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Celebrating Charta Oecumenica, heed Paul's words, European churches’ head urges

If the historic ecumenical document, the Charta Oecumenica, signed 20 years ago, is to hold its relevance for another two decades and beyond, Christians need to continue heeding Paul's letter to the Galatians (3:28). That is the opinion of Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, who was teaching in an ecumenical community in Birmingham, UK, at the now-disbanded Selly Oak Colleges, at the United College of the Ascension when the charter was signed in 2001.

WCC remembers Orthodox theologian, teacher who exemplified faithfulness to tradition, commitment to dialogue

Protopresbyter Boris Bobrinskoy, one of the best-known Orthodox theologians in France and a former member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, passed away in Paris in the night from 6 to 7 August at the age of 95. He was highly respected for the contributions he made to ecumenical dialogues and academic institutions over many decades. In a tribute published in its website, the WCC celebrated Bobrinskoy’s “long and impressive ecumenical pilgrimage.”

Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue commission meets in Albania

Discussions between Lutheran and Orthodox theologians on the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church have identified areas of agreement, though they agreed considerable open questions and differences merit further discussion.

La Commission pour le dialogue luthérien-orthodoxe réunie en Albanie

Les discussions entre les théologiens luthériens et orthodoxes sur le rôle de l’Esprit Saint dans la vie de l’Église ont permis d’identifier des points d’entente, tout en reconnaissant que des questions ouvertes et des différences considérables appellent à de plus amples discussions.

Religion: Way of war or path to peace?

From Paris to Pakistan, Orlando to Myanmar, Iraq to Nigeria, each day witnesses conflict and violence perpetrated in the name of religion or committed against persons because of their religious identity.

La religion: chemin de la guerre ou voie de la paix?

De Paris au Pakistan ou d’Orlando au Myanmar, en passant par l’Irak et le Nigeria, chaque jour apporte son lot de conflits et d’actes de violence commis au nom de la religion ou infligés à des personnes en raison de leur identité religieuse.

French ecumenical delegation considers WCC convergence text

The Faith and Order Commission’s convergence text “The Church: Towards a Common Vision” continues to be discussed by churches on a journey toward revealing the unity of the church and how it is inextricably bound on a pilgrimage of justice and peace.

Europe: Quelle identité? Quelles valeurs?

21 April 2016

Sans tomber dans le piège d’une mémoire idéologiquement refermée sur elle-même, le Conseil œcuménique des Eglises et le Mouvement des Focolari nous invitent de nous demander ce qui a contribué à forger la notion d’une «identité européenne» (constituée ou comme processus), en quels termes celle-ci peut se définir et ce qui a suscité l’idéal d’une unité européenne (susceptible de se manifester ensuite dans des formes politiques).

Genève, Suisse