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A woman prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Thousands of Christians march the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday, marking the stations of the cross in the Jerusalem Old City, in memory of the path Jesus walked carrying his cross towards his crucifixion.

Wie gehen Kirchen wirklich mit Rassismus um?

Obwohl die Historischen Schwarzen Kirchengemeinden Amerikas vor einer Generation die Vorreiter des Wandels rassistisch geprägter Denkweisen waren, sehen sich die schwarzen Kirchenführer heute mit einer komplexeren, vielfältigeren und frustrierenderen Situation konfrontiert.

15 February 2022
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A woman prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Thousands of Christians march the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday, marking the stations of the cross in the Jerusalem Old City, in memory of the path Jesus walked carrying his cross towards his crucifixion.

Comment le racisme est-il réellement traité par les Églises?

Les Églises noires historiques d’Amérique ont beau avoir été les figures de proue de l’évolution sur les questions raciales il y a une génération, les responsables d’Églises noires se retrouvent aujourd’hui confrontés à un contexte autrement plus complexe, hétérogène et frustrant. 

15 February 2022
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Photo exhibition on Racims, WCC, 12.2021

Programme to Combat Racism began during apartheid, but xenophobia fight still churches’ focus

When the World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the Programme to Combat Racism after years of in-depth theological reflections and prayer in 1971, South Africa's insidious racist apartheid policies were in full throw. The programme brought the WCC into the world's spotlight. Yet racism did not start 50 years ago. And it did not end with the casting out of apartheid at the end of the 20th century. During that era, figures such as Nobel Peace Prize laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela fought racism in society and the church.

09 December 2021
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H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian of the Armenian Apostolic Church

H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian honored for half a century of service

H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin) USA, was honored for half a century of service. 

The Holy Trinity Church of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania (USA), organized a ceremony and banquet as a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of his ordination.

 

03 November 2021