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During a World Council of Churches morning prayer—focusing on the churches and people of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – a reflection by Prof. Dr Dmytro Tsolin focused on both the pain of the war in Ukraine as well as how we hang onto hope.

His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 10 April at the request of the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, the role of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU) in working toward peace, the continued involvement of the WCC in addressing the war, and the process for membership with the WCC. 

As its 12th General Assembly in Kanaky (New Caledonia) concluded, the Pacific Conference of Churches, in an outcome statement, expressed a vision for leading change through transformation. 

Durante la oración mundial por la paz celebrada el 22 de marzo, personas cristianas de todo el mundo se reunieron para orar por la paz en un mundo quebrantado y para escuchar las voces de las personas que sufren en Ucrania y otras zonas asoladas por el conflicto.

À l’occasion de la Prière mondiale pour la paix du 22 mars, les chrétiennes et les chrétiens du monde entier se sont réuni-e-s pour prier en faveur de la paix dans un monde brisé et pour écouter les voix des personnes souffrant en Ukraine et dans d’autres régions touchées par les conflits.

Am 22. März sind Christinnen und Christen in aller Welt zu einem Globalen Friedensgebet zusammengekommen, um für Frieden in einer zerbrochenen Welt zu beten und Menschen zuzuhören, die in der Ukraine und anderen Weltregionen unter den dort herrschenden Konflikten leiden.

During a Global Peace Prayer on 22 March, Christians across the world drew together to pray for peace in a broken world, and to listen to voices from people suffering in Ukraine and other conflict-ridden areas.

A Global Peace Prayer on 22 March will draw Christians together in hope for a better future. A communique from a prayer planning committee explained that Christians are called into prayer and advocacy for peace. “In a global context where war and violence abound, the practice of peace has become even more urgent,” reads the message.

La oración mundial por la paz, el 22 de marzo, unirá a los cristianos con esperanza en un futuro mejor. En un comunicado, el comité de planificación de oraciones explicó que los cristianos están llamados a orar por la paz y a promover la paz. “En un contexto mundial en que abundan las guerras y la violencia, la práctica de la paz es aún más urgente”, dice el mensaje.