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Im Zentrum der vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) ausgerichteten weltweiten ökumenischen Gebetsandacht vom 18. September stand die Weltwoche für Frieden in Palästina und Israel sowie die Bedeutung des Heiligen Landes als eine spirituelle Heimat.

A global ecumenical prayer hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 18 September focused on the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, and the meaning of finding a spiritual home in the Holy Land.

Bethlehem und seine Basilika seien Zeichen der Hoffnung, nicht nur für eine Gemeinschaft oder Kirche, sondern für die gesamte menschliche Familie, meint Seine Seligkeit Theophilus III, Patriarch der Heiligen Stadt Jerusalem und ganz Palästinas, bei einem Anlass beim Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Genf.

A global ecumenical prayer on 18 September will commemorate the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, being observed this year from 16-23 September. The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting online or in-person participation for people to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land.

Bethlehem and its basilica are signs of hope, not just to one community or church, but to the whole human family, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem and All Palestine told a gathering at the World Council of Churches in Geneva.

As the “Bethlehem Reborn – Palestine – The Wonders of the Nativity” exhibit was carefully installed at the Ecumenical Centre over the weekend, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is anticipating the official opening ceremony on 12 September.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will welcome a “Bethlehem Reborn – Palestine – The Wonders of the Nativity” exhibit that will open in a live-streamed ceremony on 12 September, then be available to the public from 13 September-5 October daily. The multimedia touring exhibit highlights the rehabilitation of the Church of the Nativity in all its artistic beauty, historical significance, and spiritual messages.