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Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the WCC Town-Hall Discussion on Interfaith Dialogue, Climate Change, and Refugee Displacement - at the Religious Leaders Unite for Climate Peace in Solidarity with Refugees, Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland 12 December 2023.

Moi, je suis venu pour que les hommes aient la vie et qu’ils l’aient en abondance. (Jean 10:10)

Lorsque nous abordons la question de la santé et du bien-être, nous affirmons, en tant que chrétiens et en tant qu’Églises, que Celui qui donne et qui soutient la vie est notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, le guérisseur de nos corps et de nos âmes, celui qui guérit tous nos maux, réclame notre vie à la fosse et nous couronne de fidélité et de tendresse (Ps. 103:3-4).

Yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia. (Juan 10:10)

Al abordar la cuestión de la salud y el bienestar, los cristianos y las iglesias afirmamos que el dador y sustentador de la vida es nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el que sana nuestros cuerpos y almas, el que sana todas nuestras dolencias, el que rescata del hoyo nuestras vidas y nos corona de favores y misericordia. (Sal. 103:3-4).

I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10)

When approaching the issue of health and wellbeing, we as Christians and churches affirm that the giver and sustainer of life is our Lord Jesus Christ, the healer of our bodies and souls, the one who heals our diseases, who redeems our life from the pit and crowns us with love and compassion (Ps. 103:3-4).

"El planeta vivo: en busca de una comunidad mundial justa y sostenible", declaración de la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en Karlsruhe, Alemania.

Statement by the WCC Central Committee meeting 15-18 June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.

In a letter to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, and Volodymyr Oleksandrovytch Zelensky, president of Ukraine, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca urged the leaders to listen to the cries of their own faithful people.

In a response to a letter from First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed both his appreciation for her candid reflections as well as his own pain at the ongoing and increasingly grave humanitarian consequences of the conflict.

1.1 The representatives of Specialized Ministries, organizations connected to member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) serving the one ecumenical movement in the areas of mission, diakonia, relief and advocacy, gathered for an online Pre-Assembly 9 and 10 March 2022 in preparation for the WCC 11th Assembly, taking place in Karlsruhe, Germany, in September 2022.

WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflects on “The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health,” as part of a discussion hosted by the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of Angelicum University.

As people of faith, we join in committing to pray and act against hunger at this time when 811m people worldwide go to bed hungry each night, hunger has increased globally by 25% since 2019, and across the globe more than 41m people–around half of them children–are at risk of falling into famine in 43 countries.

Address of Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches at the meeting of WCC, EKD, German Federal Foreign Office and TransAtlantic Network, 13 October 2021

Discurso del Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, en la reunión del CMI, la EKD, el Ministerio Federal de Asuntos Exteriores de Alemania y la Red Transatlántica, 13 de octubre de 2021.

Discours du père Ioan Sauca, secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, lors de la rencontre réunissant le COE, l’EKD, le ministère fédéral allemand des Affaires étrangères et TransAtlantic Network, le 13 octobre 2021.

On 4 October 2021, faith leaders representing the world’s major religions joined scientists at the Vatican to call on the international community to raise their ambition and step up their climate action ahead of COP26. Almost 40 faith leaders signed a joint Appeal, which was presented by Pope Francis to COP26 President-Designate, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma, and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Luigi Di Maio.

Scottish and UK religious leaders have signed a declaration urging governments to take transformational climate action at the COP26 in November.

Mensaje interreligioso sobre las finanzas, la deuda y las reparaciones justas

16 de octubre de 2020

Interfaith Message on Just Finance, Debt and Reparations

16 October 2020

This meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman shows Jesus going beyond conventional rules and talking to a Samaritan woman, which astonishes the disciples when they see him (v. 27).