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The Thursdays in Black campaign now has a Youth Edition, developed by young people who are building a network in support of a world free from rape and violence. 

Elder Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon passed away on 2 February at the age of 92.

He served as assistant secretary to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order from November 1967 to September 1970.

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC), looks toward the WCC’s 11th Assembly, opening in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the end of August, with a set of articles produced in collaboration with the German journal Ökumenische Rundschau.

As part of an ongoing series on bilateral dialogues, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will host a webinar, “Church, Mission, and the Bonds of Koinonia,” on 27 April that will bring in voices from the Anglican Communion, World Communion of Reformed Churches, and World Pentecostal Fellowship.

Aujourd’hui, le monde entier s’associe au deuil d’une grande figure de la lutte pour la liberté, la dignité et les droits de l’homme.

Today the world joins in mourning the passing of a towering figure in the struggle for freedom and for human dignity and rights.

Desmond Mpilo Tutu était un personnage unique. Son sens de l’humour et son rire contagieux ont permis de résoudre de nombreuses situations critiques dans la vie politique et ecclésiastique de l’Afrique du Sud. Il était capable de sortir de presque toutes les impasses. Il a partagé avec nous le rire et la grâce de Dieu à de nombreuses reprises. C’était un homme de Dieu avec ces côtés surprenants. Lisez l’hommage de Baldwin Sjollema.

Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a unique character. His contagious sense of humour and laughter has helped to resolve many critical situations in South Africa’s political and church life. He was able to break almost any deadlock. He shared with us the laughter and grace of God many a time. He was a man of God with all the oddities that come with it. Read the tribute by Baldwin Sjollema.

Zwinglio Mota Dias used to make jokes about problems with the spelling of his first name in Brazil and elsewhere. In Brazil because of the first half of it. Elsewhere because of the second. Born to a Presbyterian family, his parents wanted to name him as a tribute to the great Swiss reformer of the 16^th century, Ulrich Zwingli.

A webinar hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission on “Koinonia and Visible Unity” on 30 September was a continuation of a series on responses to The Church: Towards a Common Vision.

A webinar on moral discernment, held in June, presented a new study document approved by the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission earlier this year.

The study document “Churches and Moral Discernment: Facilitating Dialogue to Build Koinonia,” harvests the fruits of the study process which began in 2015.

A third and final webinar on moral discernment, scheduled for 15 June, will present the new study document approved by the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission earlier this year.

The latest issue of the World Council of Churches’ journal International Review of Mission deals with one of the most urgent issues in the world today – reconciliation.

Under the title, “Reconciliation as a Missional Task,” the issue explores the meaning of reconciliation, how it can be understood theologically, and what its missiological dimensions mean for the church’s missional task.

In preserving and restoring unity, churches are increasingly confronted with moral questions. The World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission has studied this topic and recently presented a new study document called “Churches and Moral Discernment: Facilitating Dialogue to Build Koinonia.” In a series of three webinars, the commission will introduce the document and two other publications that assist in learning from and with each other about discerning ethical questions in the churches.

At the end of its biannual meeting, the World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order, in February, reported from its three study groups, which continue to look to future activities and dialogue with a sense of hope.

La Commission de Foi et constitution du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) se réunira en ligne du 14 au 20 janvier et du 23 au 25 février.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission will convene online from 14-20 January and 23-25 February.

Rev. Dr Mario Fischer is general secretary of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE). He shared reflections on the interconnectedness of churches, the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, and what challenges and inspires him the most.