World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, extended greetings and wishes to Jewish people everywhere as they commemorate Passover.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.”
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.”
Mount Zion, located just outside the current walls of the Old City, via Zion Gate, is of great importance to Christians because this is the area of Dormition Abbey, the Cenacle (the traditional spot for remembering the Last Supper and washing of the Apostles’ feet), and where the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the event of Pentecost.
It has been 28 years since the two Koreas began the Easter joint prayer together. It is a prayer that started with glory to God who gave him the strength to work for unification. I hope that unification alone will fulfill its last duty.
The last reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is jointly written by Rev. Audra Hudson Stone and Jacob Stone. They argue that natural disasters are not natural anymore; rather, they are human-induced. These disasters are the groaning of the earth, which is drawing our attention to mend our ways. The Stones are hopeful that, as Jesus rose from the shackles of death, the mother earth, too, will rise from its despair, suffering, and death through the “water of life”—Jesus Christ. To that end, we need to facilitate and practice “resurrection” of the earth!
On Palm Sunday, accompaniers from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel walked in the traditional procession, carrying messages of solidarity with Gaza Christians during an especially painful time.
نشر مجلس الكنائس العالمي (WCC) مواد جديدة عبر شبكة الانترنت تتعلق بمبادرة عيد الفصح لعام 2024: "الخروج من الظلام – تضامن عيد الفصح مع الأراضي المقدسة".
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat auf seiner Website neues Material zur Oster-Initiative 2024 „Wege aus der Finsternis – Solidarität zu Ostern mit dem Heiligen Land“ veröffentlicht.
El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha publicado nuevos recursos en línea relacionados con la Iniciativa de Pascua 2024: “Salir de las tinieblas: solidaridad pascual con Tierra Santa”.
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a publié de nouveaux supports en ligne dans le cadre de l’Initiative de Pâques 2024: «Sortir des ténèbres — en solidarité pascale avec la Terre Sainte».
Le temps qui s’est écoulé depuis le 7 octobre 2023 a été décrit de bien des manières – et les propos de Robi Damelin constituent «une vraie mise à l’épreuve de vos systèmes de croyances».
Die Zeit seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 ist mit vielen verschiedenen Worten beschrieben worden – Robi Damelin nennt sie „eine echte Prüfung für unsere Glaubenssysteme“.
El periodo de tiempo transcurrido desde el 7 de octubre de 2023 se ha descrito de muchas maneras, y, en palabras de Robi Damelin, ha sido “una verdadera prueba de fuego para nuestros sistemas de creencias”.
“אנו לא נעזוב את רצועת עזה כל עוד יש כנסיה אחת שעומדת.”
“אנו לא נהיה הנוצרים האחרונים שיעזבו את רצועת עזה.”
“איבדנו את הכל, אבל אנו לא יכולים לאבד את המשימה שלנו ואת השייכות שלנו למקום זה הכל כך יקר ללב שלנו.”
“זהו המקום בו החלה הנצרות וכאן היא תמשיך להתקיים.”
אלו המילים שאנשים ממלמלים כאשר נאדר אבו אמשה, מנכ"ל המחלקה לשירותים לפליטים פלסטינים של מועצת הכנסיות במזרח התיכון (DSPR-MECC), מנסה לעזור להם פשוט לעבור את היום.