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Als Steward „von den Eindrücken völlig überwältigt“

Drei Kommunikationsstewards bei der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Johannesburg, Südafrika, übernahmen die Rolle als Journalistinnen und Journalisten und fragten ihre Mitstewards nach ihren Erfahrungen während der Tagung des ÖRK-Leitungsgremiums und ihren Gedanken zu ihrer Rolle in der ökumenischen Bewegung. 

Prophetic witness conference closes with call for action toward life, justice, and peace

The Prophetic Witness for Life, Justice, and Peace Conference and Seminars concluded in Johannesburg on 16 June, marking a moment of reawakening and recommitment for church leaders and partners across southern Africa. Participants pledged to transform the insights and prophetic calling of their gathering into tangible action within their congregations, communities, and countries.

WCC press conference will focus on bringing hope in a conflict-laden world

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is scheduling a press conference  Wednesday 18 June at 12:45-13:20 featuring the leadership of the central committee, including Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee; Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, vice-moderator of the WCC central committee; H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, vice-moderator of the WCC central committee; and Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary, in addition to local church leaders represented by Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese in the Roman Catholic Church, president of the Southern African Council of Churches  and the first Catholic to head the ecumenical body in Southern Africa.