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Churches in Haiti are communicating with hearts overwhelmed by the growing suffering of their people, according to Rev. Eliner Cadet, president of the National Coalition of Haitian Pastors. 

An Armenian Heritage Conference, to be held in Bern, Switzerland, from 27-28 May, will address the consequences of the conflict in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh with regard to the protection of Armenian religious and cultural heritage, the human rights of its people, and the future security of the Armenian nation. 

The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem emphatically condemned the “egregious violations that desecrated the sanctity of Jerusalem” on 19 April, particularly in the Old City and around the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, during the celebration of Holy Fire Saturday.

On Holy Fire Saturday, hundreds of Christian worshippers seeking to enter Jerusalem’s Old City for the celebration were prevented; others were met with heavily enforced checkpoints, physical and verbal harassment, and widespread restrictions by Israeli police and border forces.

Rev. Dr Joan Brown Campbell, at the age of 93, passed on 29 March.

The Second Africa-Europe Ecumenical Forum on Migration was held 17-21 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). 

“Just Digital,” an online course aiming to help individuals and groups navigate wisely online and advocate effectively, is newly available in French and Spanish.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep sorrow and grave concern over the recent tragic developments in Syria, where, according to some sources, more than 1,000 civilians, primarily from the Alawite community, have been massacred.

The World Council of Churches Gender Justice Reference Group, in a statement for International Women’s Day on 8 March, expressed solidarity with women and girls across the world.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) publie un rapport intitulé Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice (Spiritualités autochtones, droits fonciers et justice climatique, non traduit). Édité par Lori Ransom, consultante auprès du COE pour les populations autochtones, ce rapport s’apparente à une plateforme où s’expriment les voix claires, pressantes et vitales des populations autochtones face à la catastrophe climatique que nous vivons.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha publicado el informe de un seminario titulado Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice (“Espiritualidades indígenas, derechos sobre la tierra y justicia climática”) (disponible en inglés). Editado por Lori Ransom, asesora del CMI en materia de pueblos indígenas, el informe sirve de plataforma para que las claras, acuciantes y muy necesarias voces de los pueblos indígenas arrojen luz sobre la catástrofe climática que estamos viviendo.