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Bridging the gap between faith and investments with cooperation between different groups was the focus of recent a two-day conference in Geneva. It was a rare meeting of the likes of asset managers and clergy, and the solution at the heart of success was how to collaborate for success based on Christian principles.

Tender puentes entre la religión y los negocios con la cooperación de los diferentes grupos fue el tema central de una reciente conferencia de dos días celebrada en Ginebra. Fue una reunión poco común de personas como administradores de activos y clérigos, y la clave para el éxito fue explorar la manera de colaborar para obtener resultados basándose en los principios cristianos.

Jürgen Moltmann looked astonished when he saw his name on the list of contributors. In a recent dinner at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, my colleague Stephen Brown, the editor of The Ecumenical Review, surprised him with a 50-year old brochure.

Jürgen Moltmann pareció sorprendido al ver su nombre en la lista de contribuyentes. En una cena celebrada recientemente en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey, mi colega Stephen Brown, el editor de The Ecumenical Review, lo sorprendió con un folleto editado hace cincuenta años.

At an ecumenical conference on 10 December in Stuttgart, Germany, commemorating 50 years of combatting racism, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered reflections on mission and on combatting racism. He also met with Bishop Frank Otfried July from the Evangelische Landeskirche in Wuerttemberg.

En una conferencia ecuménica celebrada el 10 de diciembre en Stuttgart (Alemania) para conmemorar los 50 años de lucha contra el racismo, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, ofreció reflexiones sobre la misión y la lucha contra el racismo. También se reunió con el obispo Frank Otfried July de la Iglesia Evangélica en Württemberg.

Representatives from multiple faith and religious backgrounds came together in Madrid, Spain on 1 December to find common ground in preparation for the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) 25 in Madrid, Spain.

Thirty years ago, on 9 November 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Nicolaikirche in Leipzig had gained a reputation as a gathering point for events signalling the end of an era of communist rule in what was then East Germany.

Kenyan theologian Esther Mombo was born into an ecumenical environment in East Africa. She has a transcontinental education and told students of ecumenism this week that African Christianity is “young and vibrant”, but that it needs to listen to the “women in the pews”.

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Anders Göranzon is the general secretary of the Swedish Bible Society.

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence.

Bishop Rosemarie Wenner is Geneva secretary of the World Methodist Council.

Nuestra serie de entrevistas con los embajadores de los “Jueves de negro” da visibilidad a aquellos que desempeñan un papel fundamental para aumentar el impacto de nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia.

La obispa Rosemarie Wenner es secretaria del Consejo Metodista Mundial en Ginebra.

Religions for Peace is the world's largest and most representative multi-religious coalition, and as in other multi-faith groups, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its ecumenical family figure strongly in its leadership bodies.

Religiones por la Paz es la coalición plurirreligiosa más grande y representativa del mundo y, como en otros grupos multiconfesionales, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y su familia ecuménica tienen una importante presencia en su grupo de liderazgo.

Maltese creators of the newly available materials for the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have focused on hospitality to the stranger as their theme, evoking the shipwrecked Apostle Paul’s statement that “They showed us unusual kindness” there (Acts 28:2).

Los creadores malteses de los nuevos recursos disponibles para la próxima Semana de Oración por la Unidad de los Cristianos han elegido la hospitalidad con los extraños como su tema central, evocando la declaración del apóstol San Pablo tras el naufragio: “Nos trataron con no poca amabilidad” (Hechos 28:2).

A century after the landmark Paris Peace Conference that followed the First World War, representatives of churches from throughout Europe gathered in the French capital to seek ways of strengthening peace in the 21st century.

Erhard Hermansen is general secretary of the Christian Council of Norway, which has been collaborating closely with churches in Sudan and South Sudan for nearly 30 years. Hermansen attended the South Sudan Council of Churches 2019 Assembly in late August, and shares his reflections and hopes below.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) reiterated its commitment to supporting health and wellness in Africa before the 69th session of World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa. The regional committee, comprising health ministers from the 47 countries, is the governing body of the World Health Organization in the African region. The 69th session was held in Brazzaville, Congo from 19–23 August.