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WCC congratulates Patriarch Abune Mathias

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has congratulated Abune Mathias, on his enthronement as the 6th patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, a founding member of the WCC from sub-Saharan Africa.

ÖRK äußert Trauer über den Tod von Abune Paulos

Der bekannte christliche Führer und Präsident des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Abune Paulos, Patriarch der Äthiopischen Orthodoxen Kirche Tewahedo, verstarb am Donnerstag, 16. August, in Addis Abeba, Äthiopien.

Recommendations for advancing toward Christian unity

Representatives of a broad range of Christian churches and organizations met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 14 to 19 January to complete a report and make recommendations for significant advances toward Christian unity and inter-religious cooperation.

ÖRK-Exekutivausschuss in Äthiopien schaut auf Hungersnot in Somalia

Der ÖRK-Exekutivausschuss eröffnete seine halbjährliche Tagung am Montag, 12. September, in Addis Abeba, Äthiopien, mit einer Reihe von Willkommensbotschaften örtlicher Kirchenverantwortlicher sowie ergreifenden und detaillierten Berichten zur regionalen humanitären Krise in Somalia und dessen Nachbarländern.

WCC Executive Committee in Ethiopia exposed to famine situation

The WCC Executive Committee opened its bi-annual meetings Monday 12 September in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with a welcoming ceremony by local church leaders and poignant and detailed presentations on the regional humanitarian crisis in Somalia and neighbouring countries.

Renewal and witness at the heart of Pentecost

Power from the Holy Spirit, drawing on “the uncreated energy of God” and revealing the Word of God in Jesus Christ, is the divine blessing for which Christians give thanks on the Sunday of Pentecost.