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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”

During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.

Se intensifica el llamado mundial a orar por la República Democrática del Congo y a brindarle apoyo tras las inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierras que han causado cientos de muertos en Kivu del Sur, provincia oriental del país.

Ein globaler Aufruf zu Gebeten und Hilfsaktionen für die Demokratische Republik Kongo wird lauter, nachdem Überschwemmungen und Erdrutsche in Südkivu, einer Provinz im Süden des Landes, Hunderte Menschenleben gekostet haben.

L’appel mondial à la prière et à l’aide pour la République démocratique du Congo s’est fait plus pressant face aux inondations et glissements de terrain qui ont emporté des centaines de vies au Sud-Kivu, une province à l’est du pays.

A global call for prayers and support for the Democratic Republic of Congo has amplified as floods and landslides left hundreds of people dead in South Kivu, a province in the east of the country.

Church leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hailed Pope Francis’ call on foreign nations to end mineral plunder in the country, as they stressed the urgent need for peace.

As Pope Francis travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo, then with Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, and Rt. Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, to South Sudan on 3- 5 February, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay said he welcomes and supports the visits.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, ha denunciado el atentado con bomba que el 15 de enero causó la muerte de diecisiete miembros de la parroquia de la 8a Comunidad de las Iglesias Pentecostales del Congo y dejó treinta y nueve personas heridas.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, veruteilte den Bombenanschlag, bei dem 17 Mitglieder der Gemeinde der 8. Gemeinschaft der Pfingstkirchen des Kongo am 15. Januar ums Leben gekommen sind. 39 Menschen wurden verletzt.

Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a dénoncé un attentat à la bombe qui a tué 17 membres de la paroisse de la 8e Communauté des Églises pentecôtistes du Congo le 15 janvier. 39 personnes ont été blessées.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced a bomb attack that killed 17 members of the parish of the 8th Community of Pentecostal Churches of Congo on 15 January. Thirty-nine people were wounded.