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An ecumenical prayer service on World AIDS Day, to be observed 1 December, will focus on the theme “Overcoming Inequalities With Justice and Love,” a special emphasis in the context of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which runs from 25 November until 10 December.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) concluyó su reunión celebrada del 12 al 17 de noviembre con un sentimiento de esperanza, aunque expresando públicamente su profunda preocupación por las numerosas injusticias globales a las que se enfrenta el mundo actual.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.

As the global ambassadors for Thursdays in Black gathered online, they looked ahead at what they can accomplish together, as well as ways to deepen their commitment even more to ending gender-based violence.

It’s tough living at home in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic watching those infected with the COVID-19 virus rise in numbers and the death toll climb. But think of the world’s refugees and people on the move.

Es duro vivir aislado en casa durante la pandemia del COVID-19 viendo el aumento de la cantidad de infectados con el virus y del número de muertos. Pero piense en los refugiados y las personas desplazadas del mundo.

In an online prayer service on 1 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) bid an official farewell to its outgoing general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, who will take a new role as presiding bishop of the Church of Norway.

En un servicio de oración en línea celebrado el 1 de abril, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) dijo oficialmente adiós a su secretario general saliente, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, que ocupará un nuevo puesto como obispo presidente de la Iglesia de Noruega.

After more than 30 years as a pastor, ecumenist and church leader, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit firmly believes that the church can change the world. As general secretary of the WCC for the past ten years, he has witnessed what Jesus Christ means to people of faith around the globe. By the end of this month he heads home to lead the Church of Norway as presiding bishop of its bishop’s conference.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to require the world to protect its most vulnerable people, the reality of undernourishment faces more than 820 million people in the world. This increases vulnerability in our one human family. Dr Manoj Kurian, coordinator of the WCC Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, reflects on the current state of food security.

People pray daily for an end to the coronavirus-COVID-19 that is gripping the world, turning human interaction into a virtual affair and upending lives everywhere during a struggle against a silent enemy about which little is known.

Las personas oran a diario por que acabe el coronavirus (COVID-19), que está paralizando el mundo, transformando la interacción humana en una cuestión virtual y cambiando drásticamente la vida en todos los lugares durante la lucha contra un enemigo silencioso del que poco se sabe.

The WCC has welcomed four new programme executives.

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.

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.

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