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Kirchentag

May 10, 2013

WCC General Secretary encourages working together with Pope Francis

In a panel discussion at the German Protestant Kirchentag in Hamburg, the WCC General Secretary has expressed positive hopes for the leadership of Pope Francis.
May 4, 2013

Prominent Lutheran warns of dangers for democracy in arbitrary justice

Margot Kässmann, one of Germany's most prominent Protestants, says hunger strike shows Guantanamo threat to democracy and justice.
May 1, 2013

German Protestant gathering wants an end to global tax evasion

Germany's biggest Protestant gathering has made a strong appeal for an end to international tax evasion and speculation on foodstuffs.
January 4, 2012

100,000-strong Kirchentag celebration strives to be green

The Kirchentag, Germany's huge bi-annual ecumenical celebration, is making greater efforts to be environmentally friendly in 2012, say organisers.
June 7, 2011

Islam is part of a 'modern, changing Germany', says president

Islam is part of a modern, changing Germany and necessary to develop a vibrant society, President Christian Wulff has said at a church gathering.
June 7, 2011

Wealth shapes 'false reading' of human value, churches' chief says

Wealth and property shape a “false reading” of human value, says the World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
June 6, 2011

German Protestant gathering urges swift end to nuclear power

Germany’s biggest Protestant gathering, the Kirchentag, has ended with a call for the country’s nuclear power plants to be phased out by 2017.
June 5, 2011

'Just peace' is core of unity, says World Council of Churches' leader

The head of the WCC says commitment to peace and justice needs to be at the centre of the Christian churches' search for unity if they are to carry conviction.
June 3, 2011

German Kirchentag hears church leaders' warnings on Libya

The former General Secretary of the WCC has described the UN resolution authorising military intervention in Libya a "perilous" political decision.
June 3, 2011

Learn nonviolence from East Germany's peaceful revolution, Protestants told

Germany's biggest Protestant gathering has opened in Dresden with calls to learn from the experiences of non-violence in the former GDR.