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Nuns file Indigenous rights resolution related to Citigroup

The Sisters of St Joseph of Peace, Catholic nuns located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (US), have spent the past four years filing shareholder resolutions related to Citigroup, urging the parent company of one of the worlds largest investment banks to rethink its financial ties to fossil fuel projects that harm Indigenous communities.

Faith leaders call for urgent economic transformation to combat inequality and climate crisis

Faith leaders warn that the global concentration of wealth and power has reached "unprecedented" and "alarming" levels, exacerbating inequality, undermining democracy, and accelerating climate catastrophe. The ecumenical call to action came in a joint communique issued today following a three-day meeting in Geneva of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA).

The enthronement speech of His Beatitude John, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania

 To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”  (Rev.1:5-6). “ I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol” (Psalms 86:12-13).

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Le COE publie un rapport sur les spiritualités autochtones, les droits fonciers et la justice climatique

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) publie un rapport intitulé Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice (Spiritualités autochtones, droits fonciers et justice climatique, non traduit). Édité par Lori Ransom, consultante auprès du COE pour les populations autochtones, ce rapport s’apparente à une plateforme où s’expriment les voix claires, pressantes et vitales des populations autochtones face à la catastrophe climatique que nous vivons.

“Joint Interfaith Statement to the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.”

As people of faith representing diverse traditions, united in our common belief in the sanctity of life and the pursuit of justice, peace, and human dignity, we commend the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) for your historic commitment and leadership in working toward a world without nuclear weapons. Each signature and ratification affirming this Treaty is an act of courage and beacon of hope, and we applaud you.

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ÖRK veröffentlicht Bericht „Indigene Spiritualitäten, Landrechte und Klimagerechtigkeit“

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat einen englischsprachigen Bericht eines Seminars mit dem Titel „Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice“ (indigene Spiritualitäten, Landrechte und Klimagerechtigkeit) veröffentlicht. Herausgeberin des Berichts ist Lori Ransom, die ÖRK-Beraterin zum Thema indigene Völker. Er dient als Plattform für die deutlichen, drängenden und dringend gebrauchten Stimmen von indigenen Völkern, um aufzudecken, dass wir uns mitten in einer Klimakatastrophe befinden.

WCC releases Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice report

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has released a seminar report entitled Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice. Edited by Lori Ransom, WCC indigenous peoples consultant, the report serves as a platform for the clear, urgent, and much-needed voices of Indigenous peoples to expose the climate catastrophe through which we are living.

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, an Orthodox Hierarch of International Recognition

Upon the admission of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania to “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens at the beginning of January 2025, expressions of widespread acceptance and appreciation emerged from people of all educational backgrounds and ages, from various societal circles (ecclesiastical, academic, political, journalistic), as well as from international inter-Christian and interfaith communities and beyond.