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Realizing a peaceful reunification of Korea would not only be a gift for the Korean people but also for the people of Asia and the world as a whole. For the church, both in and outside Korea, realizing a unified Korea will also mean the church being unified in their efforts.

Tuvalu, pays insulaire de Polynésie situé, dans l’océan Pacifique, entre Hawaï et l’Australie, abrite plus de 11 000 personnes dont l’existence, naguère liée à l’océan et à ses richesses, est maintenant menacée par l’élévation du niveau des océans.

Sofía Chipana Quispe appartient à la première génération de sa famille née en ville. Originaires des régions rurales des Andes, ses parents ont émigré à La Paz, en Bolivie, avant sa naissance en 1952.

Sofía Chipana Quispe gehört zur ersten Generation ihrer Familie, die in der Stadt geboren ist. Vor ihrer Geburt im Jahr 1952 zogen ihre Eltern aus dem ländlichen Teil der Anden nach La Paz (Bolivien).

Friedensaktivisten/innen aus aller Welt legten am zweiten Tag der Internationalen ökumenischen Friedenskonvokation (IöFK) in Kingston (Jamaika) erschütternde Erfahrungsberichte über Gewalt und Unterdrückung ab, brachten aber zugleich ihre feste Hoffnung zum Ausdruck, dass die Bewegung für den Frieden die Oberhand gewinnen wird.

In war-torn or violent communities – and perhaps in so-called peaceful ones – reaching a state of just peace takes strength and courage.

When Archbishop Valentine Mokiwa visited a gold mining operation in Tanzania, he came across something he never expected to see: a world-class runway and sprawling houses with private swimming pools.

Aos 15 anos de idade, Lydia* percebeu que estava grávida. Ela foi obrigada, pela lei jamaicana, a deixar a escola, em Kingston. Sem condição alguma para continuar estudando, Lydia passou a lutar para encontrar um caminho para ela e seu bebê.

Depois de perder o pai, o tio e o avô e atos violentos e, em alguns casos, suspeitos, Martin Luther King III, ainda acredita que existe uma forma maior e mais nobre que é o de "não gostar do ato de maldade", mas "ainda amor do indivíduo."

Ao longo do segundo dia de trabalhos da Convocatória Ecumênica Internacional pela Paz (CEIP), que está sendo realizada em Kingston, Jamaica, defensores da paz, vindos de todo o mundo, tem partilhado comoventes histórias de violência e opressão, mas também expressam sua esperança de que a paz prevalecerá.

Sofía Chipana Quispe is part of the first generation of her family born in the city. Her parents migrated to La Paz, Bolivia, from the Andean mountain rural areas before she was born in 1952.

Lors des débats de la deuxième journée du Rassemblement œcuménique international pour la paix (ROIP) à Kingston, Jamaïque, les défenseurs de la paix dans le monde entier ont parlé de cas de violence et d'oppression déchirants, mais ont aussi exprimé l'espoir tenace que les mouvements en faveur de la paix finiront par prévaloir.

In an energetic book launch featuring Jamaican drummers and an Indian “Bollywood” dance lesson, the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) released a new publication seeking to break the silence on sexual abuse of women by clergy within the church.

Tuvalu, a Polynesian island nation in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia, is home to more than 11,000 people, whose very existence, which at one time was tied to the ocean and its bounty, is now threatened by rising ocean water levels.

Durante los trabajos del segundo día de la Convocatoria Ecuménica Internacional por la Paz (IEPC) que se celebra en Kingston (Jamaica), defensores de la paz de todo el mundo narran experiencias desgarradoras de violencia y opresión, y expresan su firme esperanza de que prevalezca un movimiento de paz.

Die Internationale ökumenische Friedenskonvokation (IöFK) wurde am Mittwoch in Kingston (Jamaika) offiziell mit Grußworten und Ansprachen von Theologen/innen, leitenden Kirchenvertretern/innen und dem Premierminister von Jamaika vor rund 1000 Teilnehmenden aus mehr als 100 Ländern eröffnet.

Hochrangige jamaikanische Politiker/innen begrüßten am Montag eine internationale ökumenische Delegation anlässlich der bevorstehenden Eröffnung der einwöchigen Internationalen ökumenischen Friedenskonvokation (IöFK) in Kingston.

When 15-year-old Lydia* realized she was pregnant, she was forced by Jamaican law to leave her high school in Kingston. Left with no way to continue her education, she was struggling to find a way forward for herself and her baby.