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Rev. Romi Márcia Bencke, newly appointed general secretary of the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil. © CONIC

“The ecumenical movement must expand its commitment to women”

By Marcelo Schneider (*)

15 August 2012

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The interactive exposition "Rosenstraße 76" tries to raise awareness about the different types of violence that can be found in ordinary homes and proposes strategies against domestic violence. Photo: Klaus Kohn/Bread for the World

Violence within the family: Churches need to keep their ears open to calls for help

German churches' experience with the issue of "domestic violence" will play an important role in a Peace Declaration of the World Council of Churches planned for 2011. "The churches have denied the existence of this issue for a long time", said Georges Lemopoulos, deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), speaking on Saturday 28 June in Frankfurt.

03 July 2008

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The Living Letters team will also visit Berlin, where the Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) was launched with a candle-light procession in front of the Brandenburger Gate in 2001.

Ecumenical solidarity team to visit Germany, share experiences on nonviolence

"Living Letters" from member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Burundi, Brazil, Greece and the United States will come to Germany, 27 June - 4 July, for an exchange of experiences in overcoming violence.

25 June 2008

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Rev. Walter Altmann, moderator of the WCC central committee welcomes Rev. Assir Pereira, president of the Presbyterian Independent Church of Brazil.

"We hope to contribute to the progress of the ecumenical movement"

By Manuel Quintero (*)

20 February 2008

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Letter to the President of Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva

Letter of appeal to the President of Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, inspired by his message to the 9th Assembly of the WCC, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14-23 February 2006, which strongly affirmed the role of the WCC and the need to continue together our journey in the path of social justice and the quest for human dignity.

13 December 2007

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