At the World Social Forum 2024, taking place 15-19 February in Nepal, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will have an active role in this platform for the convergence of a diverse range of participants, including social movements, laborers, farmers, civil society groups, marginalized communities, and those affected by the impacts of neoliberal capitalism and privatization.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent warm greetings to the newly consecrated bishops of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Malankara.
After being postponed twice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) finally got underway in late September and early October 2023 in Kottayam, India. Under the theme "God, renew us in your spirit and restore the creation,” CCA member churches across Asia gathered to stake out the direction forward and evaluate accomplishments and challenges since the last assembly in 2015 in Jakarta.
After returning from a visit to the Christian Conference of Asia assembly, and from visits with church leaders in India, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected that the relationships he built were both enlightening and inspiring.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay offered a keynote address at the Christian Conference of Asia assembly, being held in India from 27 September to 4 October.
This week, 500 participants from all over Asia gather in Kottayam, India, to evaluate the last eight years of ecumenical work and look to challenges ahead, such as the impact of youth migration. Under the theme "God, renew us in your spirit and restore the creation", the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) holds its 15th General assembly.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will travel to India from 26 September to 3 October in conjunction with the 15th General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia, and for visits with WCC member churches.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is among signatories on a joint letter to H.E. Sri Narendra Modi—prime minister of the Republic of India and chair of the Group of Twenty (G20)—which urges G20 leaders to adopt a New International Financial and Economic Architecture.
In giovane età, Tony Rinaudo aveva provato rabbia per la distruzione dell'ambiente in cui era cresciuto, in una regione agricola della Valle di Owens nello stato australiano di Victoria e, spinto dalla sua fede, era passato all'azione.
Quando jovem, Tony Rinaudo ficou indignado com a destruição ambiental que ocorria em uma região agrícola de Owens Valley, no estado de Victoria, Austrália, e, movido por sua fé, fez algo.
In seiner Jugend wuchs Tony Rinaudo in einer von der Landwirtschaft geprägten Region des Owens Valley im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria auf und ärgerte sich über die Umweltzerstörung, die er dort beobachtete. Sein Glaube brachte ihn dazu, etwas dagegen zu unternehmen.
Siendo muy joven, Tony Rinaudo, que se crió en una región agrícola del valle del Owens, en el estado australiano de Victoria, se indignó por la destrucción del medio ambiente e, impulsado por su fe, decidió actuar.
Très jeune, Tony Rinaudo a ressenti de la colère face à la destruction environnementale dans sa région natale où l’agriculture joue un rôle prépondérant, dans la vallée de l’Owens dans l’État de Victoria, en Australie, et, mu par sa foi, il a agi.
At a young age, Tony Rinaudo got angry at some of the environmental destruction while growing up in an agricultural region of the Owens Valley in Australia's Victoria state and, driven by his faith, did something.
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a proposé des perspectives et participé au dialogue lors de la pré-Assemblée des jeunes du Conseil national des Églises en Inde, qui s’est déroulée du 17 au 19 avril à Hyderabad.
Organisée par le Centre indien pour la paix, la pré-Assemblée des jeunes s’est tenue sur le thème «L’heure est venue: l’heure pour les jeunes de construire un monde de paix et de durabilité».
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) beteiligte sich am Dialog bei der Jugendkonferenz vor der Vollversammlung des Nationalen Kirchenrates Indiens (National Council of Churches in India, NCCI), die 17.–19. April in Hyderabad stattfand.
Die Jugendkonferenz vor der Vollversammlung wurde vom India Peace Centre unter dem Motto „Die Zeit ist gekommen: Die Stunde der Jugend, eine friedliche und nachhaltige Welt aufzubauen“ organisiert.
El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) aportó perspectivas y participó en el diálogo en la preasamblea de jóvenes del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de la India (NCCI), celebrada del 17 al 19 de abril en Hyderabad.
La preasamblea de jóvenes, organizada por el Centro para la Paz de la India, se celebró bajo el tema “Ha llegado la hora: la hora de que la juventud construya un mundo de paz y sostenibilidad”.
El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, asiste a la 29ª Asamblea General del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de la India, del 21 al 24 de abril, en el Instituto Henry Martyn, en Hyderabad (India).
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, nimmt vom 21. bis 24. April an der 29. Generalversammlung des Nationalen Rates der Kirchen in Indien im Henry Martyn Institute in Hyderabad, teil.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, participe à la 29e Assemblée générale du Conseil national des Églises de l’Inde qui se déroule du 21 au 24 avril à l’Institut Henry Martyn, à Hyderabad, en Inde.