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Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a prononcé un message commémoratif lors de la célébration du 28 mai au monastère de Timios Prodromos, à Akritochori (Grèce), un an après la disparition du métropolite Gennadios de Sassima, ancien vice-président du COE.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) delivered a memorial message at a service held 28 May at the Monastery of Timios Prodromos, Akritochori, Greece, marking one year since the death of Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima, former WCC vice moderator.

Archbishop Job of Telmessos, who serves as permanent representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the World Council of Churches (WCC), met with the WCC News and describes receiving an extraordinary gift from Pope Francis on 29 June.

L’archevêque Job de Telmessos, représentant permanent du Patriarcat œcuménique au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a accordé un entretien aux «Nouvelles du COE» au cours duquel il déclare avoir reçu un cadeau extraordinaire de la part du pape François le 29 juin dernier.

Monday 28 January was a very special day for 25-year-old student Kezia Wairata from Jakarta, Indonesia. Along with 30 dedicated peers she received her diploma in advanced studies of ecumenism at the WCC Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland.

The voices of young people will ring through the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 21 November as part of global celebrations for World Children’s Day linked to other events involving the World Council of Churches (WCC) in different places.

Les voix des plus jeunes raisonneront dans les murs du Centre œcuménique le 21 novembre à Genève dans le cadre des célébrations pour la Journée mondiale de l’enfance, en lien avec d’autres événements impliquant le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à divers endroits.

One hundred-and-twenty hierarchs and academic theologians, clergy, laity and young researchers, men and women from 25 universities and theological institutes and 15 countries participated as speakers at the 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology in Thessaloniki on 21-24 May, organized by the Faculty of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the title: "The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church: Orthodox Theology in the 21st Century.”

The 8th International Conference of Orthodox faculties, just held in Thessaloniki, Greece, is expected to contribute to the interpretation and reception of the 2016 “Holy and Great Council” of the Eastern Orthodox churches.

The Association Internationale pour l’ Education Sociale Chretienne (AIESC), or International Association for Social Christian Teaching, held its 30th anniversary meeting at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece from 2-3 September.

Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece met on the Greek island of Lesvos on 16 April to demonstrate their concern for the situation of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers who have come to Europe fleeing from situations of conflict and, in many cases, daily threats to their survival.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis from Greece met with WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit on 8 April 2016. Amanatidis expressed the Greek government’s warm thanks for the WCC’s cooperation and solidarity with Greece, and requested continued support for Greece’s efforts to face an unprecedented refugee crisis.

M. Ioannis Amanatidis, ministre adjoint des Affaires étrangères de Grèce a rencontré le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le 8 avril 2016. M. Amanatidis a transmis au COE les chaleureux remerciements du gouvernement grec pour sa coopération et sa solidarité avec la Grèce et a demandé que se poursuive son soutien aux efforts déployés par la Grèce face à la crise sans précédent de réfugiés.

Renowned for his friendly attitude and his inspiring speeches, nothing seems impossible for this man. He has faced a multitude of difficulties including severe illness and persecution. At age 62, he committed to rebuild the church in the only officially declared atheist state.

Bien connu pour son abord cordial et paisible et pour ses discours stimulants, rien ne semble impossible à cet homme. Il s’est battu face à une multitude de difficultés, notamment une grave maladie et de dures persécutions, et il a été appelé à assumer de nouvelles fonctions à 62 ans.

An international conference held at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Nikos Kotzias, has gathered around 70 prominent religious, political and academic figures in Athens, Greece, this week.

To achieve just peace in the Middle East, “it is very adequate to focus on what would maintain and reinforce the cultural and religious diversity that has distinguished this region for long centuries,” said the WCC general secretary.

«Notre communauté fraternelle d’Églises du monde entier a à cœur de soutenir les initiatives en faveur de la paix juste dans toute la région du Moyen-Orient», a déclaré le secrétaire général du COE, lors d’un discours prononcé à Athènes.

Metropolitan Dr Gennadios of Sassima, vice-moderator of the WCC Central Committee, has been honoured with the title of “Doctor honoris causa” from the University of Athens, Greece.