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border of the Lachin corridor — An area close to the border of the Lachin corridor.

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As renewed conflict broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh today, a WCC delegation was at the border at the approach to the Lachin corridor

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WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay — WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay near the bridge connecting the Lachin corridor to Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).

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WCC delegation, in Armenia, reaches Lachin area, sees humanitarian aid being blocked

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Colombia_Hawkey_Peace_2016_0057 — A mural in Bogota, Colombia, says "La Paz es Nuestra" (Peace is Ours).

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WCC appointed as permanent accompanier in Colombian peace talks

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The tomb of saint Lazarus, in the Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca, Cyprus, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC — The tomb of saint Lazarus in the Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca, Cyprus, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

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WCC and the Roman Catholic Church jointly prepare materials for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025

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Ecumenical accompaniers report growing violence against Palestinians

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25 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Birthday cake pictured as the World Council of Churches central committee – gathered in Geneva on 21-27 June 2023 for its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022 – celebrates 75 years since the founding of the Council in 1948.

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As renewed conflict broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh today, a WCC delegation was at the border at the approach to the Lachin corridor

19 September 2023
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WCC delegation, in Armenia, reaches Lachin area, sees humanitarian aid being blocked

19 September 2023
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WCC appointed as permanent accompanier in Colombian peace talks

21 September 2023

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Vanesa Silva de Soza (left) and Yulimara Machin da Silva, both 8, in the rain in the Esperança Sustainable Development Project, where Sister Dorothy Stang, a U.S. nun, was murdered for her defense of the forest and the landless poor.

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Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth

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Season of Creation 2023

01 September - 04 October 2023
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Exhibition “Bethlehem Reborn – Palestine – The Wonders of the Nativity”

12 September - 05 October 2023

Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland

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World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel

16 - 23 September 2023

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The European Christian Internet Conference #27: " Embracing the Digital Age: The Intersection of Theology and Technology in Today's Church"

25 - 27 September 2023

Cologne, Germany

Oil painting - The First Ecumenical Council — The First Ecumenical Council - oil painting (XVIII сentury) in the Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Nicaea 2025

Commemorating 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity.

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Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

16 - 23 September 2023

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Green village, Geneva, Switzerland

Green Village - Go further, go together

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