Ecumenicalnews
- Former naval officer Jean Vanier chose relationships with intellectually disabled, spurning privilegeThe headline for a newspaper letter extolling a man who lived what he espoused, engaging with shunned people often unable to effectively communicate verbally, said, "Jean Vanier was a living saint."
- Signs of the 1930s Nazi-era resurfacing in Europe: warning from UN aideThe United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide during the Second Global Summit on Religion Peace and Security in Geneva warned that similar signs to those of the 1930s in Europe are resurfacing.
- Bulgarian Orthodox prelate gives icy response to Pope Francis' quest for church unityPope Francis has appealed for the care of migrants in Bulgaria which has not recently been welcoming of them, but his words during a trip seeking church unity riled a senior cleric in the dominant Orthodox Church in the eastern European nation.
- Pope Francis digs down, says mining should ensure sustainable human developmentPope Francis has denounced a voracious, short-sighted, profit-oriented economy based on the fallacy of unlimited economic growth saying mining should ensure sustainable human development.
- Faith communities noted as both 'first and last responders' for children on the move by key UNICEF adviserBecause faith communities that work closely with the UN children's agency are deeply involved with young people on the move, they can play a crucial role in applying the global compacts on safe migration and refugees, an adviser to UNICEF says.
- Ecumenical Accompaniers follow Jesus' footsteps in Jerusalem's Old CityWhen thousands of Christians from Jerusalem and beyond marched from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem's Old City, following in the footsteps of Jesus on Palm Sunday, their procession was accompanied by Ecumenical Accompaniers.
- Leader of bombed evangelical church in Sri Lanka offers forgiveness to attackers: WEAThe World Evangelical Alliance says it would like to give greater exposure to the moving testimony of Pastor Roshan Mahesen one of the targets of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka and invite Christians to continue to pray for their brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka.
- Message from Christians in London climate change protests: 'Care for God's creation'The Extinction Rebellion protests in London portray the deep Christian tradition of civil disobedience for justice and show the willingness to make sacrifices on behalf of others.
- Nearly 300 killed in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bomb blasts at churches and hotelsA series of coordinated explosions struck churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing more than 200 people and injuring hundreds drawing strong condemnation from religious and political leaders worldwide.
- Hackers threaten, blackmail World Council of Churches communication directorA group identifying itself as "The Chinese Expert Group" is threatening World Council of Churches communication director Marianne Ejdersten.
Countercurrents
- Four in 10 in U.S. embrace socialism“Americans today are more closely divided than they were earlier in the last century when asked whether some form of socialism would be a good or bad thing for the country”, says Gallup. The Gallup poll results have been released on Monday. The poll agency said: “While 51% of U.S. adults say socialism would be […]
- Leave Venezuela alone, Lula tells Trump in interviewLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former president of Brazil, has called to respect the Venezuelan people and their right to decide their own future. In an interview, aired Tuesday, from the Federal Prison in Curitiba, Brazil, former President Lula da Silva commented on the behavior of right-wing governments and recommended to the U.S. president Donald Trump that he takes care of his own […]
- India: PM Modi To Get A Second TermPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s far right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is certain to get a second term in Indian general election. As results are coming in BJP on its has crossed the half way mark of 272 seats. BJP and allies are leading in 342 seats out of the 542 seats where elections are held. […]
- Monsanto, Scientific Deception and CancerMoney may not be able to buy the purest love, but it can buy the best, life-ending cancer. For Monsanto, giant of rule and misrule in matters of genetically modified crops, known for bullying practices towards farmers, things have not been so rosy of late. Ever the self-promoter of saving the world an agricultural headache […]
- Abhorrence For Wastefulness And Exhortation For Moderation In The Qur’anThe non-enviro approach of mainstream politico milieu and unbridled profiteering agenda of economic agencies of the world have brought the world on the brink of irreversible ecological damages, to a stage where we beg for basics such as clean air, potable water, pure soil, healthy sun light. Bigger panic though is that the climate breakdown […]
- Facing the Climate ChangeUnusual weather phenomena in Kashmir indicate the effects of the global climate change to face which one needs to take urgent corrective measures before it is too late! The unprecedented weather changes especially sudden rise and fall in temperatures and unusual increase/decrease in precipitation are indictors of the global climate change presently happening in different […]
- Defunding UNRWA: Trump’s Legal Sleight of HandTrump wants to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and shift responsibility for Palestine refugees to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). What has UNHCR got to say about that? Is it worried about any negative effects, such as what it […]
- Defiance – Prelude to RevolutionDefiance is not revolution. Revolution is what Lenin made, what the Founding Fathers of America made; what Mao made, what Ho Chi Minh made, and Fidel, and never forget Che, how he hungered for it, lived and died for it. No, defiance is a prelude to revolution, it is what comes just before independence, it […]
- India: Communalism or Islamophobia?In his attempts at explaining Islamophobia as a phenomenon unique to the west, Prof Guduvarthy(‘There is Communalism – Not Islamophobia in India, The Wire, 01/05/19) commits a number of erroneous assumptions; namely limiting anti-Muslim violence in India to the domain of the Hindutva forces thereby discounting the structural racism and exclusion of Indian Muslims as […]
- Rainbow Social Coalition – To What End?USS passe rani hai, iss passe Gandhi!” (“On that side is the Queen, on this is Gandhi) (https://indianexpress.com/elections/patiala-dharamvira-gandhi-aap-elections-2019-bjp-congress-5726029/) Nawan Punjab Party’s candidate ex MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi’s election campaign and the way he projected his appeal as ‘battle against the royals’ had rightly evoked interest in a section of the media as well as pro-people […]
Novidades
- Consulta do CMI na Guatemala enfocará paz e segurançaMais de trinta participantes de diferentes países da América Latina irão se encontrar na cidade de Antigua, Guatemala para uma consulta regional sobre os temas da paz e da segurança humanitária na América Latina.
- Secretário geral do CMI afirma: "A unidade cristã é intrínseca à graça de Deus“A unidade cristã é uma dimensão intrínseca da graça de Deus conosco. Ela pertence a nossa fé, pois também a confessamos nos credos da igreja antiga. Pertencer a Cristo significa pertencer ao corpo de Cristo, a Igreja", afirmou o secretário geral do CMI, Olav Fykse Tveit, enquanto se referia ao processo de convênio que envolve […]
- Resposta ecumênica na luta contra o HIV e a violência sexual em AngolaPor Marcelo Schneider (*)
- “O compromisso do movimento ecumênico com as lutas das mulheres precisa ser ampliado cada vez mais”, afirma a nova secretária geral do conselho de igrejas do BrasilPor Marcelo Schneider*
- Líderes religiosos afirmam que o Tratado de Comércio de Armas deve regulamentar também muniçõesLíderes representantes de 90% dos 2 bilhões de cristãos do mundo emitiram uma apelo aos 194 governos que estão, atualmente, negociando o primeiro Tratado de Comércio de Armas que mantenham a questão da munição no texto do documento a ser aprovado.
- Líderes ecumênicos defendem um futuro sustentável para a Terra na Rio +20O Patriarca Ecumênico Bartolomeu I de Constantinopla e o secretário geral do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI), Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, expressaram sua preocupação com a sustentabilidade futura da Terra e esperam compromissos mais significativos ligados à justiça climática na Rio +20.
- Auto-compreensão cristã no contexto das religiões indígenasCom a participação de pessoas vindas de várias regiões do mundo, o Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI) realizou uma consulta sobre a auto-compreensão cristã no contexto das tradições espirituais indígenas. O encontro foi organizado pelo programa de diálogo e cooperação inter-religiosa do CMI em colaboração com o Conselho Latino-Americano de Igrejas (CLAI) e da Federação […]
- Igrejas desempenham um papel crucial na regulação do comércio internacional de armasPor Jonathan Frerichs (*)
- Você já imaginou um mundo sem armas nucleares?Por Jonathan Frerichs (*)
- Assembléia de 2013: “Deus da vida, guia-nos à justiça e à paz”“Deus da vida, guia-nos à justiça e à paz” será o tema da 10ª Assembleia do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI), que acontecerá em outubro de 2013, em Busan, Coréia do Sul.
UCAN India
- Sunday Gospel Reflection with Fr Bill GrimmThe gift of peace would be glorious in itself, but as christians we have a special vocation. we are called not merely to find peace, but to be the..
- Myanmar monk stresses harmony to combat hateAshin seindita says extremism preached by some monks is sowing the seeds of violent religious hatred.
- Caste-driven honor killings still haunt IndiaRigid caste system means that some families choose to murder relatives who break its rules.
- Bishop joins call for probe into Filipino migrant's deathMaid's violent end in kuwait could see reimposition of worker ban to gulf state.
- Holy See reduces fraud riskVatican watchdog welcomes improvements, but some international agenceis point to slow judicial follow-ups.
- Religion can play a role in Myanmar's developmentInterfaith leaders pledge to contribute to nation building amid fracture between buddhists and muslims.
- Cultures of amazement'new religious movements' are models for theological processes aimed towards self-criticism and self-improvement.
- Cardinal Gracias to be investigated over abuse cover-up claimArchdiocesan spokesperson welcomes police probe, says there is nothing to hide.
- Catholic Religious vow to end HIV in GoaSister crina cardozo said htf's plans include working to reduce stigma associated with the infection and promoting hiv testing.
- Shocking Gujarat exam results: 63 schools score a zeroThe overall pass percentage was 66.97 per cent, slightly lower than 67.5 per cent of last year. the exams were held in march.
Palestine Updates
- German parliament commits hypocrisyPalestine Update 246 German parliament commits hypocrisy It is duplicitous for Germany to punish the Palestinian simply because it cannot cope with the fact that its people once committed unpardonable crimes on the Jews during the holocaust. Are Germany’s actions today merely a pretext to support a European presence in the Middle East in the guise of […]
- A compendium of the geographical, demographical and economic situation of the Palestinian PeoplePalestine Update 245 A compendium of the geographical, demographical and economic situation of the Palestinian People Dr. Ola Awad, President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), reviewed the geographical, demographical and economic situation of the Palestinian People on the eve of the 71th Commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba. This is a more-than-useful compendium […]
- *Israel sollte den Eurovision Song Contest nicht durchführen*Palestine Update Nr. 243 – 17. Mai 19 – Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) Meinung *Israel sollte den Eurovision Song Contest nicht durchführen* Eurovision, der internationale Gesangs-Wettbewerb, wurde so organisiert, dass er mit dem Nakba-Tag zusammenfällt – dem Tag der „Katastrophe“, als 1948 mehr als 750.000 Palästinenser aus ihrer Heimat durch die israelische Miliz vertrieben wurden. […]
- EUROVISION NOTHING TO SING ABOUT -BOYCOTT EUROVISION ON TV TONIGHTPalestine Update 244 Opinion EUROVISION NOTHING TO SING ABOUT -BOYCOTT EUROVISION ON TV TONIGHT Israel is shamelessly using Eurovision as part of its official Brand Israel strategy, which presents “Israel’s prettier face” to whitewash and distract attention from its war crimes against Palestinians. Just two days after its 2018 Eurovision win, Israel massacred 62 Palestinians […]
- Israel should not be hosting the Eurovision contestPalestine Update 243 Opinion Israel should not be hosting the Eurovision contest Eurovision, the international song competition is being organized to coincide with Nakba day – the day of catastrophe, when in 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homeland by Israeli militia. The singing contest falls exactly a year after Israeli troops […]
- Der Kushner Deal ist eine TotgeburtPalestine Update Nr. 242 – 8.Mai 2019 Der Kushner Deal ist eine Totgeburt Meinung „Der Deal des Jahrhunderts“ erhielt wahrscheinlich vor allem diesen Namen, weil Trump ihn unter einer großen Überschrift verkaufen musste. Wie es sich herausstellt war die ganze Idee ein Rohrkrepierer und Kushner hat sich nur als ein politischer Emporkömmling in Weltpolitik erwiesen. […]
- Update on GazaPalestine Update Nr. 241 – Update on Gaza Update on Gaza Die Unterlage für diesen Update aus https://www,middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-ceasefire-reportly-reached-following-bloody-weekend wurde am 6. Mai übernommen in https:/facebook.us14.list-manage.com/track/click? u=70813d3d15ac04637582781b8e&id=f63bd7b1f7&e=bb7a291c18< Bild: Ein Palästinenser sitzt auf den Trümmern eines durch einen israelischen Luftangriff auf Gaza zerstörten Hauses (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar) Anan, ein 20ähriger Palästinenser aus Gaza-Stadt erzählte MEE, dass er […]
- Wirtschaftliche Verzweiflung und Alternativen für PalästinaPalestine Update Nr. 240 – 5. Mai 2019 – Wirtschaftliche Verzweiflung und Alternativen für Palästina Meinung Wirtschaftliche Verzweiflung und Alternativen für Palästina Der Zustand der palästinensischen Wirtschaft ist ziemlich im Keller. Unter der Besetzung bleibt das Wachstum der Wirtschaft einfach sehr zurück. Auf jeden Fall ist Wachstum nicht, wozu Israel ermutigen würde. Israel will nicht […]
- Wirtschaftliche Verzweiflung und Alternativen für PalästinaPalestine Update Nr. 240 – 5. Mai 2019 – Wirtschaftliche Verzweiflung und Alternativen für Palästina Meinung Wirtschaftliche Verzweiflung und Alternativen für Palästina Der Zustand der palästinensischen Wirtschaft ist ziemlich im Keller. Unter der Besetzung bleibt das Wachstum der Wirtschaft einfach sehr zurück. Auf jeden Fall ist Wachstum nicht, wozu Israel ermutigen würde. Israel will nicht […]
- The Kushner deal is ‘Dead on arrival’!Palestine Update 242 Opinion The Kushner deal is ‘Dead on arrival’! ‘The deal of the century’ was probably termed that way mostly because Trump needed to sell it under a big banner. As it turns out, the whole idea has backfired and Kushner has proven that he is a mere political upstart in global politics. […]
Christian Conference of Asia
- Sudhir Adhikari, Bangladesh Ecumenical Leader Passes AwaySudhir Adhikari, a prominent ecumenical leader in Bangladesh passed away this morning (21 September) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Born in Barisal, Bangladesh in a traditional Baptist Christian family, Sudhir Adhikari was a scientist by profession and worked with the government of Pakistan and Bangladesh for several years. As a devoted lay member of the Bangladesh Baptist […]