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La Prof. Dra. Isabel Phiri, vicesecretaria general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), expresó su preocupación y solidaridad con el pueblo de Colombia ante el reciente recrudecimiento de la violencia.

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).

Como parte la reunión del Grupo de Referencia de la Peregrinación de Justicia y Paz en Bogotá (Colombia) del 6 al 10 de febrero, una delegación del CMI visitó la sede del Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM).

More than 30 young adults coming from different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Colombia to reflect and plan actions on eco-justice and peace building. “Young people for Eco-Justice and Peace: The challenge that we accept” will be organized by the World Student Christian Federation in Latin America and the Caribbean (WSCF – LAC), a partner of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in Barranquilla, from 15-18 August.

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) hosted the Brazilian Semiarid Articulation (ASA) on 25 April for a dialogue on human rights and water justice in Brazil. Representatives of the EWN and the ASA discussed human rights within the framework of the right to water, and they also focused on alternatives for sustainable living offered by ASA.

Faith-based organizations and religious leaders must be included in efforts to address the challenges of human trafficking and forced migration, representatives of the United Nations, international organizations, Member States and civil society have said.

“We all sin against the Holy Spirit if we ignore climate change”, said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, during the opening day of the 24th Pentecostal World Conference, in São Paulo, Brazil, on 7 September. “We have to remind ourselves that the Holy Spirit is the life-giver, active in creation from the very beginning till today. The Holy Spirit sustain us and all creatures every day”, he said.

“Todos pecamos contra el Espíritu Santo si ignoramos el cambio climático”, dijo el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del CMI, en el día de la inauguración de la 24ª Conferencia Mundial Pentecostal en São Paulo (Brasil), el 7 de septiembre.

“Peace is not just a ceasefire. Peace is not just the silencing of arms. Peace is education. Peace is figuring out how to coexist and how to build together.”

As many in the world observed and cheered the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, church leaders spoke out in support of the Olympic refugee team and the place of public honor it offered for refugees competing in the games.

Mientras buena parte del mundo seguía los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de 2016 y animaba a los deportistas, los líderes religiosos expresaron su apoyo al equipo de Atletas Olímpicos Refugiados y alabaron el espacio de honor público que este brinda a los refugiados que compiten en los Juegos.

“Bishop Pagura was one of the pillars of Latin American and world ecumenism in the last fifty years, a faithful and courageous champion of human rights and the cause of peace in Latin America and around the globe”, wrote Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), after the passing of Bishop Emeritus Federico José Pagura, on 6 June, in Argentina.

“Pagura fue uno de los pilares de Latinoamérica y del ecumenismo mundial a lo largo de los últimos cincuenta años, un leal y valiente defensor de los derechos humanos y de la causa de la paz en Latinoamérica y en el mundo entero”, escribió el Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), después del fallecimiento del Obispo Emeritus Federico José Pagura el 6 de junio de 2016 en Argentina.

A global gathering in the German city of Halle has called on churches to be inspired by the tradition of the Reformation to become agents of transformation.

“Reconociendo la responsabilidad de Colombia en la aplicación del Acuerdo Final de Paz”, el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas decidió establecer una misión política de 12 meses integrada por observadores internacionales desarmados, que se encargará de vigilar y verificar la dejación de las armas en el país.

For public theology, “the essential and pressing task of the churches and theological education is to foster love, dialogue, forgiveness, reconciliation” says Prof. Dr Rudolf Von Sinner.

Representatives of more than 150 faith-based organizations gathered in Bogota, Colombia on 5 November to discuss their role in the peace process in that country. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Interior and drew participation from the WCC.

Representantes de más de 150 organizaciones basadas en la fe se reunieron en Bogotá, Colombia, el pasado 5 de noviembre para hablar de su papel en el proceso de paz en ese país. La reunión fue organizada por el Ministerio del Interior y contó con la participación del CMI.

High-profile church representatives, theological educators and social activists from around the world will meet from 19-23 November in São Leopoldo, Brazil, to reflect on how Reformation traditions in the world have contributed through education to transform societies.

Prominentes representantes religiosos, profesores de teología y activistas sociales de todo el mundo se reunirán del 19 al 23 de noviembre en São Leopoldo (Brasil) para reflexionar sobre la manera en que las tradiciones de la Reforma del mundo han contribuido a transformar las sociedades a través de la educación.