His Holiness Pope Francis dedicates his Wednesday General Audience to his recent Apostolic Journey to Bahrain, as a visit for dialogue, encounter and journey towards fraternity and peace in a world afflicted by division and conflict.
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Pope Francis releases prayer intention for the abolition of the death penalty
” In every legal sentence there must be a window of hope,” says Pope Francis….the death penalty denies offenders the opportunity of redeeming themselves…. “and prevents any possibility of undoing a possible miscarriage of justice.”
Pope Francis releases his #PrayerIntention for the month of August, dedicated to the global abolition of the death penalty which “attacks the inviolability and #Dignity of the person.” pic.twitter.com/gJlzYRALYi
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) August 31, 2022
World Council of Churches (WCC) holds 11th General Assembly in Germany from August 31 to September 8 under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.
World Council of Churches (WCC) of all denominations holds 11th General Assembly under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.
Date: Germany from August 31 to September 8
Article by Vatican News Staff Reporter and forwarded from Vatican News by Treasure Earth C.I.C.
WCC holds 11th General Assembly in Karlsruhe
After being postponed for two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest governing body of the World Council of Churches will convene next week in Germany for nine days under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.
By Vatican News staff reporter
More than 4,000 attendees representing 352 Churches in the five continents are expected in the German city of Karlsruhe next week for the 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The eight-yearly event, which had to be postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place from August 31 to September 8 under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.
