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Witnessing the mighty river flow

What an incredible time to be living in! While skepticism and eco-anxiety tend to be the results we most see nowadays as we grow aware of the dimensions of the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity and the socio-environmental crisis, for me I can't help but feel the daring and stubborn Christian hope as I grow increasingly committed to ecumenical care for creation. 

Looking for light at the end of the tunnel

My experience with Israel’s Interior Ministry began more than 25 years ago, whereby I have been seeking an ID card for my wife who hails from the West Bank. I am a Palestinian from East Jerusalem and I have an Israeli ID card—which gives me the status of a foreign resident in the city of my ancestors and where I was born. 

Give me my life, let me live

Christine, 23, is from the West Bank. She met a young man from Jerusalem when she was studying at one of the Palestinian universities in the West Bank. As their emotions towards each other grew by time and a sincere love flourished into their hearts, they decided to get engaged. At this point, they didn’t think of any barriers that might stand in front of them. 

Ecumenical delegation visits Armenia

As the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate in the blockaded enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation visited Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Video interview: WCC “will be known by where it invests its moral and financial resources”

In a video interview with WCC news, Rev. Dr Liberato C. Bautista, assistant general secretary for United Nations and International Affairs, General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, reflects on the dynamics of the ecumenical movement between local and global realities and the role of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in international multilateral dialogue.

Chateau de Bossey thriving as lives are transformed

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey was inaugurated in 1946 at the scenic Château de Bossey—and its thriving in unprecedented ways today. It draws not only students but families, theologians, and vacationers who visit the Hotel & Conference Center for many different reasons.

The Focolari experience

My recent visit to Focolari in Montet left an indelible mark on my mind and heart. What made this experience even more remarkable was witnessing individuals, especially young ones, who, out of a deep sense of love and devotion to God, had chosen to take vows and dedicate their lives to serving at this extraordinary place. 

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata: “Colombia is a deeply fragile but promising country”

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, led a delegation that visited Colombia on 8-11 August to express solidarity with the Colombian churches, government and people as they collaborate in the design, implementation, and advocacy for the construction of peace in the country. Below, he shares his impressions of the visit.

Recognizing autism as a disability

As a parent of an autistic child, it is important for me not only to embrace and accept that my child has autism but also to raise awareness on autism. We are all called upon to champion acceptance, embrace, appreciate, and accept autistic people as valued members of the community. 

Prof. Dr. Fabien Revol bedankt sich beim ÖRK für die Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Ökotheologie

Prof. Dr. Fabien Revol, Vorsitzender der Ökumenischen französischsprachigen Gesellschaft für die Theologie der Ökologie und Professor für Theologie an der Katholischen Universität Lyon, äußert sich nachstehend über die Präsentation des Buchs „Penser les relations écologiques en théologie à l'ère de l'Anthropocène" („Überlegungen zu ökologischen Beziehungen in der Theologie im Zeitalter des Anthropozäns“). Dieses Werk ist das Ergebnis eines 2021 durchgeführten Seminars des ÖRK und der Ökumenischen französischsprachigen Gesellschaft für die Theologie der Ökologie.

El Prof. Dr. Fabien Revol expresa su agradecimiento por la colaboración del CMI en ecoteología

El Prof. Dr Fabien Revol, presidente de la Sociedad Ecuménica y Francófona de Teología de la Ecología y profesor de teología de la Universidad Católica de Lyon, reflexiona a continuación sobre el lanzamiento del libro Penser les relations écologiques en théologie à l'ère de l'Anthropocène (Pensar las relaciones ecológicas en teología en la era antropocena), fruto del seminario Teología de la ecología, organizado en 2021 por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en asociación con dicha sociedad.

Le Professeur Fabien Revol se félicite de la collaboration du COE sur l’écothéologie

Le professeur Fabien Revol, président de la Société œcuménique et francophone de théologie de l’écologie et professeur de théologie à l’Université catholique de Lyon, se penche sur le lancement du livre «Penser les relations écologiques en théologie à l’ère de l’Anthropocène», qui est le fruit d’un séminaire sur la théologie de l’écologie organisé en 2021 par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) en partenariat avec la Société francophone.