World Council of Churches letter of condolences to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church on the passing of Rev. Prof. Dr Daniel Buda.
On 26 December, the theological community mourned the passing of Rev. Prof. Dr Daniel Buda, dean of the Faculty of Theology Andrei Șaguna at the Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu.
Applications are open for the 2024 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management Economy of Life, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-30 August 2024.
Applications are open for the 2024 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management Economy of Life, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-30 August 2024.
Applications are open for the 2024 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management Economy of Life, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-30 August 2024.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission met for the first full meeting, which took place on 27 and 29 November, and 1 and 4 December online.
The latest issue of International Review of Mission (IRM) focuses on the decolonial task for ecumenical mission today, highlighting the need for repentance, reparation and restorative justice.
To promote transparent, democratic, and peaceful elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the All Africa Conference of Churches, with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, appointed international ecumenical observers to observe the elections on 20 December.
In the heart of a divided land, where the echoes of history reverberate, Bishop Hee-Soo Jung is weaving together an intricate tapestry of faith, solidarity, and a fervent call for peace. Jung is a leader with a deep-rooted commitment to transforming the narrative of division on the Korean Peninsula.
“Tengo parálisis cerebral con cuadriplejia espástica, lo que significa que todas mis extremidades están gravemente afectadas”. A pesar de esto, mi parálisis cerebral no me define. Soy mucho más que mi parálisis cerebral”, dijo Julius Van der Wat, miembro de la Iglesia Reformada Holandesa de Pretoria (Sudáfrica), en una reciente conferencia de las iglesias sobre discapacidad celebrada en Sudáfrica.
„Ich habe spastische quadriplegische Zerebralparese, das heißt, meine Gliedmaßen sind durch meine Zerebralparese stark beeinträchtigt. Das heißt jedoch nicht, dass mich meine Zerebralparese definiert. Ich bin viel mehr als meine Zerebralparese“, sagte Julius Van Der Wat, ein Mitglied der Niederländisch-reformierten Kirche in Pretoria, Südafrika, kürzlich bei einer Kirchenkonferenz über Behinderungen in Südafrika.
«Je suis atteint de paralysie cérébrale, de quadriplégie spastique, ce qui veut dire que tous mes membres sont gravement touchés par ma paralysie cérébrale. Or, je ne suis pas pour autant défini par elle. Je suis bien plus que ma paralysie cérébrale», a déclaré Julius Van Der Wat, membre de l’Église réformée néerlandaise à Pretoria, en Afrique du Sud, lors d’une récente conférence des Églises sur le handicap dans le pays.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay offered a lecture at University of Havana in Cuba on 19 December entitled “Christians, cry out for peace! The perils and promise of peace today.”
“I have cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia, meaning all of my limbs are severely affected by my cerebral. However, I am not defined by my cerebral palsy. There's much more to me than my cerebral palsy,” Julius Van Der Wat, a member of the Dutch Reformed Church in Pretoria, South Africa, told a recent churches’ disability conference in South Africa.
The Conference of National Black Churches hosted its annual Leadership Recognition Dinner on 13 December, in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with their annual national consultation.
Los dirigentes religiosos participaron en una ceremonia a la luz de las velas el 14 de diciembre en el Foro Mundial sobre los Refugiados, dando un toque espiritual a la mayor reunión internacional del mundo en torno a los refugiados, que tiene lugar en Ginebra del 13 al 15 de diciembre.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, at a meeting in London from 1-5 December, hosted by United Society of Partners in the Gospel, explored the concept of mission as reparatory justice.
In order to strengthen the voice of the churches with regards to global economics, a group of up to 20 current and future leaders representing the churches will have the opportunity to attend the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM School) for an Economy of Life in Nairobi, Kenya (TBC) from 19 until 30 August 2024.
