D: German conference pledges to strengthen work with churches in South Korea...
Inspired by the theme “a pilgrimage of justice and peace” – a call issued by the World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly in 2013 – a conference in Germany affirmed the commitment of working...
View ArticleIT: Jubilee of Lutheran – Catholic Dialogue Is a Time to Express Hope
PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference (LWI) – Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical...
View ArticleD/CH: LWF President Bishop Younan Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peace Work
LWF President Bishop Younan Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peace Work (LWI) – Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has been awarded an...
View ArticleHU: Die WGRK eröffnet eine neue Dialogrunde mit Pfingstlern
“Mission” war das Thema der ersten Begegnung im Rahmen einer neuen Dialogrunde zwischen reformierten und pfingstlerischen Theologen, die Ende November in Ungarn stattgefunden hat. Zu Beginn nahm man...
View ArticleCH: Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance re-established under World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) have agreed to re-establish the EAA as the WCC’s ecumenical initiative, preserving the future of this diverse Christian...
View ArticleDK: New Head of International Relations Secretariat of ELC Denmark
Mr. Birger Nygaard will succeed Mr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen as Secretariat Director by April 1st this year. Mr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen, the present Secretariat Director for the Council on International...
View ArticleWorld: A presence to accompany vulnerable communities
They are there every day, each month of the year – as they have been for the last 13 years. They have become a natural element in the chaos of life in Israel and Palestine. Their presence is...
View ArticleGB: Church leaders plan TV debates to resolve doctrinal differences
UK Church leaders have decided to use live television debates and phone-in polls to resolve remaining doctrinal disputes between the different denominations. The move comes after growing public...
View ArticleWorld: Korean university grants Olav Fykse Tveit honorary doctorate for his...
Hanshin University in the Republic of Korea has awarded Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) the title of “Doctor honoris causa” for his ecumenical vision...
View ArticleCH: A Commitment to Vulnerable People Affected by Climate Change
LWF Joins Ecumenical Launch to “Act Now for Climate Justice” GENEVA, 22 April 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has affirmed its commitment to the cause of climate justice and strong...
View ArticleWorld: WCC general secretary preaches at D.C. commemoration of Armenian genocide
Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), preached at the 7 May ecumenical service in Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral commemorating the centennial of the...
View ArticleCH/IT: “Laudato Si’” enhances churches and peoples’ care for our common home
The World Council of Churches welcomed Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’”, released on June 18, which highlights what churches and ecumenical organizations have been doing for decades on caring for...
View ArticleCH/ROM: Future directions are charted by WCC Faith and Order Commission
Meeting from 17 to 24 June, the newly reconstituted Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has begun to define its principal trajectories for ecumenical study and common...
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