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Visiting communities in southern Türkiye from 4-6 April 2023, the delegation met with churches in Mersin, Iskenderun, and Antioch, including communities in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, Latin Catholics and others.

En visite de solidarité en Türkiye, le COE et l’Alliance ACT témoignent de besoins pressants et d’une active collaboration: «les Églises s’unissent dans l’action»

De retour de leur visite de solidarité en Türkiye, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, et le secrétaire général de l’Alliance ACT, Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, ont diffusé un entretien vidéo dans lequel ils reviennent sur ce qu’ils ont vu, la manière dont les Églises agissent de concert et leurs propres réflexions sur leur visite qui s’est déroulée pendant la Semaine sainte occidentale, du 4 au 6 avril.

18 April 2023
News
vegetables being sold at a street fair in Brazil

Consultation on food and debt crisis unfolds deep theological meaning of food

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted an online consultation on 12 April to address the pressing issue of the converging food and debt crises. The event invited churches, ecumenical partners, and civil society allies to come together to examine the intersections and roots of these crises, and to seek collective guidance on possible joint responses.

13 April 2023
Interview
Visiting communities in southern Türkiye from 4-6 April 2023, the delegation met with churches in Mersin, Iskenderun, and Antioch, including communities in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, Latin Catholics and others.

During solidarity visit to Türkiye, WCC and ACT Alliance witness great needs yet great collaboration: “the churches are all working together”

After returning from a solidarity visit to Türkiye, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria appear in a video interview speaking about what they saw, how churches are working together, and their unique reflections on their visit—held 4-6 April—took place during western Holy Week.

13 April 2023
News
7 March 2018, Arusha, Tanzania: Elhadi prepares the field to grow onions, in Usa River. The Usa River 2 project is supported by the Meru Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania's Sustainable Livelihood programme, designed to support sustainable agriculture through biogas production and diverse practices, so as to keep the soil in good shape through many decades of work on the land.

La consultation en ligne explorera l’intersection des crises alimentaire et de la dette – et les solutions possibles

Le 12 avril prochain, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) co-organisera une consultation en ligne visant à aborder la question urgente de la convergence des crises alimentaire et de la dette. Cet événement permettra aux Églises, aux partenaires œcuméniques, et aux alliés de la société civile, de se réunir afin d’examiner les intersections et les racines de ces crises, et de réfléchir collectivement à d’éventuelles réponses communes.

06 April 2023
Feature story
Tea plantation in Malawi

Churches respond to Malawi cyclone disaster

Amid a rising death toll, hundreds missing, and concerns over slow rescue services in Malawi’s cyclone disaster, the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP), United Methodist Church, and many other churches are appealing for support to aid populations affected by the weather phenomenon.

29 March 2023
News
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WCC shares Week of Prayer for Overcoming Racism and Xenophobia

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is sharing materials for a “Week of Prayer for Overcoming Racism and Xenophobia” in the week that includes the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March and the UN International Day for the Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade on 25 March.

18 March 2023