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Message of the presidents of the WCC at Pentecost 2003: "A Helper Has Come"

"... For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.  And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment; about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned." (John 16: 7-11, NRSV)

Horn of Africa visit: WCC general secretary to address conflict and Christian-Muslim relations

Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will lead a delegation to the Horn of Africa, 1-16 July. The main purpose of the visit is to learn more about the ongoing conflicts in the region and the peace-building role churches can play. Raiser notes that a major need is "to reflect with the churches on the challenge of Christians and Muslims living together without their differences turning into sources of conflict". The delegation will visit northern and southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Tanzania and Kenya.

Visita al Cuerno de África: El secretario general del CMI ante los conflictos y las relaciones cristiano-musulmanas

El Dr. Konrad Raiser, secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), presidirá una delegación al Cuerno de África del 1 al 16 de julio. La finalidad principal de la visita es informarse mejor sobre los actuales conflictos en la región y el papel pacificador que pueden desempeñar las iglesias. Raiser observa que es muy necesario "reflexionar con las iglesias sobre el imperativo de que cristianos y musulmanes puedan convivir sin que sus diferencias sean fuente de conflictos." La delegación visitará Sudán septentrional y meridional, Etiopía y Eritrea, así como Tanzanía y Kenya.

Costly Unity

This text is the fruit of the joint study programme on Ecclesiology and Ethics conducted by Faith and Order and the WCC's Justice, Peace and Creation team. The results of meetings in Rønde, Denmark; Jerusalem, Israel; and Johannesburg, South Africa, they explore how the churches are called to be a community of ethical reflection - and engagement - in today's world.

Commission on Faith and Order