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Relations between Catholics and Protestants at the local level in East Indonesia are not as complex as talking about dogma at higher church levels, says a pastor from the Protestant Church in Maluku.

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 Ecumenical Institute Bossey, which Pope Francis visits on Thursday, 21 June, as part of his pilgrimage to the World Council of Churches in Geneva, is a workshop of ideas, where the future path toward Christian unity is being mapped out.

L’Institut œcuménique de Bossey, qui recevra la visite du pape François le jeudi 21 juin, dans le cadre de son pèlerinage au Conseil œcuménique des Églises à Genève, est un atelier d’idées, où l’avenir de l’unité des chrétiens se dessine.

In a powerful symbol of unity, Christians from North and South Korea sang together yesterday during celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The Koreans linked arms to sing the 600-year-old folk song Arirang that is the unofficial anthem of Korea – the united Korea that existed until civil war divided the country in the 1950s.

En un puissant symbole d’unité, les chrétiens de la Corée du Nord et du Sud ont chanté ensemble, hier, à l’occasion des célébrations du 70e anniversaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE). Les Coréens ont uni leurs forces et ont chanté en chœur une chanson folk vieille de 600 ans, Arirang, l’hymne officieux de la Corée – la Corée unifiée, avant la guerre civile qui a scindé le pays en deux dans les années 1950.

As people in Seoul held a candlelight vigil on 7 June to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula, they were joined by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), and hundreds of others across the world.

Alors que les habitants de Séoul se rassemblaient lors d’une veillée aux chandelles pour prier pour la paix dans la péninsule coréenne, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève, le Conseil national des Églises du Christ des États-Unis (NCC), et des centaines d’autres acteurs se sont ralliés à leur cause.

Since a small scholarship got her involved in the ecumenical movement, Sana Jennifer’s future has been staked out. She started as a bishop’s secretary and office administrator at the Diocese of Raiwind, Church of Pakistan, in Lahore three years ago and was appointed youth programme coordinator this year.

As many Buddhists prepare to observe Vesakh on 29 April - a day commemorating the life and legacy of Gautama Buddha - WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit extended his greetings to Buddhists across the world.

On 19 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed recent initiatives to establish meaningful and constructive dialogue between the United States of America and North Korea.

When the Asia Ecumenical Youth Assembly (AEYA) kicked off in Manado, Indonesia on the 6 April, it was the first such gathering in 34 years. More than 350 youth from 23 countries across Asia came together to address pertinent issues in today’s globalized world.

In a plenary discussion titled ”Light and Truth in Pluralistic Asia” held at the Asia Ecumenical Youth Assembly (AEYA) in Manado, Indonesia last Monday, religious leaders from different faiths shared perspectives. They agreed that continuous interfaith dialogue is key to better mutual understanding, tolerance and respect.

Under the theme ”Lord, send Your Light and Truth to lead us”, the Asian Ecumenical Youth Assembly (AEYA) opened in Manado, Indonesia on Saturday. For six days, around 350 youth from all over Asia will reflect on the challenges facing them in today’s globalized society and how religion and ecumenism can play a vital role for peace and stability.

Rassemblée autour du thème «Seigneur, envoie Ta Lumière et Ta Vérité pour nous conduire», l’Assemblée œcuménique des jeunes d’Asie s’est ouverte samedi dernier à Manado, en Indonésie.

A wide-ranging group of evangelical leaders and pastors from the USA released a joint call on 27 March for Christians everywhere to pray for peace on the Korean peninsula.

Aux États-Unis, des pasteurs et des responsables évangéliques de divers horizons ont publié le 27 mars un appel commun aux chrétiens et chrétiennes du monde entier les invitant à prier en faveur de la paix dans la péninsule coréenne.

On 9 March the National Council of Churches of Korea (NCCK) commented on the news that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), while agreeing to cease missile tests, has requested a summit meeting with the United States, and that President Trump has agreed to a meeting with the DPRK by May.

Le 9 mars, le Conseil national des Églises de Corée (CNEC) s’est exprimé au sujet de l’annonce que la République populaire démocratique de Corée, consentant à mettre fin à ses essais de missile, avait demandé une rencontre au sommet avec les États-Unis et que le président Trump avait accepté cette rencontre pour le mois de mai.