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WCC expresses concern about crisis in El Salvador

“It is with great concern that we are following political developments in El Salvador that undermine democracy and the rule of law in the country”, said Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

"We pray that the God of life will lead El Salvador to peace and justice”, added Sauca.

WCC mourns the death of Federico Pagura

“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.

El CMI lamenta la muerte de Federico Pagura

“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.