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El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, transmitió sus sinceras condolencias por los incendios forestales que asolan Grecia en cartas pastorales dirigidas a Su Santidad el patriarca Bartolomé, a Su Beatitud Jerónimo II, arzobispo de Atenas y de toda Grecia, y a la Iglesia Evangélica de Grecia.

In pastoral letters to His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, and the Evangelical Church of Greece, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay conveyed sincere sympathies as wildfires raged across the land.

Dealing with people on the move is crucial to the work of the Church in the 21st century says Greek Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Filadelfia. More than 31,000 irregular migrants arrived in Greece by sea in 2018 and almost 17,000 arrived by land, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officially opened the international ecological symposium “Toward a Greener Attica: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People” at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

El patriarca ecuménico Bartolomé inauguró oficialmente el simposio internacional sobre ecología "Hacia un Ática más verde: preservar el planeta y proteger a su gente" en el Museo de la Acrópolis en Atenas.

Ecotheology, Climate Justice and Food Security was the focus for lively discussion at a consultation event hosted by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, in Greece on 10-13 March.

The recent and ongoing flood of migrants and refugees in transit to Europe is testing not only Europe’s physical borders but its legal, security and diplomatic boundaries as well.

El reciente y continuo flujo de migrantes y refugiados que están en tránsito hacia Europa está poniendo a prueba no solo las fronteras físicas de Europa sino también sus fronteras jurídicas, diplomáticas y de seguridad.

“Once, the Mediterranean Sea was called ‘the lake of peace’,” said Dr Tarek Mitri of Lebanon at a recent conference promoting a coordinated response to massive migration in Europe. "Today, we find it is a lake of tears, fears and dangers.”

“Hubo un tiempo en que el mar Mediterráneo era conocido como 'el lago de la paz'”, dijo el Dr. Tarek Mitri, del Líbano, en una reciente conferencia destinada a promover una respuesta coordinada a la migración masiva en Europa; “Hoy nos parece un lago de lágrimas, miedos y peligros”.

Following the WCC/UN High Level Conference on the Refugee Crisis in Europe, which took place at the Ecumenical Centre Geneva on 18-19 January, a statement has been issued entitled "Europe’s Response to the Refuge Crisis, From Origin to Transit, Reception and Refuge, A Call for Shared Responsibility and Coordinated Action”.

Tras la conferencia de alto nivel celebrada en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra el 18 y el 19 de enero por el CMI y la ONU sobre la crisis de refugiados en Europa, se ha publicado una declaración titulada La respuesta de Europa a la crisis de refugiados y migrantes, desde los países de origen y de tránsito hasta los de acogida y refugio: llamamiento a la responsabilidad compartida y las medidas concertadas.

Renowned for his friendly attitude and his inspiring speeches, nothing seems impossible for this man. He has faced a multitude of difficulties including severe illness and persecution. At age 62, he committed to rebuild the church in the only officially declared atheist state.

Nada parece imposible para este hombre conocido por su carácter afable y sereno, y por sus elocuentes discursos. Ha tenido que enfrentarse a un sinnúmero de dificultades como la persecución y los periodos de enfermedad grave. Además, a los sesenta y dos años de edad, se le pidió que asumiera un nuevo cargo que representaba el compromiso con un país cuya lengua y cultura le eran desconocidas, y que era el único Estado del mundo declarado oficialmente ateo, en el que se le pedía que reconstruyera la Iglesia.

An international conference held at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Nikos Kotzias, has gathered around 70 prominent religious, political and academic figures in Athens, Greece, this week.

Deeply concerned for migrants in many regions, especially those “driven to undertake journeys of desperate risk and danger”, the WCC Executive Committee has declared: “All members of the international community have a moral and legal duty to save the lives of those in jeopardy at sea or in transit, regardless of their origin and status.”

As organizations worldwide intensify their work on issues of climate justice, and the clock is ticking for new climate commitments to take shape, members of the WCC Working Group on Climate Change have gathered for a four-day meeting to strategize for effective climate justice action and for strong participation of faith-based initiatives at COP21.

Mientras las organizaciones de todo el mundo intensifican su labor en los asuntos relacionados con la justicia climática y a medida que se acaba el tiempo para dar forma a los nuevos compromisos climáticos, los miembros del Grupo de trabajo sobre Cambio Climático del CMI se han reunido durante 4 días para concebir una estrategia de acción eficaz en pos de la justicia climática y lograr una presencia importante de las iniciativas religiosas en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático en París (CP21).

At the Central Committee meeting of the WCC, leadership of the Council’s consultative bodies was announced. These bodies will steer through the work of the WCC in accomplishing the call from its 10th Assembly to engage in a “pilgrimage of justice and peace”. The WCC assembly was held in the Republic of Korea in 2013.

[Joint release with the Conference of European Churches (CEC)]