Feature stories 
23. July 08
Rekindling hope, renewing the tradition of Christian-Muslim cooperation in Sulawesi
The concrete wall behind the altar of the Christian Church of Central Sulawesi in Palu, Indonesia still bears marks from two bullets just three inches to the right of a framed cross-stitch portrait of Jesus Christ.
7. July 08
Seesaw of interfaith cooperation: working together for peaceful relations in Cologne
"It's always good to see what can come of an idea," says Rev. Barbara Rudolph, executive director of the Council of Christian Churches in Germany (ACK). On this beautiful summer Sunday, she is delighted to hear how the local project in Cologne of the campaign Weißt Du wer ich bin? ("Do you know who I am?") has developed. The nationwide campaign was launched by the ACK, the Central Council of Jews, the Central Council of...
9. June 08
In the shadow of the dam, communities long for water
The massive dams built by South Africa and Lesotho in the mountain kingdom's highlands have proven a success for the economies of both countries. The Christian Council of Lesotho is worried, however, that the residents displaced by the project are bypassed when it comes to the benefits.
5. June 08
Overcome humanity's "greed": Churches respond to the food crisis
The plea "Give us this day our daily bread" needs to be heard by world leaders meeting in Rome on the global food crisis, say church representatives across the globe.
19. May 08
In Dubai Christians pray side by side but not always together
On Fridays, the Holy Trinity church compound in Dubai is abuzz with worshipers from early morning till after nightfall. Some 10 - 11 thousand members of more than 120 different Christian groups and congregations come here on the Emirates' weekly day of rest.
15. May 08
Pay up at the tap: Pre-paid water meters put the poor at risk
In Lesotho, South Africa and many other African countries, devices that restrict consumers to only using water that they have paid for in advance are being promoted as a way to fund better water infrastructure. A problematic approach, church water experts warn, as it endangers the poorest of the poor's access to this indispensable necessity of life.
5. May 08
Iraqi refugees cry out to Christians around the world for solidarity
"Although I had been threatened many times in Iraq, I did not want to leave," says the Armenian Orthodox hairdresser Cayran. "But then my shop was burnt and the car of my husband, who used to work as a driver, was robbed. So we left everything behind and fled to Syria."
17. April 08
"Ignored by the whole world" - a visit to Yambio, Sudan
Metropolitan Dr Zacharias Mar Theophilus, from the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, India, was a member of an ecumenical team that recently visited Sudan's Yambio region. The capital city of West Equatoria state, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yambio is green and fertile. "But the people we met there feel ignored," says Metropolitan Theophilus, "ignored by Khartoum, ignored by Juba, ignored by...
1. April 08
Sales park for second hand cars on Christian cemetery illustrates difficulties of Sudanese Christians
In Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, it is hard for Christians to have their own place - even after they have died. The city's Christian cemetery, which has been turned into a sales park for second hand cars, illustrates well the challenges faced by the minority Christian community in the northern, predominantly Muslim part of the country.
18. February 08
Welcoming the Lao Evangelical Church
Early in these Central Committee meetings (13-20 February), Central Committee members officially welcomed the Lao Evangelical Church into full fellowship as one of the newest member churches of the WCC. In an interview, the president of that body shared about his church - the first from Laos to join the WCC.