WCC NEWS: WCC acting general secretary to deliver lecture at Bahrain Dialogue Forum

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will deliver a lecture during the first edition of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” to be held 3-4 November. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 2 November 2022 Sauca’s lecture will take place during a forum session entitled “Experiences of Promoting Global Coexistence and Human Fraternity.” Other sessions will explore dialogue for peaceful coexistence, as well as the role of religious leaders in addressing climate change and the global food crisis. The invitation comes from the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain in cooperation with the Muslim Council of Elders. King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I; Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Al-Sharif; and Pope Francis will be attending the forum. More than 200 religious figures from around the world are expected to participate.   WCC work on interreligious dialogue and cooperation   See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania.  Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland