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| 15.02.2010 |  | | WCC e-news moved to another place
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| 04.02.2010 | | | Two new scholarship endowments for Bossey
The endowment of two new scholarship funds geared towards facilitating studies at the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches (WCC) was celebrated at the graduation ceremony for the 61st session of the institute's Graduate School of Ecumenical Studies on 3 February. Read more
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| 25.01.2010 | | | WCC calls for Haiti's foreign debt to be cancelled
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has called on the international community to cancel Haiti's foreign debt. Read more
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| 25.01.2010 | | | Media accreditation is open for Edinburgh 2010
Centenary Conference & Celebrations, 2–6 Jun 2010, Edinburgh, UK
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| 25.01.2010 |  | | The reconstruction of Haiti must be based on justice
As churches and church related organizations mobilize resources to bring immediate relief to the people of Port-au-Prince, they are also advocating for the international community to waive Haiti's foreign debt while building a more sustainable future for the country. Read more
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| 22.01.2010 | | | WCC congratulates newly elected Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej
In a congratulatory letter to Bishop Irinej (Gavrilovic) of Nis, who was elected patriarch by the holy assembly of bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church on Friday, 22 January, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed " extraordinary joy" at the news of the election. Read more
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| 13.01.2010 | | | WCC expresses solidarity with churches under attack in Malaysia
In a 13 January solidarity letter to the churches in Malaysia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed deep concern and profound sorrow about recent attacks against church buildings in the country following a controversy over the right of Christians to use the term "Allah" to refer to God. Read more
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| 13.01.2010 | | | Churches mobilize support for Haiti quake victims
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed condolences and solidarity with the people of Haiti after the earthquake there and has called for prompt support in the relief efforts. Read more
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| 07.01.2010 | | | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2010
During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2010, Christians throughout the world will be listening together to the promise and commission that are part of Christ's final words before his ascension: "You are witnesses of these things." Read more
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| 2009 |
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| 22.12.2009 | | | WCC concerned about anti-homosexual bill in Uganda
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, wrote a letter to Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, saying that the WCC was "saddened and distressed to receive the news from Uganda regarding a proposed law against homosexual individuals […], which also proposes the death penalty to be meted to homosexual individuals who are HIV positive". Read more
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| 22.12.2009 | | | How theology can help save the world from climate change
What does the Bible say about climate change? What are the theological insights churches can offer to a world facing an unprecedented ecological crisis? These questions, addressed at a public seminar on "Creation and the climate crisis" attended by church representatives to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen on 15 December, seem even more urgent after the summit’s failure to reach the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement that millions around the world had hoped for. Read more
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| 21.12.2009 | | | The WCC is disappointed by the outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit
As the excitement of the Copenhagen climate change talks subside, the time for matching reality with expectations has begun. From the perspective of the World Council of Churches (WCC) the outcome of the negotiations unfortunately did not match expectations. Read more
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| 19.12.2009 | | | Work on fair, ambitious climate deal is not done yet, says WCC
"The present day reality shows that our sincere efforts have not been enough to bring in the age of social justice and peace," according to a statement delivered to the plenary of high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday, 18 December on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its ecumenical partners. Read more
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| 18.12.2009 | | | WCC Christmas video in many languages
This year's Christmas message from the World Council of Churches (WCC) is available in 17 languages reflecting the linguistic diversity of the WCC member churches: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Spanish and Swahili. Read more
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| 17.12.2009 | | | Wanted: peace workshop proposals
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has invited the submission of workshop proposals for the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) to take place in Jamaica in May 2011. Proposals must be submitted by 31 May 2010. Read more
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| 16.12.2009 | | | Negotiators at sputtering climate talks must "act now"
With the climate change negotiations sputtering and showing signs of being less than legally binding, ambitious and fair, leaders of churches and international church organizations sent a message to negotiators Tuesday evening imploring them to "not be afraid." The letter, which was signed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the incoming and outgoing general secretaries of the World Council of Churches as well as church leaders from Europe, North America and the Pacific, says the negotiations are at a crucial stage and negotiators need to be steadfast to "act now." Read more
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| 16.12.2009 | | | Getting a dose of reality on climate change
Why should religious people be involved in the climate change debate? And how should religious people, particularly Christians, view themselves in relation to the earth and God, the creator of the earth? Read more
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| 16.12.2009 | | | Kairos initiative: a message of hope for a just peace in Palestine
At an impressive ceremony which brought together a wide spectrum of Palestinian civil society, including church leaders, and over 50 people from every region of the world, Palestinian Christians launched the document popularly referred to as the Kairos Palestine Document. Read more
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| 15.12.2009 | | | Climate change requires drastically ambitious deal, says Kobia
Half way through the UN climate summit in Copenhagen and after a week in which no breakthrough was achieved, ecumenical leaders have asked negotiators to be more ambitious. Read more
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| 14.12.2009 | | | Bells ring a wake-up call for climate justice
As a wave of ringing bells embraced the globe, churches sent a strong message to world leaders gathered at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen: There is only one world and in order to preserve it, bold action needs to be taken now. Read more
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| 13.12.2009 | | | MP3 of press conference with Desmond Tutu in Copenhagen
An MP3 audio file (approx. length: 39 minutes; size: 35.5 MB) of the press conference given at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen by Archbishop (emeritus) Desmond Tutu and others on Sunday, 13 December is available for downloading. Another MP3 file features Tutu’s and De Boer’s speeches at the remittance of half a million signatures for climate justice. Read more
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| 11.12.2009 | | | A Palestinian Christian call to end the occupation
A group of Palestinian Christians representing a variety of churches and church-related organizations have issued an animated and prayerful call for an end to occupation of Palestine by Israel. Read more
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| 09.12.2009 | | | Desmond Tutu, other Christian leaders speak out on climate change
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu and church leaders from the regions most affected by climate change will speak out on climate change from a faith perspective during the Copenhagen UN climate summit on Sunday, 13 December at 3.30 pm. Read more
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| 09.12.2009 | | | "The greatest privilege an individual could ever have"
In a 10-minute interview available online at the website of the World Council of Churches (WCC) the Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia reflects on his six-year term as the general secretary of the WCC – the broadest and most inclusive organized expression of the ecumenical movement. Read more
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| 08.12.2009 | | | Theological education, seedbed for churches' renewal
Proper theological education is of strategic importance for the future of Christianity. So is ecumenical formation for the future of the ecumenical movement, according to a world report on the future of theological education. Read more
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| 08.12.2009 | | | Churches advocate for religious minorities' rights in Turkey
An international ecumenical delegation visiting Turkey at the end of November has encouraged the country's authorities to improve the situation of religious minorities. The exercise of religious freedom, the legal status of churches, including property issues, and the right to religious education were on the agenda. Read more
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