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A workshop at the World Council of Churches (WCC) has highlighted the right to health and dignified access to it, as well as the faith sector's engagement with migrants and refugees for health and HIV services in fighting stigma and discrimination.

“El medio ambiente no nos da; nosotros aportamos al medio ambiente”, dijo el Rev. Dr. Stavros Kofinas, coordinador de la Red del Patriarcado Ecuménico para la Pastoral de la Salud. Kofinas y el nuevo moderador de la Comisión de las Iglesias para la Salud y la Sanación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), quien habló el 5 de marzo, durante un debate de tres comisiones del CMI.

Die Umwelt schenkt uns nichts, wir versorgen die Umwelt, sagte Pfarrer Dr. Stavros Kofinas, Koordinator des Netzwerks des Ökumenischen Patriarchats für Pastorale Gesundheitsfürsorge. Kofinas, der neue Vorsitzende der Kommission für Gesundheit und Heilen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), redete am 5. März im Rahmen einer Diskussionsrunde dreier ÖRK-Kommissionen.

«Ce n’est pas l’environnement qui nous donne; c’est nous qui donnons à l’environnement», a déclaré le père Stavros Kofinas, coordinateur du Réseau du Patriarcat œcuménique pour la pastorale de la santé, et nouveau modérateur de la Commission des Églises pour la santé et la guérison du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), lors d’une prise de parole, à l’occasion d’un débat entre trois commissions du COE organisé le 5 mars dernier.

The environment doesn't give to us; we provide to the environment, said Rev. Dr Stavros Kofinas, coordinator of the Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care. Kofinas, the new moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Health and Healing, spoke on 5 March, during a discussion by three WCC commissions.

The Conference of National Black Churches hosted its annual Leadership Recognition Dinner on 13 December, in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with their annual national consultation.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent greetings on 20 November to the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) 72nd General Assembly, which is gathering under the theme “God of Life, Restore the Creation by your Love.” 

To coincide with World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the World Council of Churches' (WCC) announces its 13th Global Ecumenical Health Network Meeting on 11 October. This year's theme stresses, "Mental health is a universal human right," spotlighting the vital role of faith communities in mental wellbeing.

This week, 500 participants from all over Asia gather in Kottayam, India, to evaluate the last eight years of ecumenical work and look to challenges ahead, such as the impact of youth migration. Under the theme "God, renew us in your spirit and restore the creation", the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) holds its 15th General assembly.

“Justicia digital: una guía para el estudio y la acción” está ahora disponible en español y francés, ampliando el acceso a las personas que quieran aprender más sobre lo que significa ser activista digital y superar las brechas digitales.

Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in New York City for the "March to End Fossil Fuels." This powerful protest took place just before the United Nations General Assembly, where world leaders gathered for crucial climate discussions.

In a joint greeting to the Lutheran World Federation Assembly, gathered in Krakow, Poland from 13-19 September, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Pillay and WCC moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm reflected on the assembly’s theme, “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.”