Rev. Dr Edmond Perret, a Swiss ecumenical leader who served from 1970 to 1989 as general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), died at the age of 87 on 24 March in Geneva,...
Joachim Gauck, a former Protestant pastor in East Germany and noted human rights activist, was elected on Sunday 18 March as president of the Federal Republic of Germany.
“Words alone are inadequate to express our sorrow,” wrote WCC general secretary to the churches and people of Belgium following the death on Tuesday of 22 children and six adults in the crash of a...
On 21 September, churches and communities throughout the world are committing to the International Day of Peace through prayer, meditation and other forms of spiritual observance.
A worldwide fellowship of 349 churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service 
