Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Title:
WCC meeting draws international group.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-29828 WCC MEETING DRAWS INTERNATIONAL GROUP ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Church leaders from all over the world gathered in Rochester, N.Y., for an eight-day meeting of the 100-member, policy-making Central Committee of the World Council of Churches. The global scope of the sessions is seen in the above group shown looking over the campus of Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, where sessions were held. They are, from left to right: Methodist Bishop D.G.S. M’Timkulu of Northern Rhodesia; Russian Orthodox Bishop Vladimir, representative to the WCC headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland; Anglican Bishop S. Falkner Allison of Winchester, England, and Dr. David G. Moses of the United Church of Northern India and Pakistan and one of the WCC’s six presidents. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-Roch.-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher), Taylor, John. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Central Committee., Colgate Rochester Divinity School., M'timkulu, Donald Guy Sidney., Methodist Church of South Africa--Bishops., Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Bishops., Allison, Sherard Falkner., Church of England--Bishops., Moses, David G., United Church of Northern India--Clergy.
Topics:
Bishops--New York (State)--Rochester., Clergy--New York (State)--Rochester., Congresses and conventions--New York (State)--Rochester.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358099
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World Council leaders condemns racists.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-29818 WORLD COUNCIL LEADERS CONDEMNS RACISTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Christians who support segregation “by action or inaction” betray Jesus Christ, leaders of the World Council of Churches declared at Rochester, N.Y. The WCC’s powerful, policy-making Central Committee issued what was regarded as its strongest condemnation of discrimination. Examining the statement here are, from left to right: Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; Sir Francis Ibiam of Nigeria, one of the six presidents of the WCC, and Methodist Bishop James K. Matthews of Boston. Dr. Blake and Bishop Matthews took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Presbyterian leader served as one of the 10 chairmen of the demonstration, representing the Commission on Religion and Race of the National Council of Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-ROCH-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher), Taylor, John. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Central Committee., Colgate Rochester Divinity School., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Ibiam, Akanu., Matthews, James K., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Bishops--New York (State)--Rochester., Clergy--New York (State)--Rochester., Congresses and conventions--New York (State)--Rochester., Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358098
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Building church in Calcutta.
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Text transcribed from caption on reverse: India is helping the 3,000,000 refugees in the neighborhood of Calcutta by creating a new town in the jungle area of Dandakaranya to provide homes and work for 25,000 families. A house takes shape.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Refugees--India--Dandakaranya., Refugees--Housing--India--Dandakaranya., Building, Wooden--India--Dandakaranya.
Geographic subjects:
Dandakaranya (India), Dandakaranya (India)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356700
Title:
Russian patriarch tours World Council headquarters.
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Text transcribed from caption: PCO-31643 RUSSIAN PATRIARCH TOURS WORLD COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS GENEVA -- Patriarch Alexei of Moscow (center), head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is shown as he visited the World Council of Churches headquarters at Geneva. Dr. W.A. Visser ‘t Hooft (far right), general secretary of the WCC, honored the Patriarch and his party at a private luncheon, lauding the Russian Church for the “fidelity and perseverance which characterize the life of so many Russian Orthodox Christians.” The 87-year-old Patriarch, en route to a visit with the Archbishop of Canterbury in England, was accompanied by Metropolitan Nicodim, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s foreign affairs department (right, in white headpiece) and other clergy. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-G-9E-64-MH)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Aleksiĭ II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, 1929-2008., Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Bishops., World Council of Churches., Visser ’t Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985., Nikodim, Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod, 1929-1978.
Topics:
Meetings--Switzerland--Geneva., Reception (Ecumenical relations)--Switzerland--Geneva., Interdenominational cooperation., Ecumenical movement.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356697
Title:
Patriarch visits WCC leader.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PCO-31642 PATRIARCH VISITS WCC LEADER GENEVA -- Patriarch Alexei of the Russian Orthodox Church calls on Dr. W.A. Visser ‘t Hooft, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, at Geneva. Dr. Visser ‘t Hooft paid tribute to the Patriarch for bringing to Churches of East and West “a true dialogue in which each learns from the other for mutual enrichment.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-9E-64-W)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Aleksiĭ II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, 1929-2008., Visser ’t Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985., World Council of Churches., Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Bishops.
Topics:
Meetings--Switzerland--Geneva., Reception (Ecumenical relations)--Switzerland--Geneva., Interdenominational cooperation., Ecumenical movement.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356696
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Relic returned to Greek diocese.
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Text transcribed from caption: PCO-31641 RELIC RETURNED TO GREEK DIOCESE PATRAS, Greece -- A famed relic, long held at the Vatican, is returned to the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Patras in Greece. Augustin Cardinal Bea, president of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, is shown as he delivered a message from Pope Paul VI: “For centuries we have lived like strangers, whereas a common Baptism made us all the children of God. May this day mark the beginning of a road which, with God’s help, lead us to the day when our Churches can be reunited.” The relic -- the skull of St. Andrew, the Greek diocese’s patron saint -- was returned following conversations between Pope Paul and Metropolitan Constantine of Patras in the Holy Land. The bearded metropolitan stands beside Cardinal Bea. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-ATH-9E-64-W)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Bea, Augustin, 1881-1968., Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam., Catholic Church--Bishops., Papastephanou, Constantine, Metropolitan of Baghdad and Kuwait., Orthodox Eastern Church--Bishops., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Relations--Catholic Church., Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation., Reliquaries., Relics., Cultural property--Repatriation--Greece., Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation--Greece.
Geographic subjects:
Patra (Greece)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356695
Title:
Lapland church memorial to Hammarskjold.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31747 LAPLAND CHURCH MEMORIAL TO HAMMARSKJOLD LAPLAND -- A suggestion proposed by a Laplander mountain guide, Andreas Labba (top), has been realized in the form of a small church built in the wild northern Scandinavia country and dedicated to the memory of Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations who died in a plane crash in 1961. A friend and companion of the noted world figure on many hikes into the Lapland mountains, Mr. Labba traveled to Uppsala, Sweden, for Mr. Hammarskjold’s funeral and made his idea known. Institutions, firm and individuals -- mostly in Lapland -- responded with funds and the small church, built in the triangular form of a Lapp hut, was raised. Artistic silverwork, such as candlesticks and communion dishes, were given to the church by friends of Mr. Hammarskjold. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-NY-10-D-64-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Labba, Andreas., Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961--Monuments.
Topics:
Church buildings--Lapland., Church architecture--Lapland., Mountaineering guides (Persons)--Lapland., Memorials--Lapland.
Geographic subjects:
Lapland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356670
Title:
Nigerian ambassador addresses World Council gathering.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31929 NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES WORLD COUNCIL GATHERING NEW YORK -- The Christian church paved the way for a peaceful transition to political independence in Nigeria, Chief S.O. Adebo, Nigeria’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations told the annual luncheon of the Friends of the World Council of Churches in New York. “What happens in the Congo affects Nigeria … What happens in Nigeria affects you here in America,” Chief Adebo observed as he said American churches can aid Christians in Africa by material assistance, training of laymen and women and “by setting us a good example.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-NY-12C-64-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Adebo, Simeon O., 1913-1994., World Council of Churches--Societies, etc.
Topics:
Ambassadors--Nigeria., Speeches, addresses, etc.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.), Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356655
Title:
Ecumenicity aboard ship.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31761 ECUMENICITY ABOARD SHIP ABOARD THE BORNHOLM -- The World Council of Churches’ ecumenical emblem is affixed on the privately-owned Danish vessel, the Bornholm, where some 250 delegates from most Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Old Catholic Churches in Europe met to adopt a constitution for the European Conference of Churches. Although autonomous, the Conference is closely related to the WCC in the common effort to promote Christian unity and service. The ship-board meeting made possible participation of East German delegates who had been denied travel permits by Communist authorities to visit Denmark where sessions were to be held. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-10E-64-NAB)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Conference of European Churches., Conference of European Churches--Congresses., World Council of Churches.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Baltic Sea., Ecumenical movement--Denmark., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Denmark., Ships--Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects:
Baltic Sea., Copenhagen (Denmark)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356625
Title:
European churchmen meet aboard ship.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31760 EUROPEAN CHURCHMEN MEET ABOARD SHIP ABOARD THE BORNHOLM -- Leading participants of the European Conference of Churches gather informally between sessions of the organization’s fourth meeting held aboard the privately-owned Danish ship, Bornholm, cruising in the international waters between Denmark and Sweden. The meeting was held on the vessel to permit East German delegates to attend, as Communist authorities refused them allied travel permits to enter Denmark. The meeting drew some 250 representatives of nearly all Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Old Catholic Churches in 21 European countries. Major actions of the delegates included adoption of a constitution and election of a five-man Presidium, a 15-member advisory committee and a secretariat. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-10E-64-NAB)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Conference of European Churches., Conference of European Churches--Congresses.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Baltic Sea., Ecumenical movement--Denmark., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Denmark., Ships--Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects:
Baltic Sea., Copenhagen (Denmark)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356624
Title:
European churchmen hold shipboard conference.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31664 EUROPEAN CHURCHMEN HOLD SHIPBOARD CONFERENCE COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Some 200 European churchmen boarded the Danish vessel Bornholm at Copenhagen and convened a meeting of the Conference of European Churches as the ship sailed in the Baltic Sea. The meeting was held on the ship to permit participation by a 15-member delegation from East Germany. The Danish Government refused permission for the delegation to enter the country without Western allied travel documents for which East German authorities would not let them apply. Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Old Catholic representatives from nearly all European countries attended the conference. Roman Catholic observers also took part. In bottom photo, Dr. Glen Garfield Williams (left) of Geneva, Conference executive secretary, examines a news account in advance of the meeting with Bishop Hanns Lilje (center) of Hanover, chairman of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, and Dr. Joseph L. Hromadka, dean of the Amos Comenius Theological Faculty at Prague, Czechoslovakia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-GS-10B-64-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Conference of European Churches--Congresses., Williams, Glen Garfield., Lilje, Hanns, 1899-1977., Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands--Bishops., Hromádka, J. L. (Josef Lukl), 1889-1969., Univerzita Karlova--Faculty., Katholisches Bistum der Alt-Katholiken in Deutschland--Clergy., Church of England--Clergy., Orthodox Eastern Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Baltic Sea., Ecumenical movement--Denmark., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Denmark., Ships--Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects:
Baltic Sea., Copenhagen (Denmark)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356611
Title:
European churchmen hold shipboard conference.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31664 EUROPEAN CHURCHMEN HOLD SHIPBOARD CONFERENCE COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Some 200 European churchmen boarded the Danish vessel Bornholm at Copenhagen and convened a meeting of the Conference of European Churches as the ship sailed in the Baltic Sea. The meeting was held on the ship to permit participation by a 15-member delegation from East Germany. The Danish Government refused permission for the delegation to enter the country without Western allied travel documents for which East German authorities would not let them apply. Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Old Catholic representatives from nearly all European countries attended the conference. Roman Catholic observers also took part. In bottom photo, Dr. Glen Garfield Williams (left) of Geneva, Conference executive secretary, examines a news account in advance of the meeting with Bishop Hanns Lilje (center) of Hanover, chairman of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, and Dr. Joseph L. Hromadka, dean of the Amos Comenius Theological Faculty at Prague, Czechoslovakia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-GS-10B-64-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Conference of European Churches--Congresses., Katholisches Bistum der Alt-Katholiken in Deutschland--Clergy., Church of England--Clergy., Orthodox Eastern Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Baltic Sea., Ecumenical movement--Denmark., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Germany (East), International travel regulations--Denmark., Ships--Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects:
Baltic Sea., Copenhagen (Denmark)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356610
Title:
French experiment in ecumenism.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31650 FRENCH EXPERIMENT IN ECUMENISM MARSEILLES, France -- Young Frenchmen and women exchange ideas on ecumenism during a refreshment break in the course of a discussion program near Marseilles, France. Sponsored by CIMADE, the service agency for Protestant and Orthodox Churches in France, the discussion series explores aspects of the effort to attain greater Christian unity. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-NY-10A-64-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Comité inter-mouvements auprès des évacués--Congresses.
Topics:
Forums (Discussion and debate)--France--Marseille., Youth in church work--France--Marseille., Ecumenical movement--France., Interdenominational cooperation--France.
Geographic subjects:
Marseille (France)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356607
Title:
Refreshment stand for refugees.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31649 REFRESHMENT STAND FOR REFUGEES GARO HILLS, India -- Refugees entering a new settlement area in the Garo Hills region of India for refreshments at a roadside stand. The World Council of Churches has appealed to its member denominations for $60,000 to help the National Christian Council of India aid thousands of refugees in the area. In addition to material aid distribution, the NCCI program provides medical help and emergency shelters for the refugees. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-NY-10A-64-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Christian Council of India., World Council of Churches.
Topics:
Emergency food supply--India--Gāro Hills., Food relief--India--Gāro Hills., Humanitarian assistance--India--Gāro Hills., Church work with refugees--India--Gāro Hills., Refugees--India--Gāro Hills.
Geographic subjects:
Gāro Hills (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356606
Title:
Inter-Church Aid Newsletter, October 1964.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Labba, Andreas., Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961--Monuments.
Topics:
Church buildings--Lapland., Church architecture--Lapland., Mountaineering guides (Persons)--Lapland., Memorials--Lapland.
Geographic subjects:
Lapland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356342
Title:
Inter-Church Aid Newsletter, July 1964.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Christian Council of India., World Council of Churches.
Topics:
Emergency food supply--India--Gāro Hills., Food relief--India--Gāro Hills., Humanitarian assistance--India--Gāro Hills., Church work with refugees--India--Gāro Hills., Refugees--India--Gāro Hills.
Geographic subjects:
Gāro Hills (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356225
Title:
WCC-Vatican 'working group' discussed.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Visser’t Hooft, W. M. (Willem M.), World Council of Churches., Bea, Augustin, 1881-1968., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches., Boegner, Marc, 1881-1970.
Topics:
Bishops--Switzerland--Geneva., Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Geneva., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church., Church and social issues.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355953
Title:
Vatican, Protestant ecumenists meet.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-32230 VATICAN, PROTESTANT ECUMENISTS MEET GENEVA -- An ecumenical milestone was reached in Geneva, Switzerland, when Augustin Cardinal Bea (left), president of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, became the first Prince of the Catholic Church to visit World Council of Churches headquarters. He brought with him the momentous announcement that the Vatican “greets with joy and fully accepts” the proposal approved by the WCC’s Central Committee to form a joint working group with the Catholic Church to explore aspects of cooperation and collaboration. Also welcomed at the historical occasion was Dr. Marc Boegner (right) of Paris, longtime ecumenical leader who once was a co-president of the WCC and now is honorary president of the French Protestant Federation. Host at the meeting was Dr. W.A. Visser ‘t Hooft, the WCC’s general secretary and also a pioneer in the ecumenical movement. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-NY-3A-65-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Visser’t Hooft, W. M. (Willem M.), World Council of Churches., Bea, Augustin, 1881-1968., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches., Boegner, Marc, 1881-1970.
Topics:
Bishops--Switzerland--Geneva., Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Geneva., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church., Church and social issues.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355952
Title:
WCC leader welcomes Cardinal Bea.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-32174 WCC LEADER WELCOMES CARDINAL BEA GENEVA -- Dr. W. A. Visser ‘t Hooft, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, welcomes Augustine Cardinal Bea, head of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, as the Roman Catholic ecumenical leader arrives in Geneva. Cardinal Bea made church history in Geneva by becoming the first Prince of the Church ever to visit the WCC’s world office and by announcing that the Vatican has accepted an invitation to hold joint conversations with representatives of the World Council. The first of these discussions by a Vatican-WCC working group was expected to take place within four months. The representatives will consider possible collaboration in such fields as social and international affairs and philanthropy and explore problems bearing on Christian unity. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-GEN-2D-65-NAB)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Visser’t Hooft, W. M. (Willem M.), World Council of Churches., Bea, Augustin, 1881-1968., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Bishops--Switzerland--Geneva., Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Geneva., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church., Church and social issues.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355949
Title:
Church and society conference discussed.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-32152 CHURCH AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE DISCUSSED ENUGU, Nigeria -- Plans for a World Conference on Church and Society, scheduled for July 1966, are discussed at Enugu, Nigeria, by churchmen attending a consultation on “Christian Response to the African Revolution” jointly sponsored by the World Council of Churches’ Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service and the All Africa Conference of Churches. The consultation preceded the WCC Central Committee meeting. From left to right are: Prof. Aluko of the economics department of the University of Nigeria; Dr. Paul Abrecht, executive secretary of the WCC’s Department on Church and Society; the Rev. Adeolu Adegbola, Methodist theologian and director of Immanuel Theological College at Ibadan, Nigeria; and Mr. Bola Ige, Ibadan lawyer who drafted a report on international affairs for the consultation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-EN-1D-65-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches., World Council of Churches--Congresses., Hotel Presidential Limited (Enugu, Nigeria), World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service., All Africa Conference of Churches., World Conference on Church and Society (1966 : Geneva, Switzerland), Aluko, S. A., University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus--Faculty., Abrecht, Paul., Adegbọla, E. A. Ade., Immanuel College of Theology and Christian Education, Ibadan--Faculty., Methodist Church Nigeria--Clergy., Ige, Bola.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Nigeria--Enugu., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Africa., Revolutions--Africa., National liberation movements--Africa., Revolutions--Religious aspects--Christianity., Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Geneva., Church and social problems.
Geographic subjects:
Enugu (Nigeria)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355945

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