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Executive committee forms source of hope for WCC leader

The meeting of our World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee began at the Diocesan Center of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus in Paralimni. In my report as moderator, I spoke about sources of hope in a world that sometimes seems to give so little cause for hope. And I spoke about how we, as the World Council of Churches, can fulfill the prophetic mission of the church in the face of this world situation.

02 December 2024
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Youth Commissioners holding up orange consesus cards during their first in-person meetings in Manila.

La Comisión de los Jóvenes elige cuatro nuevos vicemoderadores

La Comisión de los Jóvenes en el Movimiento Ecuménico eligió a cuatro nuevos vicemoderadores durante su reunión en Filipinas:  Ann Chris Jacob (Iglesia Metodista Unida de E.E. U.U.), Lorena Bonilla García (Iglesia Menonita de Colombia), Rev. Bjorn Warde (Iglesia Presbiteriana de Trinidad y Tobago) y Danil Arakelian (Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa).

21 November 2024
News
Youth Commissioners holding up orange consesus cards during their first in-person meetings in Manila.

Youth commission elects four new vice moderators

The Commission on Young People in the Ecumenical Movement (YPEM), during its meeting in the Philippines, elected four new vice moderators: Ann Chris Jacob (United Methodist Church USA), Lorena Bonilla Garcia (Mennonite Church of Colombia), Rev. Bjorn Warde (Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago), and Danil Arakelian (Russian Orthodox Church).

21 November 2024
Interview
Eugenio at COP29

“We must move forward, walking with Jesus,” says Argentinian pastor on climate justice

During COP29, the World Council of Churches (WCC) interviewed Pastor Eugenio Albrecht from Argentina, communications officer for the Evangelical Church of the River Plate and a Lutheran World Federation Latin America Communications Network member. Albrecht reflected on his first COP experience, shared insights on Latin America's challenges, and emphasized the importance of diakonal faith in fostering hope and action for climate justice.

15 November 2024
Feature story
COP16 Cali, Colombia

Biodiversitätskonferenz COP16: Ethische Imperative, indigene Perspektiven – und die anstehende Arbeit

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat an der 16. Konferenz der Vertragsparteien (COP16) des Übereinkommens der Vereinten Nationen über die biologische Vielfalt teilgenommen, die vom 21. Oktober bis 1. November in Cali, Kolumbien, stattgefunden hat. An der Konferenz, die unter der Überschrift „Peace with Nature“ (Frieden mit der Natur) stand, haben 23.000 Menschen aus 196 Ländern teilgenommen.

11 November 2024