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El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue galardonado como una de las principales organizaciones no gubernamentales por su labor durante 2021, quedando en tercer lugar en el certamen “Geneva Engage” del 1 de febrero por su alcance y su compromiso eficaz e inspirador en los medios sociales.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a été récompensé comme l'une des meilleures organisations non gouvernementales pour son travail en 2021. Le 1er février, il s'est vu décerner la troisième place du Geneva Engage Award pour l'efficacité et l'inspiration de ses actions de sensibilisation et d'engagement sur les réseaux sociaux.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) wurde am 1. Februar  für seine 2021 geleistete Arbeit als führende Nichtregierungsorganisation mit einem dritten Platz bei den Geneva Engage Awards für seine effektive und inspirierende Präsenz in den sozialen Medien und für sein Engagement auf diesen Plattformen ausgezeichnet.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was honoured as a top non-governmental organization for its work during 2021, receiving a third-place Geneva Engage Award on 1 February for effective and inspiring social media outreach and engagement.

On 20 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will serve as a panelist for “Ecumenism in a Time of Pandemic: From Crisis to Opportunity.”

Durante el servicio especial que dio clausura al Sínodo General de la Iglesia de Suecia, el 24 de noviembre, la arzobispa Antje Jackelén pidió oficialmente disculpas a los Sami, en nombre de la Iglesia de Suecia, por los históricos abusos cometidos contra ellos.

Während eines besonderen Gottesdienstes zum Abschluss der Generalsynode der Kirche von Schweden am 24. November hat sich Erzbischöfin Antje Jackelén offiziell bei dem indigenen Volk der Samen für die historische Unterdrückung durch die Kirche von Schweden entschuldigt.

Lors d'une cérémonie spéciale clôturant le synode général de l'Église de Suède le 24 novembre, l'archevêque Antje Jackelén a présenté les excuses officielles de l'Église de Suède aux Samis pour les sévices infligés pendant tant d’années.

During a special service concluding the Church of Sweden’s General Synod on 24 November, Archbishop Antje Jackelén made an official apology from the Church of Sweden to the Sámi for historical abuse.

A special COP26 service involving Christian churches and organisations from around the world will be held at Glasgow Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. (7 November). The event, which has been organised by Glasgow Churches Together, will be attended by guests from countries including Australia, Fiji, and Zimbabwe, as a show of solidarity for global climate justice.

A team from the Church of Westphalia visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 27 September to 1 October, exploring a global view of ecumenism by learning about the WCC as a global ecumenical organisation.

Bishop Johan Tyrberg and a delegation from the Church of Sweden in Lund visited the World Council of Churches on 22-23 September, participating in a morning prayer for Christian unity, receiving a guided tour and discussing the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

At a conference to promote freedom of religion and preservation of spiritual, cultural and historical heritage, held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin from 8-12 September, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on “Holy Places and our Human Identities.”

During an ecumenical service in Aachen Cathedral, on 28 August, Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in Germany as well as the churches affiliated to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen (Working Group of Christian Churches) will jointly remember and honor the victims of the floods that severely hit the region.

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.