World Council of Churches (WCC)

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  • L’amour du Christ mène le monde à la réconciliation et à l’unité. Réflexion sur le thème de la 11e Assemblée du Conseil oecuménique des Églises, Karlsruhe 2022
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2021
    Fruit du travail d’un groupe international issu de différentes régions et traditions confessionnelles, le texte se veut une ressource pour les Églises et les chrétiens du monde entier avant la 11e Assemblée du COE, qui se tiendra à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne, du 31 août au 8 septembre 2022. Cette publication propose des réflexions bibliques et théologiques sur le thème de l’Assemblée, inspirées d’un verset biblique – «L’amour du Christ nous étreint» (2 Cor. 5:14) – sur fond de défis auxquels sont confrontées les Églises et l’humanité tout entière. Le texte est disponible en quatre langues: en anglais, français, allemand et espagnol.

  • Die Liebe Christi bewegt, versöhnt und eint die Welt. Gedanken zum Thema der 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Karlsruhe 2022
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2021
    Dieser Text ist das Ergebnis der Arbeit einer internationalen Gruppe aus verschiedenen Regionen und Bekenntnistraditionen und hat zum Ziel, den Kirchen und den Christinnen und Christen weltweit im Vorfeld der 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung, die vom 31. August bis zum 8. September 2022 in Karlsruhe, Deutschland, stattfindet, als Impuls für Reflexionen zu dienen. Der Text umfasst biblische und theologische Reflexionen zum Vollversammlungsthema, gestützt auf einen Bibelvers – „Denn die Liebe Christi drängt uns...“ (2 Kor 5,14) – vor dem Hintergrund wichtiger Fragen, vor denen die Kirchen und die ganze Menschheit stehen. Der Text liegt vorerst in vier Sprachen vor – Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch und Spanisch.

  • WCC acting general secretary letter of condolences on the shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, USA
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-20

  • Communicado, Consulta interortodoxa previa a la Asamblea
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-19
    CMI Consulta interortodoxa previa a la Asamblea para la 11ª Asamblea de Karlsruhe (Alemania) 2022, “El amor de Cristo lleva al mundo a la reconciliación y la unidad”.

  • Communiqué, Colloque inter-orthodoxe pré-Assemblée
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-19
    Colloque inter-orthodoxe pré-Assemblée pour la 11e Assemblée à Karlsruhe (Allemagne) en 2022, «L’amour du Christ mène le monde à la réconciliation et à l’unité».

  • Kommunique, Interorthodoxe vorbereitende Tagung
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-19
    Interorthodoxe vorbereitende Tagung zur 11. Vollversammlung in Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 2022, „Die Liebe Christi bewegt, versöhnt und eint die Welt“.

  • Words of thanks from Revd Hyacinthe Destivelle, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-18
    Letter and words of thanks from Revd Hyacinthe Destivelle OP, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity for organization of the WCC Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly in Cyprus, 9-16 May 2022.

  • ¡Celebremos El Amor De Cristo!
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022
    Celebrate Christ’s Love! Sing and Pray Feiern Wir Die Liebe Christi! Singen und Beten Célébrons L’amour Du Christ! Chante et Prie ¡Celebremos El Amor De Cristo! Canto y Oración In four languages, a newly released publication developed by the assembly’s worship planning group, Celebrate Christ’s Love!, expands the opportunity to prepare spiritually for the assembly. This publication contains some of the components of the final spiritual-life resource that will be used at the assembly. It invites assembly participants and the wider fellowship to celebrate the love of God that we find in Christ through prayer, song, and reflecting on Jesus’ preaching and healing as portrayed in the Gospels.

  • Célébrons L’amour Du Christ!
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022
    Celebrate Christ’s Love! Sing and Pray Feiern Wir Die Liebe Christi! Singen und Beten Célébrons L’amour Du Christ! Chante et Prie ¡Celebremos El Amor De Cristo! Canto y Oración In four languages, a newly released publication developed by the assembly’s worship planning group, Celebrate Christ’s Love!, expands the opportunity to prepare spiritually for the assembly. This publication contains some of the components of the final spiritual-life resource that will be used at the assembly. It invites assembly participants and the wider fellowship to celebrate the love of God that we find in Christ through prayer, song, and reflecting on Jesus’ preaching and healing as portrayed in the Gospels.

  • Feiern Wir Die Liebe Christi!
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022
    Celebrate Christ’s Love! Sing and Pray Feiern Wir Die Liebe Christi! Singen und Beten Célébrons L’amour Du Christ! Chante et Prie ¡Celebremos El Amor De Cristo! Canto y Oración In four languages, a newly released publication developed by the assembly’s worship planning group, Celebrate Christ’s Love!, expands the opportunity to prepare spiritually for the assembly. This publication contains some of the components of the final spiritual-life resource that will be used at the assembly. It invites assembly participants and the wider fellowship to celebrate the love of God that we find in Christ through prayer, song, and reflecting on Jesus’ preaching and healing as portrayed in the Gospels.

  • Statement on the murder of Deborah Yacubu in Sokoto, Nigeria
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-17
    Statement of the World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca on the murder of Deborah Yakubu, a second-year college student beaten to death and burnt by a group of her fellow students in Sokoto, northern Nigeria.

  • Statement on COVID-19 crisis in the DPRK
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-17
    World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern over COVD-19 outbreak in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

  • Celebrate Christ’s Love!
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022
    Celebrate Christ’s Love! Sing and Pray Feiern Wir Die Liebe Christi! Singen und Beten Célébrons L’amour Du Christ! Chante et Prie ¡Celebremos El Amor De Cristo! Canto y Oración In four languages, a newly released publication developed by the assembly’s worship planning group, Celebrate Christ’s Love!, expands the opportunity to prepare spiritually for the assembly. This publication contains some of the components of the final spiritual-life resource that will be used at the assembly. It invites assembly participants and the wider fellowship to celebrate the love of God that we find in Christ through prayer, song, and reflecting on Jesus’ preaching and healing as portrayed in the Gospels.

  • Communiqué of the Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-16

  • Report of the Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-16

  • Statement on killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-13
    Recent events in Palestine and Israel have, tragically, once again underscored the critical need for a just peace in the region, for both Palestinians and Israelis, says World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.

  • WCC Update on the war in Ukraine 25 January to April 2022
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-04-22
    Update to the WCC central committee members by Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches

  • Report of the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Women’s Consultation
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-12
    Report of the WCC Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Women’s Consultation, Durres, Albania, October 3-7, 2019

  • Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-12
    Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023: Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17)

  • Climate-Responsible Finance - a Moral Imperative towards Children
    World Council of Churches (WCC), 2022-05-09

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