With the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly less than four months away, anticipation for the historic gathering of faith and fellowship is growing.
In four languages, a newly released publication developed by the assembly’s worship planning group, Celebrate Christ’s Love!, expands the opportunity to prepare spiritually for the assembly.
This publication contains some of the components of the final spiritual-life resource that will be used at the assembly. It invites assembly participants and the wider fellowship to celebrate the love of God that we find in Christ through prayer, song, and reflecting on Jesus’ preaching and healing as portrayed in the Gospels.
Las iglesias ortodoxas se han reunido en Chipre esta semana para preparar la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), así como para orar y reflexionar juntas sobre cómo mantener el diálogo abierto en medio de los graves desafíos que afronta el mundo.
Les Églises orthodoxes se sont réunies à Chypre cette semaine pour préparer la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), ainsi que pour prier et réfléchir ensemble sur la manière de maintenir le dialogue ouvert malgré les nombreuses difficultés auxquelles le monde doit faire face.
Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der orthodoxen Mitgliedskirchen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) sind in dieser Woche auf Zypern zusammengekommen, um sich auf die 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung vorzubereiten und gemeinsam zu beten und darüber nachzudenken, wie der Dialog trotz der vielen schwierigen Herausforderungen in der Welt offen fortgesetzt werden kann.
Orthodox churches convened in Cyprus this week to prepare for the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, as well as to pray and reflect together on how to keep dialogue open amid the world’s grave challenges.
The contribution—and the very compatibility—of Orthodox churches with the ethos of the ecumenical movement was the fruit of a lively online roundtable held 4 May and formally titled “The Role of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in the 21st Century and the Contribution of the Orthodox Church.”
Leaders from Nordic churches—including the Church of Sweden and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark—met with World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership and staff on 28 April, discussing preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly as well as directions for the next decade.
To accompany the churches and people of Sudan in the midst of significant changes and challenges in the country, a delegation of World Council of Churches (WCC) along with its ecumenical partners is undertaking an ecumenical solidarity visit to Sudan.
The annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation (IRDC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) took place at the PCID Office on 24-25 March 2022.
On 24 March, the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a webinar conversation which tried to answer the following question: “Statelessness, A Product of Racialized Nationality?”
A webinar on science and religion showed that shifting away from the mainly curative health architecture could help church and church health institutions keep the crucial lessons learned from coronavirus pandemic mitigation.
La nueva publicación del CMI, “Coexistence: Peace, Nature, Poverty, Terrorism, Values (Religious Perspectives)” (Coexistencia: paz, naturaleza, pobreza, terrorismo, valores [perspectivas religiosas]), del arzobispo Anastasios de Tirana, Durrës y toda Albania, está ahora disponible en versión impresa y como libro electrónico.
El recorrido del CMI de Busan a Karlsruhe (sin ilustraciones)
For each assembly, the central committee submits an accountability report, describing and offering an assessment of the activities of the WCC between the assemblies; in this case, since the 10th Assembly, in Busan, Republic of Korea, in late 2013.
The report “Pilgrims on the Path of Peace – The Journey of the WCC from Busan to Karlsruhe,” is now available online for WCC member churches, ecumenical partners, and other global pilgrims. The WCC central committee received the report in February.
Durante una conferencia pública en la Universidad Internacional Ahlul Bayt de Irán, el secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, reflexionó sobre las formas de mejorar las relaciones humanas en la era posterior a la COVID-19.
Während einer öffentlichen Vorlesung an der internationalen Universität Ahlul Bayt im Iran erörterte der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, wie wir in der Zeit nach COVID-19 die zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen verbessern können.
Lors d’une conférence publique donnée à l’Université internationale des Ahl al-Bayt en Iran, le père Ioan Sauca, secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a livré ses réflexions sur les moyens d’améliorer les relations humaines au sortir de la pandémie de COVID-19.
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri offered reflections on “Women, Pain and Resilience from the African and ecumenical perspective.” The webinar, held on 4 March, was organized by the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations in collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
For the first time in almost 500 years, a Roman Catholic mass was celebrated in Geneva's Protestant St-Pierre Cathedral, with people praying in packed pews. It was a celebration of Christian unity in a world reeling at the war and the growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine.
During a public lecture at the Ahlul Bayt International University in Iran, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on how we can improve human relations in the post-COVID-19 era.
