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Members of migrant and local churches in Geneva will get to experience the life and spirit of the WCC 10th Assembly in their own city on Saturday 14 September.

Les membres d'Églises migrantes et locales de Genève pourront faire l'expérience de la vie et de l'esprit de la Dixième Assemblée du COE à l'occasion d'une journée organisée dans leur ville le samedi 14 septembre. Cet événement, intitulé «Une journée à la 10e Assemblée du COE», aura lieu au Centre œcuménique, à Genève, de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30.

A conference held by the WCC and the Focolare movement founded by Chiara Lubich addressed the theme of “Peace and justice, fruits of unity” on the 10th anniversary of Lubich’s last visit to Geneva and the fifth year after her death.

Une conférence organisée par le COE et le Mouvement des Focolari s'est penchée sur le thème «Paix et justice, fruits de l'unité», dix ans après la dernière visite à Genève de la fondatrice des Focolari, Chiara Lubich, et cinq ans après sa mort.

The WCC, and the Focolare movement founded by Chiara Lubich will hold a round table discussion addressing the theme of “Peace and justice, fruits of unity” on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Lubich’s last visit to Geneva and five years after her passing away.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Focolare movement founded by Chiara Lubich will hold a round table discussion addressing the theme of “Peace and justice, fruits of unity” on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Lubich’s last visit to Geneva and five years after her passing away.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et le Mouvement des Focolari organisent une table ronde sur le thème «Paix et justice, fruits de l'unité» à l'occasion du 10e anniversaire de la dernière visite à Genève de la fondatrice des Focolari, Chiara Lubich, et des cinq ans de sa mort.

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, met in a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Saturday for nearly a quarter of an hour. The two church leaders discussed a number issues including visible church unity and the situation of Christians in the Middle East. "We had a very open and friendly conversation," Tveit said after the audience. "He emphasized in a very kind and also a very strong way the importance of the World Council of Churches' work and the ministry I am called to do as general secretary."

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Eglises (COE) a été reçu en audience privée par le pape Benoît XVI au Vatican samedi. Les deux responsables d'Eglise ont abordé plusieurs questions, notamment celles de l'unité visible de l'Eglise et de la situation des chrétiens au Moyen-Orient.

A l'occasion de sa première visite au Centre oecuménique à Genève, la présidente du mouvement des Focolari, Maria Emmaus Voce, a invité le personnel du Conseil oecuménique des Eglises (COE) et d'autres organisations oecuméniques à mettre en pratique les paroles de Jésus Christ, afin "qu'elles nous donnent cette unité qui témoigne de Dieu dans le monde."

During her first visit to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, the president of the Focolare movement Dr Maria Emmaus Voce invited the staff of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and other ecumenical organizations to live out the words of Jesus Christ so "that they give us that unity which bears witness to God in the world."

Evoquant le charisme de Chiara Lubich, "flamme d'amour qui commença à briller au coeur des cendres et des décombres de la guerre", dans un hommage rendu à la fondatrice du mouvement des Focolari, le pasteur Samuel Kobia, secrétaire général du Conseil oecuménique des Eglises (COE), a exprimé le "profond chagrin" de ses nombreux amis au sein de cette institution à la nouvelle de son décès. Chiara Lubich, qui s'était vouée à promouvoir la paix, l'unité de l'Eglise et le dialogue entre les religions, est décédée le 14 mars, âgée de 88 ans, à son domicile près de Rome, Italie.

Recalling the charisma of Chiara Lubich as a "flame of love that began to shine in the midst of the ashes and destruction of war" in a tribute to the founder of the Focolare movement, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia shared the "deep sorrow" of her many friends on the WCC upon the news of her death. Chiara Lubich, who dedicated herself to the promotion of peace, church unity and inter-religious dialogue, died on 14 March aged 88 at her home near Rome, Italy.

At today's ecumenical Vespers service presided by Pope Benedict XVI, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia underlined the importance of "a church that is one and united in its witness" to a world marked by violence and disunity.  The service in Rome marked the conclusion of the 100th anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

A second round of dialogue between World Council of Churches (WCC) members and Pentecostals was inaugurated last week in Baar, Switzerland. A group of seventeen Protestant, Orthodox and Pentecostal Christians met to re-launch the work begun by the first Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and Pentecostals from 2000 to 2005.