World Council of Churches
WCC
acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca speaks in the
introduction to a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th
Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany
from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the
World to Reconciliation and Unity", Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC
World
Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan
Sauca visited Moscow this week, meeting with H.H. Patriarch Kirill of
Moscow and all Russia, and representatives from the largest WCC member
church.
Sauca focused on follow-up to the WCC 11th Assembly and in particular on the assembly public statement on the Russia Ukraine war.
The visit took place on request from the WCC central committee, and
is part of a series of visits that has already included the Middle East,
Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Ukraine, and now Russia meant to
build bridges of peace and reconciliation through encounters and
dialogues and to avoid military conflicts, wars and violence.
The programme also included a visit to
the Moscow Church Center for Assistance to Refugees, and discussions
with representatives from the Moscow Theological Academy.
Sauca was joined by Rev. Dr. Benjamin
Simon, WCC programme executive for Church Relations and accompanied by
Fr Mikhail Gundiaev, the Russian Orthodox Church’s representative to the
WCC.
Statement from the WCC 11th Assembly “War in Ukraine, Peace and Justice in the European Region”
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