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Week of Prayer 2012 asks what victory means for unity
July 11, 201111 juillet 2011

We will all be changed by the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ[WCC News] As Poland prepares to host the European Football Championship in 2012, Christians in the country have put the meaning of "victory" and "defeat" at the centre of their reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity that will be celebrated earlier in the year. Preparatory resources based on these reflections are already available in five languages on the website of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

The theme "We will all be changed by the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ" is based on the apostle Paul's first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor 15:51-58). It promises a transformation of human life, with all its apparent "triumph" and "defeat", through the victory of Christ's resurrection.

Traditionally celebrated between 18 and 25 January (in the northern hemisphere) or at Pentecost (in the southern hemisphere), the week of prayer mobilizes countless congregations and parishes around the world. During that week, Christians from different confessional families get together and - at least on that occasion - pray together in special ecumenical celebrations.

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Our Summer Ecumenical Institute in the Vatican newspaper
July 12, 201112 juillet 2011

The following article appeared in the July 11-12, 2011 issue of L'Osservatore Romano, published by the Holy See.

L'impegno dei cristiani in Canada
Dal dialogo alla missione comune
di Riccardo Burigana

«C'è un sostanziale accordo tra le Chiese cristiane su ciò che noi crediamo, e noi abbiamo una percezione più forte del fatto che siamo veramente fratelli e sorelle in Cristo. Ora è giunto il tempo di costruire su queste basi e di chiederci cosa possiamo fare insieme per avvicinarci sempre più al Regno di Dio». È stato questo il filo conduttore del convegno Acting together: from Dialogue to common mission, che si è svolto presso il Lutheran Theological Seminary, a Saskatoon, in Canada, dal 6 al 9 luglio. L'incontro costituisce ormai uno degli appuntamenti più importanti del ricco calendario delle iniziative ecumeniche in Canada, con una consolidata tradizione alle spalle, visto che si tratta della XX edizione.

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