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Fr Ioan Sauca: “God is on the side of those who are suffering”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has, since the first day of the war in Ukraine and even in the months before, been working and praying earnestly for peace in this conflict and throughout the world. From the beginning, the WCC has called for an immediate end to armed hostilities, to stop the war and has appealed also for an immediate end to indiscriminate attacks with an escalating impact on civilians in Ukraine. WCC News met online with the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to get the latest update on the work of the WCC.

Destruction, déplacement, faim, maladie et mort : Ukraine, Russie et bien plus encore

Depuis le début de l'offensive militaire russe en Ukraine le 24 février, on estime que plus de 18 millions de personnes (41% de la population ukrainienne) ont été touchées par le conflit. Près d'un Ukrainien sur quatre a été contraint de quitter son domicile, avec près de 6,5 millions de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur du pays et plus de 3,5 millions de personnes ont fui le pays.

Common Threads

Key Themes from Responses to The Church: Towards a Common Vision. Faith and Order Paper No 233

Churches now agree more than they disagree on many characteristics of the Church and its faith, mission, and life: the responses to the convergence statement The Church: Towards a Common Vision make this clear. Within this growth in agreement, key themes come to the fore, calling for greater understanding, study, and common conversation: visible unity, communion, mission, the role of the people of God in ministry and decision-making, sin and the church, and more. 

This volume presents essays on sixteen of these key themes. Each essay was written by a member of the subgroup of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order that focused on reading and analyzing the responses. The essays were then discussed by the group and revised in light of the discussions. Some of the themes have been prominent since the 1982 convergence statement Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. Others have emerged more recently. 

Together with the report What are the Churches Saying about the Church?, the essays illuminate the many ways in which the vision of unity has inspired and changed the churches, as well as critical areas where future work is needed.

President of the Republic of Malawi visits WCC with hope for Africa

His Excellency Rev. Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, president of the Republic of Malawi, and First Lady Monica Chakwera and a delegation visited the Ecumenical Centre on 21 February, meeting with World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, the WCC staff leadership group and programme executives.

Le président de la République du Malawi visite le COE avec un message d’espoir pour l'Afrique

Son Excellence le Révérend professeur Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, président de la République du Malawi, et la Première Dame Monica Chakwera, accompagnés d'une délégation, ont visité le Centre œcuménique le 21 février. Ils ont rencontré le secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père prof. Ioan Sauca, la direction du personnel du COE et les responsables des programmes.

Präsident der Republik Malawi besucht den ÖRK voller Hoffnung für Afrika

Seine Exzellenz Pastor Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, Präsident der Republik Malawi, und First Lady Monica Chakwera sowie eine Landesdelegation besuchten am 21. Februar das Ökumenische Zentrum und trafen sich dort mit dem geschäftsführenden Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, der Leitungsgruppe des Stabes und Programmreferenten/innen.

Bibelstudium der 11. Vollversammlung - Ostern

Als Teil einer Reihe von Bibelstudien zur Vorbereitung der 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung wurde dieser fünfte Text von Bischof Maxim (Vasiljevic), Bischof der Diözese Los Angeles und Westamerika der Serbisch-Orthodoxen Kirche, verfasst.

Étude biblique de la 11e Assemblée - Pâques

Faisant partie d'une série d'études bibliques en préparation de la 11e Assemblée du COE, ce cinquième texte a été écrit par Mgr Maxim (Vasiljevic), évêque du diocèse de Los Angeles et d'Amérique occidentale de l'Église orthodoxe serbe.

11th Assembly Bible study - Easter

Part of a series of Bible studies in preparation for the WCC 11th Assembly, this fifth text was written by Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic), bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles and Western America of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

11th Assembly Bible study - Holy Week

Part of a series of Bible studies in preparation for the WCC 11th Assembly, this fourth text was written by Archbishop Prof. Dr Job of Telmessos, the permanent representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the World Council of Churches. 

Desmond Tutu turns 90 with an outpouring of love from the world

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa's most famous persons, has turned 90 with a Eucharist service celebration at Cape Town's St George's Cathedral, receiving an outpouring of love from around the world. Tutu made a rare public appearance on 7 October at the iconic Cape Town cathedral, the site of prayers and protests during the apartheid era, where he attended a special thanksgiving service.