Church of the Lord in Nigeria called women to pastoral work from its founding
The primate of The Church of the Lord, Aladura, Worldwide, an African initiated church founded in 1925 talks with pride about how the founder had a calling from God to have women serving with men in pastoral work. Primate Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiolaolu Ositelu, metropolitan archbishop of the church visited Geneva and the WCC on 29-30 January.
Pontifical Council, WCC develop joint text on education for peace
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) of the Vatican and the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation of the WCC met in Geneva from 16-18 April. Staff from the two offices united in prayer, fellowship and joint work on a document titled “Education for Peace in a Multi-Religious World”.
Film recognized for highlighting human rights in DRC
The feature-length documentary “Maman Colonelle,” directed by Dieudo Hamadi, has received the Human Rights Award 2017 from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), and SIGNIS, a worldwide association of Catholic communicators.
Events
21 - 22 April 2018 3rd Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA)
07 - 10 May 2018 European Christian Internet Conference
13 - 20 May 2018 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
10 June 2018 Global Day of Prayer to End Famine
15 - 21 June 2018 Central Committee meeting
21 June 2018 Pope Francis to visit the World Council of Churches
02 - 13 July 2018 Pastoral Challenges in a Multi-cultural and Multi-religious Context