WCC expresses sadness, solidarity after Notre Dame fire
After a large fire broke out on 15 April at the Notre Dame cathedral, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed shock over the damage to one the most famous landmarks in Paris, and the seat of the archbishop of Paris.
WCC leads exploration on racial justice
“Think about your policies, practices and actions, not to just look back at the past, but to ask what can we do today?” These are the reflections of Judith Roberts, director for Racial Justice Ministries for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Pope Francis kisses feet of South Sudan’s leaders at ecumenical retreat
An ecumenical spiritual retreat led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis at the Vatican ended yesterday with Pope Francis kissing the feet of South Sudan’s political leaders. The unprecedented two-day retreat was organised in an effort to support the country’s fragile peace deal.
Events
03 April - 03 May 2019 Exhibition “Peace takes a different way”
30 April 2019 Webinar on Faith communities and children on the move
16 - 21 May 2019 Commission on World Mission and Evangelism
22 - 28 May 2019 Executive Committee meeting
02 - 09 June 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
03 June 2019 Nathan Söderblom seminar