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Introducing 2015 as “a sacred year in the life of our people and our land,” Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians, welcomed the 20-member WCC Executive Committee to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin at the start of their semi-annual meeting that is taking place from 8 to 12 June.

Referindo-se a 2015 como "um ano sagrado na vida do nosso povo e da nossa terra", Karekin II, Patriarca Supremo de todos os Armênios, deu as boas-vindas aos cerca de 20 membros do Comitê Executivo do CMI à Santa Sé de Etchmiadzin durante a abertura do encontro que ocorre entre 8 e 13 de junho.

As the tragic situation of conflict in South Sudan moves into its 17th month, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites its member churches to a special day of prayer on Sunday, 10 May, for those affected by the South Sudanese conflict, for the revival of fruitful peace talks, and for new ways ahead.

The WCC in collaboration with the South Sudan Council of Churches convened church leaders for a special consultation on the South Sudan Peace Process in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

At the funeral service of Rev. Dr Philip Potter on 16 April in Lübeck, Germany, the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit described Potter’s life as “a pilgrimage of justice and peace.” He called Potter a pilgrim who moved forward with faith, hope and love.

To express solidarity with churches and people in Israel and Palestine, the leadership of the WCC Central Committee has undertaken a visit to Israel and Palestine from 7 to 12 March.

A fim de expressar solidariedade com as igrejas e as pessoas em Israel e na Palestina, a liderança do Comitê Central do CMI visitou os dois países entre os dias 7 e 12 de março.

Pilgrimage towards peace and justice formed the theme of remarks opening the 5-day Ecumenical Peace Consultation in Sigtuna, Sweden. The WCC general secretary invited 80 participants from all over the world to join in a common journey of hope.

A peregrinação de justiça e paz foi o foco central do discurso do secretário-geral do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI), Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, na abertura da Consulta Ecumênica sobre a Paz, em Sigtuna, Suécia. Tveit convidou os cerca de 80 participantes vindos de todo o mundo a unirem-se ao caminho comum de esperança.

A statement issued by the WCC Executive Committee on 25 November has made strong recommendations urging all countries to take special measures to protect and support refugees and displaced people from the Middle East, especially those from countries like Syria, Iraq and Israel-Palestine.

A statement issued by the WCC Executive Committee on 25 November has made strong recommendations urging all countries to take special measures to protect and support refugees and displaced people from the Middle East, especially those from countries like Syria, Iraq and Israel-Palestine.

The spiritual head of the Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, welcomed members of the WCC Executive Committee at his office in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 25 November.

WCC leaders and President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus have discussed reunification of Cyprus and reconciliation among communities at a meeting on 25 November in the island's divided capital Nicosia.

The “pilgrimage is both a way to continue working for the one ecumenical movement and a way to move forward in our times that offer new dimensions, opportunities and practices,” said the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.

"A peregrinação é tanto uma maneira de continuar o trabalho do movimento ecumênico como uma forma de avançar em tempos que trazem novas dimensões, oportunidades e práticas", afirmou o secretário geral do CMI, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.