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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended heartfelt congratulations to Bishop Frank Kopania for his appointment as the new head of the Department for Ecumenical Relations and Global Ministries for the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm extended congratulations to Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, who has been elected chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

Anlässlich des 90. Jahrestages der Barmer Theologischen Erklärung, in der Mitglieder der Bekenntniskirchen Deutschlands die Übergriffe der Nazis auf das kirchliche Leben verurteilten, lobte der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) die Erklärung dafür, dass sie Christinnen und Christen seither im Kampf gegen Unterdrückung und Ungerechtigkeit unterstützt.

On the 90th anniversary of the Barmen Declaration where members of Germany’s Confessing Church condemned Nazi incursions in church life, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has praised it for helping Christians since then combat oppression and injustice.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in a lecture on 15 May at an Evangelical Church in Germany ecumenical conference, spoke about “The role of anti-racism and the fight against discrimination in the work of the WCC today.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is attending this year’s conference on ecumenism, mission, and development of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) taking place of 15-16 May near the German city of Erfurt. 

Participating in a Ökumenetag (ecumenical day) in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 22 April, former World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Fr Ioan Sauca reflected back on the WCC 11th Assembly, and expressed deep gratitude to the host churches.

La conferencia celebrada del 9 al 12 de abril en Wuppertal (Alemania), así como en línea, transmitió un mensaje pidiendo a las iglesias de todo el mundo que no sólo escuchen más atentamente a las víctimas de las violaciones de los derechos humanos, sino que actúen con mayor solidaridad con ellas.

Les participants à une conférence tenue à Wuppertal, en Allemagne, et en ligne, du 9 au 12 avril, ont publié un message appelant les Églises du monde entier non seulement à écouter plus attentivement les victimes de violations des droits humains, mais aussi à se montrer davantage solidaires envers elles.