de la Rev. Robina Winbush y el Rev. Norman Tendis.

Pendant un service commémoratif célébré dans la chapelle du Centre œcuménique le 24 mai, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a fait mémoire de la vie, du témoignage et du ministère de la pasteure Robina Winbush et du pasteur Norman Tendis.

Als am 10. März 157 Menschen beim Absturz eines Flugzeugs der Ethiopian Airlines kurz nach dem Start in der Nähe der Stadt Addis Abeba ums Leben kamen, drückte der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen sein tief empfundenes Mitgefühl aus und schloss die Hinterbliebenen in seine Gebete ein. Das Flugzeug war auf dem Weg nach Nairobi, Kenia, wo am Montag die UN-Umweltversammlung begann. Unter den Toten befinden sich Umweltschützer und Angestellte der UN, darunter auch Pfarrer Norman Tendis, ÖRK-Referent für Ökonomie des Lebens.

After 157 people perished when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on 10 March soon after taking off near Addis Ababa, the World Council of Churches expressed deep sympathy and extended prayers for those who lost loved ones.

Tras el fallecimiento de 157 personas al estrellarse un avión de Ethiopian Airlines el 10 de marzo cerca de Addis Abeba poco después de despegar, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) expresó su profundo pesar y ofreció sus oraciones a quienes perdieron seres queridos.

Alors que 157 personnes ont péri dans l’avion d’Ethiopian Airlines qui s’est écrasé peu après le décollage aux abords d’Addis-Abeba le 10 mars, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) exprime ses sincères condoléances et adresse ses prières aux proches des victimes.

On 26 July at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, there was a marked change in colour at the Interfaith Networking Zone. It was Thursday, and from morning prayers to the evening informal networking, the theme was “black”.

Every two years, the International AIDS Conference provides scientists with a venue to announce new discoveries in how HIV is diagnosed and treated. This year, the 23-27 July conference, held in Amsterdam, was no exception.

Faith-based organizations have been at the forefront of calls to accelerate HIV testing and treatment for children and adolescents. As gaps in infection and treatment between adults and children have become more apparent, there are now more concerted efforts to “super fast-track” services for children. But will they be enough?

A symbolic bridge, carefully constructed over a two-day interfaith conference, connects an interfaith networking zone with a space shared with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS and Unitaid at the Global Village of the International AIDS Conference 2018.

“Science is important. But social change is needed, and social change happens with faith–based organizations.”

How faith groups and leaders can, should and are building bridges to more effectively eliminate AIDS as a public health threat is the focus of an interfaith event being held in Amsterdam, 21-22 July 2018.

Der Ökumenische Patriarch, Seine Allheiligkeit Bartholomäus I, hielt am 24. April im Ökumenischen Zentrum im Rahmen seines offiziellen Besuchs in der Schweiz anlässlich des 25-jährigen Jubiläums seiner Inthronisierung als Ökumenischer Patriarch und des 50. Jahrestages der Gründung des Orthodoxen Zentrums des Ökumenischen Patriarchats in Chambésy eine öffentliche Rede.

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, delivered a public address at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 24 April as part of his official visit to Switzerland on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch and the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

El Patriarca Ecuménico, Su Santidad el Patriarca Bartolomé I, pronunció una alocución pública en el Centro Ecuménico en Ginebra el 24 de abril como parte de su visita oficial a Suiza con motivo del 25o aniversario de su entronización como Patriarca Ecuménico y el 50o aniversario del Centro Ortodoxo del Patriarcado Ecuménico en Chambesy.