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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: World Council of Churches leadership poses for a photo at the conclusion of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Left to right: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca; vice-moderator of the WCC central committee Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, Jamaica Baptist Union; WCC central committee moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria; WCC central committee vice-moderator H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, Armenian Apostolic Church, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin; and WCC general secretary elect Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay.
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders during a visit to the opening day of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. Here, Steinmeier shakes hands with Ivanna Illina, an observer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church . He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, Mayor Frank Mentrup of Karlsruhe, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders during a visit to the opening day of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. Here, Steinmeier greets shakes hands with Oleksandra Kovalenko (Orthodox Church of Ukraine). He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, Mayor Frank Mentrup of Karlsruhe, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Journalist Jang Chang Il from the Kookmin Daily Newspaper (left) and Rev. Dr Hong Jung Lee from the National Council of Churches in Korea have their photo taken by a 3D rendition of the WCC Assembly symbol, in connection with a communicators' networking session in the Networking Zone of the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Mayor Frank Mentrup of Karlsruhe thanks the WCC for offering a Cedar tree (visible to the left) to the city of Karlsruhe during the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, focused on Care for Creation is marked on 1 September. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca (left) thanks Cardinal Koch (right), Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (Roman Catholic Church) as he delivers greetings from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church to the WCC 11th Assembly during its first thematic plenary, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Moderator of the WCC central committee Dr Agnes Abuom (left) leads a dialogue session with Julia Rensberg (centre), a delegate of the Church of Sweden, representing the Sámi Council within the Church of Sweden and Rev. Bjorn Warde, a delegate of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago (right) during the first thematic plenary of the 11th WCC Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) is greeted by Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee (right), and Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC acting general secretary (left) as he arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September 2022.
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Sign language interpretation of the WCC 11th Assembly theme song - Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity - takes place during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders during a visit to the opening day of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, Mayor Frank Mentrup of Karlsruhe, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) is greeted by Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee (right), and Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC acting general secretary (left) as he arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September 2022.
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders during a visit to the opening day of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, Mayor Frank Mentrup of Karlsruhe, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders -- here Rev. Anatoliy Raychnets from the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations -- during a visit to the opening day of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, Mayor Frank Mentrup of Karlsruhe, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Outgoing central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom raises her arms and hands into the sky in prayer and gratitude as she is thanked for her long years of service with the WCC, during the closing business plenary 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."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC general secretary elect addresses the Assembly at the end of the closing business plenary of 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archimandrite Philaret Bulekov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) shares objections to content in a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Roman Sigov, a delegated observer from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine shares input on a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region' during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) raise their blue consensus cards to signal disagreement with a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A rendition of the WCC assembly symbol is shown on screen, as Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, 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."
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A candle lit by the altar reads 'WCC 2022 | Karlsruhe'. Held in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, a Taizé prayer brings together hundreds of people in the Christi-Auferstehungskirche (Christ's Resurrection Church) in Karlsruhe. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Held in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, a Taizé prayer brings together hundreds of people in the Christi-Auferstehungskirche (Christ's Resurrection Church) in Karlsruhe. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Here in the centre, WCC central committee member Martina Kopecka from Czech Republic.
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Sara Speicher (left) demonstrates some work of hers on her computer during a communicators' networking session in the Networking Zone of the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom introduces a business plenary session 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."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church, speaks during the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church attends the first thematic plenary of the 11th WCC assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church, speaks during the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca (right) accompanies Mayor Frank Mentrup (centre) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) at the end of their visit to the opening day of 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."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany (right) and World Council of Churches central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom (left) shake hands after the president has delivered a keynote speech to the WCC assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is greeted by Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as he arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September 2022.
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  • 30 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Conversation among the male participants of a Just Community of Women and Men pre-assembly to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 30 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Women dance and sing at the Women and Men's pre-assembly to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 30 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: An assembly participant poses for a photo by the photographic exhibition on the WCC 11th Assembly theme. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 30 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: An assembly participant takes a photo of another participant by the photographic exhibition on the WCC 11th Assembly theme. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Indigenous person Glen Chebon Kernell sings and beats a drum during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A cross of reconciliation sits at the front of the room during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: An assembly participant rides her wheelchair to the restaurant for lunch at the 11th Assembly of the WCC. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A member of the assembly pastoral care team attends the Women and Men’s pre-assembly to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Stewards gathered for a photo at the assembly venuw of the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Sign language interpretation takes place during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A woman sings during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants wait in line for lunch at the WCC 11th assembly venue. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Sing indicating a parking spot for wheelchairs offered during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Participants at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute build a symbolic wall, to represent the borders that divide people in this world, during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. Through sharing examples of moments in life when when borders have been removed and people have been brought closer together, the students then dismantle the wall to show how borders can be removed. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The theme for GETI 2022 is 'Christ's Love (re)Moves Borders'. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC general secretary elect Jerry Pillay and other assembly participants sing the hymn Ubi Caritas together during the closing business plenary 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."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom opens the closing business plenary 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archimandrite Philaret Bulekov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) shares objections to content in a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archimandrite Philaret Bulekov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) shares objections to content in a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) raise their blue consensus cards to signal disagreement with a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom moderates a business plenary session 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."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Livestreamed news summary being broadcast from the WCC 11th Assembly venue. Here, communication colleagues Anam Gill (right) and Michel Kocher (left) lead the show. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC assembly participant Laura Giovanna Gómez Reyes from the Presbyterian Church in Colombia holds a candle in her hands during prayer. Held in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, a Taizé prayer brings together hundreds of people in the Christi-Auferstehungskirche (Christ's Resurrection Church) in Karlsruhe. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: 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."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church, speaks during the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon speaks during the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Cardinal Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (Roman Catholic Church) delivers greetings from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church to the WCC 11th Assembly during its first thematic plenary, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church attends the first thematic plenary of the 11th WCC assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca (right) accompanies Mayor Frank Mentrup (centre) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) at the end of their visit to the opening day of 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."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca delivers the general secretary's report during the opening plenary of 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."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Sign language interpretation taking place during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel holds up a token reminding people to 'break the silence' --as she reports on a series of Pilgrim Team Visits undetaken by the World Council of Churches om the journey from its 10th assembly to the 11th-- during the opening session of the Women and Men’s pre-assembly to the WCC 11th Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants pose for a photo of themselves by the WCC 11th Assembly's theme exhibition. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 29 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: An assembly steward helps one of the participants move her wheelchair up the ramp to a restaurant at the WCC assembly venue. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Candle lit during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Symbolic gesture whereby leaves are dipped into a bowl of water, during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Participants at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute build a symbolic wall, to represent the borders that divide people in this world, during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. Through sharing examples of moments in life when when borders have been removed and people have been brought closer together, the students then dismantle the wall to show how borders can be removed. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The theme for GETI 2022 is 'Christ's Love (re)Moves Borders'. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Participants at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute build a symbolic wall, to represent the borders that divide people in this world, during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. Through sharing examples of moments in life when when borders have been removed and people have been brought closer together, the students then dismantle the wall to show how borders can be removed. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The theme for GETI 2022 is 'Christ's Love (re)Moves Borders'. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: GETI participant James Lawson (Church of England) helps build a symbolic wall, to represent the borders that divide people in this world, during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. Through sharing examples of moments in life when when borders have been removed and people have been brought closer together, the students then dismantle the wall to show how borders can be removed. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The theme for GETI 2022 is 'Christ's Love (re)Moves Borders'. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants express their disappointment at not being invited to speak, as they mobilize for a coordinated remark during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 1 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Photographer Sean Hawkey at work, as H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church, speaks during the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, focused on Care for Creation. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 28 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Symbolic gesture whereby leaves are dipped into a bowl of water, during opening celebration at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2022. The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute takes place in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th assembly, bringing together some 200 young and emerging ecumenical theologians and educators from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and all eight regions of the WCC to engage with one another on critical themes of our time. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 3 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: On the occasion of the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, the City of Karlsruhe invites participants to attend an evening at the City Hall, at which the WCC's central committee leadership is invited to sign the City of Karlsruhe's book of honour. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Here, Mayor Frank Mentrup speaking.
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center) meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders during a visit to the opening plenary session of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.<br />
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier walks with Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as the president arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany.  <br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier walks with Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as the president arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany.  <br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is greeted by Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as he arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September 2022. <br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center) enters the opening plenary session of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg (left), and the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC.<br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is being said during a business plenary session 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ 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."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants view a video showing the history of the ecumenical movement during a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ 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."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, 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."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, 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." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Metropolitan Nifon of TârgoviČ™te moderates a business plenary session 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." At the front of the stage is a sign reading 'We are out of time. ACT NOW', referring to the urgency of the climate crisis. On the screen is a timer with one minute remaining, meant to limit the time allowed to each speaker sharing input into the plenary.
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A group of youth attend a so-called Talanoa dialogue on stage during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, 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."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Opening dramatic performance by participants in the Ecumenical Youth Gathering (youth pre-assembly), from a diversity of countries and church traditions, during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, 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."
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Held in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, a Taizé prayer brings together hundreds of people in the Christi-Auferstehungskirche (Christ's Resurrection Church) in Karlsruhe. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A woman lights a candle by the altar cross. Held in connection with the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, a Taizé prayer brings together hundreds of people in the Christi-Auferstehungskirche (Christ's Resurrection Church) in Karlsruhe. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Celebrating the occasion of the World Council of Churches' 11th Assembly, Sunday service is held at the Friedenskirche in Karlsruhe. The service, attended by a range of ecumenical guests, is televised live by German broadcaster ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), and attended by a 94-year-old woman who was present when the church was originally built -- then raised as a temporary structure (a so-called 'Notkirche') using bricks from the then bombed city hall in Karlsruhe. The church was inaugurated in 1949. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Rita Famos, president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland gives the blessing at the end of the service.
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  • 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Celebrating the occasion of the World Council of Churches' 11th Assembly, Sunday service is held at the Friedenskirche in Karlsruhe. The service, attended by a range of ecumenical guests, is televised live by German broadcaster ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), and attended by a 94-year-old woman who was present when the church was originally built -- then raised as a temporary structure (a so-called 'Notkirche') using bricks from the then bombed city hall in Karlsruhe. The church was inaugurated in 1949. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Here, two children light candles at the altar. Right to left: local pastor Catharina Covolo (Friedensgemeinde); Julia Hofmann; Olivia Juarez Diehr.
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