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En una visita de vinculación a la iglesias miembros en Líbano, una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) visitó Beirut el 7 de julio, donde se reunió con líderes de la iglesia y con el Consejo de Iglesias de Oriente Medio (CIOM) para escuchar y llevar un mensaje a la 11.ª Asamblea del CMI que se celebrará en Karlsruhe, Alemania, del 31 de agosto al 8 de septiembre.

In a bridge-building visit to member churches in Lebanon, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation visited Beirut on 7 July, meeting with church leaders as well as the Middle East Council of Churches to hear and carry a message for the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly, to be held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August-8 September.

Una consulta interreligiosa celebrada del 12 al 16 de diciembre en Beirut (Líbano) brindó la oportunidad a participantes de diversas tradiciones de compartir sus visiones para la cohesión social e interreligiosa en Iraq, a partir del contexto actual y vislumbrando el camino a seguir.

An interfaith consultation held 12-16 December in Beirut, Lebanon, offered the chance for participants from different traditions to share their vision for social and religious cohesion in Iraq, assessing the current context and envisioning the way forward.

“The Pacific Conference of Churches welcomes you on board our ecumenical canoe, as we sail and voyage together beyond the fringing reefs and rocks of the many issues that affect us here in the Pacific and globally, and set sail with our eyes firmly fixed on the island of hope,” said Rev. Dr James Bhagwan, Pacific Conference of Churches general secretary as he welcomed participants of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace to Fiji, on 20 January.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed grave concern for people’s rights and well-being in Lebanon.

El Secretario General del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, expresó su profunda preocupación por los derechos y el bienestar de la población libanesa.

Restoring human dignity where people suffer most is the ultimate calling for churches in the Middle East and their partners worldwide, stated an annual partners meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches held in Ain el Qassis, Lebanon this week.

Restaurar la dignidad humana allí donde las personas padecen un mayor sufrimiento es la vocación fundamental de las iglesias de Oriente Medio y de sus asociados en todo el mundo, afirmó la reunión mundial de asociados del Consejo de Iglesias de Oriente Medio (MECC, por sus siglas en inglés), celebrada en Ain el Qassis (Líbano) esta semana.

The WCC Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration is meeting from 5-10 April at the Patriarchal Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand in Lebanon.

From 23-25 March, 1,600 young people from 43 countries came together in Beirut, Lebanon with the brothers of the ecumenical, monastic community of Taizé (France). Middle Eastern and Western Christians discovered how fruitful and stimulating an ecumenical exchange can be.

‘History’ and ‘Time’ were the thirteenth and fourteenth subjects covered in a workshop which took place in Erlangen, Germany, 12-14 December as part of a project “Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses.”

“Is our notion of discipleship inclusive of those who exist in the marginal spaces of our world?”, asked Adi Mariana Waqa, the keynote speaker of a plenary on the theme of mission from the margins at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME).