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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (fourth from left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, and other church leaders pose with Bence Retvari (standing beside Tveit), the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources, following a meeting in Budapest on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The conversation was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • Bishop András Veres (right), president of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference, welcomes the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, in Budapest on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The conversation was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, and Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources, talk with Doris Peschke, general secretary of the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, during a September 26, 2015, meeting in Budapest. The conversation was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting with Catholic officials in Budapest, Hungary, on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The conversation was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a September 26, 2015, meeting in Budapest with leaders of the Reformed Church of Hungary. Beside him is Dr. Audeh Quawas, a member of the executive committee of the WCC. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the WCC, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Dr. Audeh Quawas, a member of the WCC executive committee, and Doris Peschke, general secretary of the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, during a September 26, 2015, meeting with Reformed Church leaders in Budapest, Hungary. The conversation was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • Bishop Tamás Fabiny of the Lutheran Church in Hungary (left) greets the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, during a meeting in Budapest on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (left), general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The conversation was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, participating in the Asia Mission Conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 14, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, speaks during a meeting in Budapest with Bence Retvari, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian government Ministry of Human Resources on September 26, 2015. The meeting was part of a visit to Hungary by leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). The visit sought to strengthen efforts to support refugees and migrants. Members of the delegation met with Hungarian church leaders, government officials and members of international organizations.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 28 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and Pope Francis share a moment of mutual appreciation after Tveit has spoken at an Ecumenical Encounter between Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches on 21 June. On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, Pope Francis and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, World Council of Churches general sectretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, World Council of Churches general sectretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, World Council of Churches general sectretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 17 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: Representatives of churches worldwide gathered at Geneva’s St Pierre Cathedral for a service of celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches on 17 June, at which His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew urged continued efforts for unity, justice and peace. Here, the patriarch with WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (centre) met with senior Orthodox delegates of the Holy and Great Council after the Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox Cathedral of St Mena in Heraklion.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 9-10 December 2017. The prize in 2017 goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Here, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit from the World Council of Churches.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, Pope Francis and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit wave to the assembled crowd.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, Pope Francis enters the Ecumenical Centre chapel in procession with WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to his right, and WCC Central Committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom to his left.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches gives the sermon. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 8 March 2018, Arusha, Tanzania: From 8-13 March 2018, the World Council of Churches organizes the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference is themed "Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship", and is part of a long tradition of similar conferences, organized every decade. Here, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Left to right: Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, president of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Mpho Tutu van Furth, executive director of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, greeting after the service. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service. Here to the right, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches gives the sermon. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Left to right: Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, president of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Mpho Tutu van Furth, executive director of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, greeting after the service. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • At the German Evangelical Church (EKD) synod, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, accompanied by the Rev. James Bhagwan of the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rev. Tafue Lusama General Secretary of the Tuvalu Christian Church, led the midday prayers. Called to prayer with a Fijian drum, the subject of the prayers was how climate change is impacting small islands across the Pacific.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, Pope Francis enters the Ecumenical Centre with Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima, Cardinal Koch, Dr Agnes Abuom, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, Pope Francis is greeted by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit as the Pope arrives at the Ecumenical Centre.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 9-10 December 2017. The prize in 2017 goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Here, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit from the World Council of Churches.
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  • 9 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway on 9 December, the World Council of Churches and the Church of Norway hosted an ecumenical prayer service on the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 9-10 December 2017. The prize in 2017 goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Here, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit speaks at an Ecumenical Encounter between Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches. On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, Olav Fykse Tveit (left) and Cardinal Koch (right) waiting for Pope Francis to arrive.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Margarithe Veen (left) and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit enter in procession. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • At a service in St Paulus Church in Bonn, the Fijian Police Choir sang hymns. The United Nations conference on climate change COP23 will continue through next week.<br />
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WCC General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit spoke during the service, saying “Behind everything that happens here in Bonn these days, behind all the work we do as politicians, as civil society, as people of faith, to address climate change - is is about being foolish or being wise”<br />
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WCC, the LWF and ACT Alliance take part in the UN climate change conferences to push for climate justice and care for creation.
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  • Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit walks in procession with senior members of the Catholic Church at the Notre Dame in a celebration that coincided with the UN climate talks.
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  • 8 March 2018, Arusha, Tanzania: From 8-13 March 2018, the World Council of Churches organizes the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference is themed "Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship", and is part of a long tradition of similar conferences, organized every decade. Here, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, World Council of Churches general sectretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 20 February 2019, Geneva, Switzerland: WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit opens the workshop. On 20-21 February, PEPFAR, UNAIDS, the World Council of Churches and the International Catholic Migration Commission host a workshop on HIV among migrants and refugees. The aim of the workshop is to identify a roadmap for strengthening faith-based organizations’ engagement in collaboration with other sectors, expanding the role of faith-based organizations in addressing HIV risk and providing services to migrants and refugees.
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  • 20 February 2019, Geneva, Switzerland: WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit opens the workshop. On 20-21 February, PEPFAR, UNAIDS, the World Council of Churches and the International Catholic Migration Commission host a workshop on HIV among migrants and refugees. The aim of the workshop is to identify a roadmap for strengthening faith-based organizations’ engagement in collaboration with other sectors, expanding the role of faith-based organizations in addressing HIV risk and providing services to migrants and refugees.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (left) greets Albert, who was present at the Amsterdam Assembly in 1948, as a boy scout (steward). Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: "We are marching in the light of God" they sing as they exit the church in procession. Here, Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee (left) and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (right). Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Margarithe Veen and Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit enter in procession. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, from right to left: Pope Francis, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima, Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, and Carindal Koch.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Margarithe Veen (left) and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit entering in procession. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, gave an interview to the West German Broadcast Company during the General Synod of the EKD in Bonn Germany, that coincided with the United Nations climate change conference COP23 in the same city.  During the interview he emphasised the importance of the involvement of churches in resolving the climate change crisis, acting to protect creation and defend our brothers and sisters who are already suffering severe effects of climate change, such as those in the Pacific region.
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  • 9 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway on 9 December, the World Council of Churches and the Church of Norway hosted an ecumenical prayer service on the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 9-10 December 2017. The prize in 2017 goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Here, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, World Council of Churches general sectretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC. Here, an ecumenical prayer service with religious leaders from all over the world. Here, Pope Francis and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 17 June 2018, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland: Representatives of churches worldwide gathered at the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Château de Bossey on 17 June, for a celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches. Taking place in connection with the WCC Central Committee meeting on 15-21 June, the event saw participation from a delegation from North Korea, as well as South Korea. At the end of the celebrations, North and South Koreans sang together the song "Arirang", a more than 600 year-old Korean folk song, by many considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea. "The song is about love, about knowing that if you love me so much, even if you may go far away, we know that you will always come back, so we can be together as one, again," explained one of the South Koreans. Here, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (mid-left) thanks Chairman Rev. Kang Myong Chol from the Korean Christian Federation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (mid-right).
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  • 9 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway on 9 December, the World Council of Churches and the Church of Norway hosted an ecumenical prayer service on the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 9-10 December 2017. The prize in 2017 goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Here, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Margarithe Veen, Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches delivers the sermon. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • At the German Evangelical Church (EKD) synod, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, accompanied by the Rev. James Bhagwan of the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rev. Tafue Lusama General Secretary of the Tuvalu Christian Church, led the midday prayers. Called to prayer with a Fijian drum, the subject of the prayers was how climate change is impacting small islands across the Pacific.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (right) and Berit Hagen Ag¯y (middle) participate in a Walk of Peace. A ìWalk of Peaceî on 23 August in Amsterdam gathers hundreds of young people and religious leaders who, as they stroll together, celebrating the ecumenical movement and challenging each other to accomplish even more. The walk offers moments of reflection and prayer at several houses and buildings - including a synagogue, the Santí Egidio Community, the Armenian Church, and many others - all of which carried stories of blessings, wounds and transformation.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit speaks at an Ecumenical Encounter between Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches. On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC.
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  • Environmentalist and former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore met with WCC General Secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at UN climate talks COP21 thanking him for commitment & action on climate.
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  • 21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: Pope Francis listens, as WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit speaks at an Ecumenical Encounter between Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches. On 21 June 2018, the World Council of Churches receives a visit from Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Held under the theme of “Ecumenical Pilgrimage - Walking, Praying and Working Together”, the landmark visit is a centrepiece of the ecumenical commemoration of the WCC's 70th anniversary. The visit is only the third by a pope, and the first time that such an occasion was dedicated to visiting the WCC.
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  • 23 August 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches gives the sermon. Hundreds of people gather from across the world for an ecumenical prayer service at the Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in Amsterdam, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches at the very spot in which the organization was founded. Under the theme ìWalking, Praying and Working Together,î pilgrims from all over the world attend the service.
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  • Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches with Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm at the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris for an interreligious event on climate change ahead of the UN climate talks COP21.
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  • Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches and other religious leaders met to discuss faith and climate in a UNEP side event during the UN climate talks COP21 in Paris.
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  • 17 June 2018, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland: His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits the Ecumenical Institute. A former Bossey student himself, the patriarch visited the Bossey chapel with the students, reflecting on the time at the Ecumenical Institute and the ministry of Bossey. Here, in conversation with WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (left), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, presents Falah Mustafa, the head of foreign relations for the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, a WCC report on the status of religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, during the visit of an ecumenical delegation to Mustafa's office in Erbil on January 23, 2017. Tveit also presented Mustafa with a wooden cross.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, is interviewed by Iraqi television after a meeting with Deputy Interior Minister Aqeel al-Khazali in Baghdad on January 21, 2017. Tveit led an ecumenical delegation during a five-day visit to Iraq.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (right), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, and Patriarch Louis Rafael Sako (left), president of the synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church, pose with Iraqi President Fuad Masum following a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 22, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (left), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Sinan Chalabi, the justice minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, following the visit of an ecumenical delegation to Chalabi's office in Erbil on January 23, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (right), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, greets Iraqi religious leaders as he arrives for a conversation at a church in Baghdad on January 21, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (left), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, greets Karim Singari, the interior minister of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, during the visit of an ecumenical delegation to Singari's office in Erbil on January 23, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (left), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Patriarch Louis Rafael Sako, president of the synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church, during the visit of an ecumenical delegation to Sako's office in Baghdad on January 21, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, addresses the Asia Mission Conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 15, 2017.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (left), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, talks with Karim Singari, the interior minister of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, following the visit of an ecumenical delegation to Singari's office in Erbil on January 24, 2017.
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