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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.

At a conference with the theme “Promoting Peace Together” held in Geneva on 21 May, religious leaders focused on two historic documents related to peace-making. The first, “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” was jointly signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in Abu Dhabi in February. The second, “Education for Peace in a Multi-Religious World: A Christian Perspective,” jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Council of Churches (WCC), was officially launched at the conference.

En una conferencia en torno al tema “Promover la paz juntos”, que tuvo lugar en Ginebra el 21 de mayo, varios dirigentes religiosos analizaron dos documentos históricos relacionados con la construcción de la paz. El primero de esos documentos, “La fraternidad humana para la paz mundial y la convivencia”, fue firmado conjuntamente por el papa Francisco y el Gran Imán de Al-Azhar, en Abu Dhabi, en febrero. El segundo, “Educación para la paz en un mundo multirreligioso: una perspectiva cristiana”, fue elaborado conjuntamente por el Pontificio Consejo para el Diálogo Interreligioso y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), y presentado de forma oficial durante la conferencia.

Lors d’une conférence intitulée «Promouvoir la paix ensemble» qui s’est tenue à Genève le 21 mai, des responsables religieux se sont penchés sur deux documents historiques relatifs à l’établissement de la paix.

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.

Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Anglicans and Reformed discern further steps towards deeper ecclesial communion and common witness during a consultation at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States from 26 to 28 March.

(LWF Communication) – An ecumenical prayer service in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States, marked the opening of a four-day consultation of five Christian World Communions discussing the historic importance of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) and its impact on the search for full, visible unity of the church.

(Comunicación de la FLM) – Un servicio ecuménico de oración en la Basílica del Sagrado Corazón de la Universidad de Nuestra Dama en Indiana (Estados Unidos) marcó el inicio de una consulta de cinco comuniones cristianas mundiales reunidas durante cuatro días para examinar la importancia histórica de la Declaración conjunta sobre la doctrina de la justificación (DCDJ) y su impacto en la búsqueda de la unidad plena y visible de la iglesia.

(Communications, FLM) – Une célébration de prière œcuménique dans la basilique du Sacré-Cœur de l’université de Notre Dame en Indiana, aux États-Unis, a marqué l’ouverture d’un colloque de quatre jours pendant lesquels cinq communions chrétiennes mondiales vont discuter de l’importance historique de la Déclaration commune sur la justification par la foi (DCJF) et de son rôle dans la recherche d’une unité entière et visible de l’Église.

On 18-22 March, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission gathered at Faculdade Unida de Vitoria in Brazil for a consultation entitled “Towards a Global Vision of the Church”.

It is with deep shock and indignation that the World Council of Churches received the news that 49 people have been killed and at least 20 were wounded in terrorist attacks at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch and at the mosque in the suburb of Linwood in New Zealand.

Con profunda conmoción e indignación, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha recibido la noticia de que 49 personas han fallecido y al menos 20 han resultado heridas en dos ataques terroristas contra las mezquitas de Al Noor, en Christchurch, y la del suburbio de Linwood, en Nueva Zelanda.

C'est avec consternation et une profonde tristesse que le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a appris les attaques terroristes perpétrées contre deux mosquées en Nouvelle-Zélande, dont le dernier bilan fait état de 49 morts et d'au moins 20 blessés.

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.

Calling for a new social pact, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit urged an international, interreligious conference in Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to use their religious influence and institutions to nurture tolerance and respect through the transcendent value and concrete practices of love.

En su llamado a un nuevo pacto social, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, instó a una conferencia interreligiosa internacional, celebrada en Abu-Dhabi (Emiratos Árabes Unidos), a utilizar su influencia e instituciones religiosas para fomentar la tolerancia y el respeto a través del valor trascendental del amor y de su materialización práctica.

Dans son appel à un nouveau pacte social, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, enjoint les personnes participant à Conférence mondiale interreligieuse organisée à Abu Dhabi, aux Émirats arabes unis, à faire usage de leur influence et de leurs institutions religieuses pour promouvoir la tolérance et le respect grâce à la valeur transcendantale et à la pratique concrète de l’amour.

A study group from the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission met at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 8-12 January to continue ongoing work on the reception of response to “The Church Toward a Common Vision”.

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.