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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.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) schloss seine Tagung vom 12. bis 17. November mit einem Gefühl der Hoffnung ab, auch wenn er sich öffentlich zutiefst besorgt zeigte in Bezug auf viele globale Ungerechtigkeiten, vor denen die heutige Welt steht.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.

During an historic visit to the National Council of Churches (USA) on 26 October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew reflected that ecumenical dialogue is first and foremost a witness to our Christian faith.

During the 58th meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) in Johannesburg, a webinar celebrating the 75th anniversary of the commission offered historical conversations between former and present CCIA moderators and commissioners.

In preparation for the upcoming Africa & African Diaspora Conference, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is hosting a pre-conference webinar discussion on 15 October. The Africa & African Diaspora Conference is scheduled for 23-29 October.

Medien- und Kommunikationsbeauftragte sind zu einer Online-„Presseclub“-Veranstaltung eingeladen, auf der sie sich offen zu der Frage „Digitale Instrumente – Segen oder Fluch?“ äußern können. 

Les médias et les communicateurs sont invités à un "club de la presse" en ligne dans le cadre duquel ils pourront s’exprimer en toute sincérité sur le thème "Les outils numériques - bénédiction ou malédiction ?"

Media and communicators are invited to an online “press club” event during which they can speak candidly on the theme “Digital instruments – Blessing or Curse?”

A group of bikers from the Bike for Peace visited the World Council of Churches on 30 August as part of a commemoration in the Place de Nations. 

Absorbing Philip Potter’s profoundly simple direction for the ecumenical movement—“only connect”—those gathered for an online tribute to the former World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary tapped into the still-growing legacy of a remarkable man.

Die Teilnehmenden an einer Online-Gedenkveranstaltung für den ehemaligen Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) machten sich Philip Potters zutiefst simple Vorgabe für die Arbeit der ökumenischen Bewegung – „only connect“ – zu eigen und befassten sich mit dem immer noch nicht vollständig erfassten Vermächtnis dieses bemerkenswerten Mannes.

En absorbant l’orientation profondément simple de Philip Potter pour le mouvement œcuménique – « only connect » (« il suffit de se connecter ») - les personnes réunies pour un hommage en ligne à l’ancien secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont puisé dans l’héritage toujours grandissant d’un homme remarquable.

The Tokyo Olympic Games have begun one year late in one of the world's biggest cities. There are no spectators—and little of the usual spiritual support from churches and no official Olympic Village prayer room.