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The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC) met formally on 25-27 June in Paris. This meeting was held under the theme “The normalization of hatred: challenges for Jews and Christians today.” Below, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflects on how restored relations between the two groups transpired.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et le Comité juif international pour les consultations interreligieuses (IJCIC) se sont réunis officiellement du 25 au 27 juin à Paris. Cette rencontre avait pour thème «La normalisation de la haine: défis pour les juifs et les chrétiens d’aujourd'hui». Ci-dessous, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, revient sur comment le rétablissement des relations entre les deux groupes s’est manifesté.

The First World War had started, and the planet was in crisis when he became Archbishop of Uppsala in 1914, but through it all, ecumenical trailblazer and peace-seeker Nathan Söderblom envisioned a new way for the church, a man who acted.

La Première Guerre mondiale avait commencé et la planète était en crise lorsque Nathan Söderblom fut nommé archevêque d'Uppsala en 1914, mais malgré tout, ce pionnier de l'œcuménisme et chercheur de paix imagina une nouvelle voie pour l'Église.

As global youth protests and scientific reports alike underscore the urgency of addressing climate change, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined in the increasingly critical call for action.

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches, opens with an article by WCC general secretary the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, “Freedom, Love and Justice,” reflecting on the theme for the WCC's 11th Assembly in 2021, “Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

As Christians worldwide prepare to mark Easter weekend, South Sudanese church leaders have offered peace as a gift to the people, who have experienced great suffering and trials by violence and conflicts.

Au moment où les populations chrétiennes du monde entier se préparent à célébrer le week-end de Pâques, les responsables d’Église du Soudan du Sud ont offert le cadeau de la paix au peuple, qui a connu beaucoup de souffrances et d’épreuves à cause de la violence et des conflits.

An ecumenical spiritual retreat led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis at the Vatican ended yesterday with Pope Francis kissing the feet of South Sudan’s political leaders. The unprecedented two-day retreat was organised in an effort to support the country’s fragile peace deal.

A group of churches from Germany’s west inspired by the quest for justice and peace presented an ecumenical exhibition showing how “Peace takes a different way” at the World Council of Churches in Geneva.

Un groupe d’Églises de l’ouest de l’Allemagne, inspirées par la quête pour la justice et la paix, a présenté une exposition œcuménique montrant comment «La paix, ça marche autrement» au Conseil œcuménique des Églises à Genève.

The International Conference on Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals, held in Vatican City from 7-9 March, was jointly organised by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (Roman Catholic Church).

In his own words, Pope Francis said his pilgrimage this week to the United Arab Emirates wrote a "new page in the history of the dialogue between Christianity and Islam" and in promoting world peace based on brotherhood.

Selon le pape François lui-même, le pèlerinage qu’il a accompli cette semaine aux Émirats arabes unis a écrit «une nouvelle page dans l’histoire du dialogue entre le christianisme et l’islam» et dans la promotion d’une paix mondiale basée sur la fraternité.

Twenty-nine students from the WCC Bossey Ecumenical Institute traveled to Rome for the annual study visit to the Vatican, and to take part in the inauguration of the 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is observed 18-25 January.