The Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC), marking the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, is to take place in Egypt in October 2025 at the invitation of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
No holidays for William Temple, Archbishop of York, early in August 1937. The ecumenical movement for the social responsibility of the churches, known as “Life and Work,” had just held its world conference in Oxford, 12-26 July, with the church struggle against emerging totalitarian states at the heart of its theme and work. Temple had drafted the final message of the conference, known for the motto “let the Church be the Church.”
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is planning a World Conference on Faith and Order in 2025 to mark the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, a key moment in the history of Christian faith and for the ecumenical journey today.
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) plant für das Jahr 2025 eine Weltkonferenz für Glauben und Kirchenverfassung. Anlass ist das 1700. Jubiläum des Ersten ökumenischen Konzils von Nizäa im Jahr 325, das in der Geschichte des christlichen Glaubens und für den heutigen ökumenischen Weg einen Schlüsselmoment darstellt.
Convening at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 9-13 October, a steering group will craft a vision for a Faith and Order Nicaea 2025 World Conference. The conference, among other events, will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025.
In a video interview, Dr Andrej Jeftic, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, reflects on the commission’s history—and why the commission is relevant today.
The new World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order held its inaugural meeting, where commissioners and the consultants came together to get glimpse of Christian encounter from many church traditions, and mapped out their work ahead together.
Who could have been the author of a paper on the relation of prayer to Christian unity published by the movement for a world conference on Faith and Order in its early years?
Die Redaktionsgruppe der Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen 2024 wurde von einem ökumenischen Team aus Burkina Faso einberufen, unterstützt von der örtlichen Gemeinschaft Chemin Neuf. Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der Vatikan haben das Material nun in mehreren Sprachen veröffentlicht.
An ecumenical team from Burkina Faso facilitated by the local Chemin Neuf Community has been the convener for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 drafting group. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican have now published the material in several languages.
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) plant für 2025 zahlreiche Aktivitäten zur Feier des 1.700-jährigen Jubiläums des ersten ökumenischen Konzils von Nizäa im Jahr 325, einem entscheidenden Moment in der Geschichte des christlichen Glaubens und für die ökumenische Bewegung heute.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent joyful greetings from the global fellowship to Cardinal-elect Pierrbattista Pizzaballa’s nomination by His Holiness Pope Francis.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is planning a year of activities in 2025 to mark the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, a key moment in the history of Christian faith and for the ecumenical journey today.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has remembered the contribution of the Rev. Dr Reinhard Groscurth, who served the council’s secretariat on Faith and Order, and was the editor of many publications on the ecumenical movement and church unity.
Die Tagung des ÖRK-Zentralausschusses begann am 21. Juni mit einer Andacht, die an den 75. Jahrestag der Gründung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) im Jahr 1948 erinnerte und jener gedachte, die in der ökumenischen Bewegung aktiv gewesen und im vergangenen Jahr gestorben sind.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee opened on 21 June with common prayer that recalled the 75th anniversary of the founding of the WCC in 1948 and remembered those active in the ecumenical movement who have died over the past year.
As churches in the southern hemisphere closed the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 28 May, they brought final reflections to this year’s theme of “Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17).”
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated in the southern hemisphere from 21-28 May. Below, Rev. Canon Michael Wallace, vicar for the Dunedin North Anglican Parish Te Pāriha o Ōtepoti ki te Raki, reflects on his hopes for observing the special week in Aotearoa New Zealand.
