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On 24 March, the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a webinar conversation which tried to answer the following question: “Statelessness, A Product of  Racialized Nationality?”

على مدى مئات السنين، شارك أجداد سامي اليوسف في موكب النار المقدسة، حاملين راية تمثل واحدة من أقدم 13 عائلة مسيحية أرثوذوكسية في القدس.  

لا يستطيع الأب عيسى ثلجية أن يتصور العيش في أي مكان غير المكان الذي ولد فيه يسوع، وهو قس أبرشية أرثوذكسية يونانية في كنيسة المهد في بيت لحم منذ عقد من الزمن

Over hundreds of years, Sami El-Yousef’s ancestors have participated in the Holy Fire procession, carrying a banner representing one of the 13 oldest Christian Orthodox families in Jerusalem.

Father Issa Thaljieh can’t imagine living anywhere but the place where Jesus was born. He has been a Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem for a decade.

حين يتأمل عيد جهالين في جمال منظر حياة مجتمعه البدوي في الخان الأحمر، يتذكر جوانب كثيرة يعشقها في حياته.

تعتبر سميرة جناني بوديري كل حبة رمل تقف عليها في الشيخ جراح مقدسة. فمنزلها والأرض التي بُني عليها مليئة بذكريات والديها وجيرانها – ورغبتها في العيش في سلام وكرامة.

As Eid Jahaleen takes in the beautiful view in his Bedouin community of Khan El Ahmar, he reflects on many aspects he loves about his life.

A campaign guide for churches concerned about autonomous weapons systems, also known as “killer robots,” has been released in English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.

For Samira Dajani-Budeiri, the very soil on which she stands in Sheikh Jarrah is sacred. Her home and the ground on which it stands is wrapped in memories of her parents, her neighbors—and her wish to live in peace and dignity.

A church leader in South Sudan is urging the international community to keep its focus on the growing humanitarian crisis in the world’s youngest nation, as the globe beams its attention on the conflict in Ukraine.

المقال التالي هو جزء من سلسلة مقالات استمرارا "لمبادرة عيد الفصح" لهذا العام، والتي تقدم لمحة عن الحياة اليومية للفلسطينيين، المسلمين والمسيحيين، الذين يعيشون في القدس وحولها، وبعض التحديات التي يواجهونها، وما يمنحهم الأمل. يؤكد مفهوم القداسة هذه القصص. فيما يلي، يتحدث الشيخ ماهر عساف من بيت لحم عن قدسية العبادة وكيف أن الحرية الدينية هي مفتاح لتحقيق السلام.

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المقال التالي هو جزء من سلسلة مقالات استمرارا "لمبادرة عيد الفصح" لهذا العام، والتي تقدم لمحة عن الحياة اليومية للفلسطينيين، المسلمين والمسيحيين، الذين يعيشون في القدس وحولها، وبعض التحديات التي يواجهونها، وما يمنحهم الأمل. مفهوم القداسة يؤكد هذه القصص. تعبر قصة يعقوب رجبي عن قدسية الكرامة الإنسانية، وعن قدسية الحياة نفسها.

The following feature story is part of a series that continues this year’s Easter Initiative, which offers a glimpse into the daily lives of Palestinians, Muslims and Christians, living in and around Jerusalem, some of the challenges they face, and what gives them hope. The concept of sacredness underscores these stories. Below, Sheikh Maher Assaf’s story, set in Bethlehem, speaks to the sacredness of worship, and how freedom of religion is key to achieving peace.

The following feature story is part of a series that begins this year’s Easter Initiative, which will offer a glimpse into the daily lives of Palestinians, Muslims and Christians, living in and around Jerusalem, some of the challenges they face, and what gives them hope. The concept of sacredness underscores these stories. Below, Yacoub Rajabi’s story speaks to the sacredness of human dignity—and the sacredness of life itself.

A five-day online training workshop, “Achieving Racial Justice Through Human Rights Mechanisms,” from 21-25 February, drew over 30 participants from 13 different countries.

While the World Council of Churches (WCC) deeply appreciates peace-building efforts in South Sudan, the WCC is also calling attention to the dire circumstances in which the people of South Sudan are still forced to lead their daily lives.

After heads of churches in the Holy Land voiced their objections to a proposal to expand Jerusalem Walls National Park to include property owned by several churches in the city, Israel's Nature and Parks Authority announced on 21 February that it was backing down from the plan.