In a video message, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay shared joyful greetings with an ecumenical faith festival in Dresden, Germany, from 13-15 September under the theme "Living Hope for the Earth. Justice-Peace-Integrity of Creation.”
An academic consultation of the Societas Oecumenica, the European Society for Ecumenical Research, has been exploring the significance of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, whose 1700th anniversary will be celebrated in 2025, for the search for Christian unity today.
The European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) opened on 9 September under the theme “What is truth? Ethical and Practical Issues in the use of Artificial Intelligence,” drawing an array of speakers with diverse insights on a rapidly-changing world.
The Center for Peace Theology at University of Hamburg, Germany, together with the Mennonite Congregation in Hamburg-Altona, gave the international Menno Simons Preaching Award to Riki Neufeld, pastor at the Evangelical Mennonite Congregation Schänzli in Muttenz (Switzerland).
As a national ecumenical campaign “Living hope for the earth: Justice. Peace. Creation” is set to begin in Dresden, Germany, the World Council of Churches (WCC) shared a warm message of greeting.
From 19-30 August, 27 church and youth leaders from 23 countries gathered in Limuru, Kenya, for the 7th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). The participants included church leaders, pastors, theological students, finance, economics, and ecological justice experts.
La comunicación inclusiva es más que un conjunto de directrices. Es una manera de abrir las puertas para escuchar las historias del mundo y prestar oídos a las esperanzas y las dificultades de las personas en todas partes. Y, ahora mismo, las nuevas tecnologías y las prácticas óptimas están aumentando la posibilidad de cumplir la promesa de una comunicación accesible.
La communication inclusive est bien plus qu’un ensemble de lignes directrices, c’est un moyen d’ouvrir des portes sur les récits du monde et d’entendre les aspirations et les difficultés des habitant-e-s de la planète. Aujourd’hui, les nouvelles technologies et les meilleures pratiques sont autant de promesses d’une communication toujours plus accessible.
Inklusive Kommunikation ist mehr als eine Sammlung von Leitlinien – sie ermöglicht den Zugang zu Geschichten aus aller Welt und eröffnet uns Wege, die Hoffnungen und Herausforderungen von Menschen in vielen Ländern kennenzulernen. Gerade jetzt gibt es neue Technologien und beste Praktiken, die das Versprechen einer barrierefreien Kommunikation wahr werden lassen.
Inclusive communication is more than a set of guidelines—it’s a way to open doors to hear the stories of the world, and to listen to the hopes and challenge of people everywhere. And, right now, new technologies and best practices are helping augment the promise of accessible communication.
On 19 July, the International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion on Israel’s presence in the Palestinian land occupied since the 1967 war, saying that Israel’s rule in the territory is unlawful.
In the busyness of AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, people of faith met for a moment of silence, reflection, and prayer under the theme "Sustaining Hope for All: Remembering, Celebrating, and Praying for a Future without AIDS."
Ahead of the International AIDS Conference from 22-26 July at the Messe München in Germany, faith leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith actors gathered for a two-day interfaith pre-conference themed “Sustaining Hope for All – Through 2030 and Beyond."
The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review – the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) – highlights the work of participants at the Global Ecumenical theological Institute (GETI) held in conjunction with the WCC 11th Assembly held in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2022.
When you're lovers in a dangerous time Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime -- But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight -- Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight When you're lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time And we're lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time
Former World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser has praised the contribution to the ecumenical movement of former WCC staff member Ernst Lange, who died suddenly 50 years ago on 3 July 1974.
Former World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser has praised the contribution to the ecumenical movement of former WCC staff member Ernst Lange, who died suddenly 50 years ago on 3 July 1974.
