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Bridging economics and theology, the 5^th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) concluded on 8 July in Berlin, Germany.

El secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, envió un jovial saludo al Consejo de la Federación Luterana Mundial, reunido bajo el lema «En Cristo, todas las cosas subsisten». 

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent joyful greetings to the Lutheran World Federation Council, convening under the theme “In Christ, all things hold together.”

Acoger a refugiados, proporcionar alimentos, ayudar en hospitales y tocar las campanas de las iglesias como señal de alarma cuando comienza el fuego de artillería son algunas de las múltiples maneras en que las iglesias dan respuesta en Ucrania y los países fronterizos mientras continúa la guerra. Más de dos millones de personas han salido en tropel de Ucrania, y los cálculos de los grupos de socorro muestran que dieciocho millones de personas –una tercera parte de la población del país– necesitarán asistencia humanitaria.

Hosting refugees, providing food, helping in hospitals, and ringing church bells as a warning when shelling starts—these are some of the many ways churches are responding in Ukraine and bordering countries as the war continues. More than two million people have poured out of Ukraine, and estimates from relief groups show that 18 million people—a third of the country’s population—will need humanitarian assistance.

The scope of human need is growing exponentially as the war continues between Russia and Ukraine — despite an international outcry for peace — and churches are offering vital assistance to thousands upon thousands of people.

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, one of the people who followed in the footsteps of Desmond Tutu as archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa announced the death of “the Arch” as he was affectionately known on 26 December, fittingly celebrated in South Africa as the “Day of Goodwill.”

The World Council of Churches and Lutheran World Federation will host a joint webinar, “Stop the Flow: Let’s End Human Trafficking,” at 13:30 CEST on 30 July, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

Meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican on 25 June, both the Lutheran World Federation president Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa and Pope Francis expressed the hope that the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in 2030 can become common ground on which to strengthen the commitment of Lutherans and Catholics to unity and reconciliation.

El secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, felicitó calurosamente a la Rev. Anne Burghardt, que será la nueva secretaria general de la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM). La recientemente electa secretaria general Rev. Anne Burghardt será la primera mujer y la primera pastora de Europa Central y del Este que dirigirá la FLM.