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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.

Responsable chrétien de renom et président du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), l'abuna Paulos, patriarche de l'Église orthodoxe Tewahedo d'Éthiopie, est décédé le jeudi 16 août à Addis-Abéba.

Renowned Christian leader and World Council of Churches (WCC) president Abune Paulos, patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, passed away Thursday, 16 August, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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.

Accueilli par les responsables des Eglises locales qui lui ont adressé des messages de bienvenue, le Comité exécutif du COE a ouvert sa session semestrielle le lundi 12 septembre à Addis-Abeba, en recevant une information détaillée sur la crise humanitaire régionale qui touche la Somalie et les pays voisins.

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.

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.

By Fredrick Nzwili (*)

« Convertissez-vous ; que chacun de vous reçoive le baptême au nom de Jésus Christ pour le pardon de ses péchés, et vous recevrez le don du Saint Esprit. » (Actes 2,38)

“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38)

Sensibles à l’urgence particulière de l’action face à une pandémie dont la croissance est exponentielle, d’éminentes personnalités de plusieurs des religions du monde se sont engagées à exercer "un leadership plus fort, plus visible et pratique" pour lutter contre le VIH, en mettant l’accent sur l’élimination de la stigmatisation et de la discrimination dont sont victimes les personnes affectées.

With a new sense of urgency in view of a pandemic that grows exponentially, high level figures from many of the world's faiths have committed to exercise "stronger, more visible and practical leadership" in response to HIV, with an emphasis on eradicating the stigma and discrimination towards those affected.

The first-ever Summit of High Level Religious Leaders on HIV and AIDS will be held in Den Dolder, Netherlands, from 22-23 March 2010. It aims to generate greater involvement from religious leaders of many of the world’s faiths in the global response to the pandemic.