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140 Jahre nach der Berliner Konferenz von 1884–1885, einer der folgenreichsten geopolitischen Zusammenkünfte der modernen Geschichte, eröffnen der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und ökumenische Partner

140 ans après la conférence de Berlin de 1884–1885, l’un des événements géopolitiques les plus lourds de conséquences de l’histoire moderne, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et les partenaires œcuméniques

140 years after the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, one of the most consequential geopolitical gatherings in modern history, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ecumenical partners

Rev. Dr Henriette Hutabarat Lebang, pastor of Toraja Church in Indonesia, is general chairperson of Indonesia Bible Society and World Council of Churches president from Asia. 

A training programme to equip churches to address the impact of climate change and global warming on health took place in Chad and the Philippines, two of the most impacted countries in Africa and Asia, from 28-30 April.

Marking the 200th anniversary of the Protestant Church in Ferney Voltaire, Dr Stephen Brown, editor of the World Council of Churches journal The Ecumenical Review, delivered a lecture at the church in the small French town on the Swiss border to Geneva.

Easter Monday is a popular holiday in Rome, a day Italians head out to the countryside or the beaches with picnic baskets weighed down with pasta bakes, piles of seasonal vegetables, prosecco, and Easter cake.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Africa Regional Programme Office, Abuja, in collaboration with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, convened a two-day Human Rights Training Workshop for church leaders and partners from the Niger Delta. 

During a leadership summit held 9-11 April in Nairobi, Kenya, the World Council of Churches (WCC) offered a listening ear, accurate information, and a sense of solidarity for people living with HIV, who are facing a sudden lack of resources.

As the Easter calendar coincides this year for Western and Eastern churches, theologians, clerics, and ordinary Christians in Africa have viewed the occurrence as a boost for efforts towards Christian unity.