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Bringing together representatives from the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Joint Working Group between the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church met online on 21 February for its first executive meeting.

The Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is hosting a conference in Rome on the importance of women building a culture of interreligious encounter.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Grupo Mixto de Trabajo entre la Iglesia Católica Romana y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) mantuvo una reunión virtual el 12 de octubre para intercambiar reflexiones en torno a los desafíos actuales y planificar la publicación de diversos documentos.

The Executive Committee of the Joint Working Group between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church met virtually on 12 October to exchange reflections on addressing current challenges and to plan release of future publications.

En una reunión virtual celebrada del 12 al 14 de abril, el Grupo Mixto de Trabajo entre la Iglesia Católica Romana y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) compartió oraciones, hizo planes de publicaciones conjuntas y planificó la participación de la Iglesia Católica en la 11ª Asamblea del CMI en 2022.

In a virtual meeting from 12-14 April, the Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) shared prayers, made plans for joint publications, and planned the involvement of the Catholic Church in the WCC 11th Assembly in 2022.

In the field of multilateral relations, the major partner of the Catholic Church is the World Council of Churches (WCC). Founded in 1948, it is the broadest and most inclusive ecumenical organization, bringing together 350 Christian denominations including Orthodox, Lutherans, Reformed, Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists as well as United and Independent churches. Altogether they represent over 500 million Christians worldwide.

Almost 30 international students from the WCC's Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland, are embarking on a future of ecumenism, dialogue and unity that began with months of intense study and fellowship.

The annual meeting with the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the World Council of Churches was held in Rome from 10-11 January. Staff of both the PCID and the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation of the World Council of Churches participated.

El papa Francisco se reunió el 20 de septiembre con los dirigentes de diversas iglesias que participaban en una reunión en Roma sobre la lucha contra el racismo y la xenofobia. Durante la audiencia, el papa dijo que esperaba que esta conferencia diera lugar a muchas otras iniciativas conjuntas de este tipo.

Ten weeks after Pope Francis visited the WCC in Geneva as “a pilgrim in quest of unity and peace,” church leaders of different churches representing the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church are meeting in Germany this week to continue their task of “walking, praying and working together.”

Diez semanas después de que el papa Francisco visitara el CMI en Ginebra, como “un peregrino en busca de la unidad y la paz”, los líderes eclesiales de diferentes iglesias que representan al CMI y a la Iglesia Católica se reúnen esta semana en Alemania para seguir “caminando, trabajando y orando juntos”.

Korea’s Christian leaders have urged Catholics to work together with the WCC to help bring peace and reconciliation to their country. Rev. Dr Sang Chang, president of WCC’s Asia region, and Rev. Dr Lee Hong-jeong, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) were speaking as Pope Francis visited the headquarters of the ecumenical movement in Geneva to mark the WCC’s 70th anniversary.

The relationship between the WCC and Chiara Lubich dates back to the time of the Second Vatican Council. On her death, Samuel Kobia paid tribute, saying: “Our love for Chiara and immense gratitude for the gift of God she has been to the ecumenical movement, will continue to motivate and inspire us in our work for the visible unity of the church”.

La relación entre el CMI y Chiara Lubich se remonta a la época del Concilio Vaticano II. En el momento de la muerte de Lubich, el secretario general le rindió homenaje diciendo: “Nuestro amor por Chiara y la inmensa gratitud por el don de Dios que ella ha representado para el movimiento ecuménico seguirán motivándonos e inspirándonos en nuestro trabajo por la unidad visible de la iglesia”.

As part of a Pilgrimage Reference Group meeting in Bogota, Colombia from 6-10 February, a WCC delegation visited the headquarters of the Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM).