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At a Conference on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination on 22 October in Rome, Archbishop Emeritus Dr Anders Wejryd, current WCC president for Europe, spoke with a focus on the origins and solutions to discrimination based on religion and belief.

A conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland under the theme “Just Peace with Earth” was offered in conjunction with the Arctic Assembly, the largest annual international gathering focused on the future of the Arctic held Oct. 13-15.

In a presentation on 11 September, World Council of Churches president for Europe and Archbishop emeritus Dr Anders Wejryd reflected on the times when churches have been able to make a difference by getting people to actually change politics and priorities.

We stand on the threshold of hope for elimination of nuclear weapons in the world, as 122 nations recently have signed the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. However making this hope a reality requires the strong engagement of the religious communities, says Rev. Dr Peniel Rajkumar, WCC programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation.

Security built on the assumption that the power to destroy serves the purpose of peace is unsafe security, states World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Europe and Archbishop emeritus Dr Anders Wejryd, adding that trust is necessary for a real peace.

WCC President for Europe Archbishop Emeritus Anders Wejryd has reminded South African church leaders of the importance of the nation’s constitution, speaking at a time of political uncertainty in the country.

Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Christian and Buddhist religious leaders met this week in Assisi to discuss peace, while across the ocean in New York City global political leaders assembled at the United Nations also focussed on a troubled world.

The middle road in Europe when dealing with refugees is a good one and people know where it leads, from experience and from history, says World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Europe Archbishop Emeritus Anders Wejryd.

He spoke on wisdom, solidarity and the refugee problem along with the need for churches to uphold the ideals of Christian heritage on 14 June during a consultation in Lunteren in Netherlands.

World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Europe Rev. Dr Anders Wejryd has spoken of the responsibilities of Europeans as human beings at a consultation near Zürich.

“Our responsibilities, as humans – and Europeans, are immense. Our resources are beyond the limits we usually recognize. Our knowledge is unevenly divided and our wisdom even more so,” said Emeritus Archbishop Anders.

He was speaking at the 9-11 June gathering entitled “On the Way to a ‘European Christian Convention’” held in Kloster Kappel.

“Children need to know their place in the church. And that is at the front, not the back”, said Bishop Raphael Opoko from the Methodist Church of Nigeria, speaking at a round table discussion on promoting the rights of children held on 19 November at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.