Tveit: Cardinal Lehmann worked tirelessly for unity Cardinal Karl Lehmann. Photo: Raimond Spekking, 2014. Cardinal Karl Lehmann, the former head of Germany’s Catholic Bishops Conference, died on 11 March. He was 81. As bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, ...
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Patriarch Ignatius Mor Aphrem II to speak at WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism Ignatius Mor Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church (2nd from the left) welcomed at CWME. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC His Holiness Ignatius ...
Read MoreGender justice exhibit in Scotland showcases women activists WCC deputy general secretary Isabel Apawo Phiri is one of the featured women in the exhibit. An exhibit entitled “Faith in Gender Justice” will open in the Scottish Parliament on 8 ...
Read MoreSeven Weeks for Water 2018 The daily struggle for water, especially for women The fourth reflection of the of the “Seven Weeks for Water”, of World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network, is by Rev. Adelaida Jiménez Cortes, a pastor of the Presbyterian Church ...
Read MoreSpecial online issue of International Review of Mission offers African perspectives on Mission and Evangelism 28 February 2018 As the World Council of Churches (WCC) prepares to hold its next Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) in Arusha, Tanzania, ...
Read MoreArab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion Opening address by Ecumenical Patriarch His All-Holiness Bartholomew I. Photo: Marianne Ejdersten/WCC 26 February 2018 An “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace, Promoting Peaceful Coexistence & Common Citizenship”in Vienna on 26 February is creating ...
Read MoreSeven Weeks for Water 2018 Week 2: Is there fullness of life without water? The second reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water is by Rev. Gloria Ulloa, an ordained priest of the Presbyterian Church of Colombia and the ...
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