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The Church of Sweden has renewed its apology to the Sámi people, this time in Sápmi in the Luleå Cathedral.

After more than ten years heading the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit says this is the time that "we should remind one another that we believe in God as the “Good shepherd” who promised to be with us also in times of crisis,” especially in this time of the global COVID-19 crisis.

Tras más de diez años a la cabeza del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit afirma que “es el momento de recordarnos unos a otros que creemos en Dios como el “Buen Pastor” que prometió estar con nosotros en tiempos difíciles, especialmente ahora que nos enfrentamos a la crisis mundial de la COVID-19”.

Après plus de dix années passées à la tête du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit déclare que l’heure est venue de «nous rappeler mutuellement que nous croyons en Dieu, notre «bon berger» qui a promis d’être avec nous aussi en temps de crise», en particulier en cette période de crise mondiale de COVID-19.

Das jährliche Treffen des Päpstlichen Rates für den Interreligiösen Dialog (PCID) und des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) wurde am 6. und 7. Februar vom ÖRK im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Genf und im nahe gelegenen Château de Bossey ausgerichtet.

The annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) was hosted by the WCC at the Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, and at the nearby Chateau de Bossey from 6-7 February.

La reunión anual del Pontificio Consejo para el Diálogo Interreligioso (PCDI) y del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue auspiciada por el CMI en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra y en el cercano Château de Bossey los días 6 y 7 de febrero.

Les 6 et 7 février, la réunion annuelle entre le Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interreligieux (CPDI) et le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a été organisée par le COE au Centre œcuménique de Genève et au château de Bossey voisin.

As the Finnish Mission Council celebrated its centenary on 12 October in Tampere, Finland, the Lutheran Archbishop of Finland, Dr Tapio Luoma, celebrated the witness in mission of the earlier missionaries and generations. Luoma also urged every generation to find answers to the question of how to live fully as a disciple of Jesus and fulfil his commission.

The Sant'Egidio community began a “Peace with no borders” conference in Madrid on 15 September, gathering religious leaders from all over the world to address each other on migration, the environment, dialogue and inclusion.

La Asociación Mundial de Comunicación Cristiana (WACC por su sigla en inglés) tuvo un papel destacado en el Foro Mundial de Medios de Comunicación de Deutsche Welle (DW) celebrado en Bonn, Alemania, los días 27 y 28 de mayo.
En la conferencia participaron más de 2.000 profesionales de medios de comunicación, formuladores de políticas, agentes de políticas y la sociedad civil, la cultura y la educación, el mundo empresarial y la ciencia, representantes de 140 países.

L’Association mondiale pour la communication chrétienne (WACC) était présente au Forum mondial des médias de la Deutsche Welle, qui s’est tenu les 27 et 28 mai à Bonn, en Allemagne.
Plus de 2 000 professionnels des médias, décideurs politiques et personnalités influentes de la politique et de la société civile, de la culture et de l’éducation, du business et de la science – représentant 140 pays – ont participé à la conférence.

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) was featured in the DW Global Media Forum held 27-28 May in Bonn, Germany. More than 2,000 media professionals, policymakers, and movers from politics and civil society, culture and education, business and science – representing 140 countries – attended the conference.

Under the headline “Free to change” hundreds of Swedes gathered in the sacred cathedral in Gothenburg on 2 February to learn more about international advocacy from a faith and human rights perspective.

A full-day programme arranged by the dioceses of Skara and Gothenburg in cooperation with Church of Sweden’s youth organisation, covered a wide spectrum of pertinent issues facing the ecumenical movement.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit sent greetings to hundreds of young people from the Taize community as they gathered in Madrid from 28 December to 1 January to reflect on the theme “Let Us Not Forget Hospitality!”

Peace education to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between people involving the religious and secular sectors is needed to counter uncertainty fed by radicalization and xenophobia, says a leading human rights advocate.