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Join an Easter prayer for peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula

The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) has published a “2023 Easter Prayer for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula”, an annual observance which carries special significance this year, 70 years after the Korean War ceasefire established by the 1953 Armistice Agreement.

05 April 2023

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Improving financial literacy among rural women in Uganda

Women’s wellness and mental health as part of the mission of the church – a wounded healer’s balm

I received a call from a friend of mine - we both work as medical doctors and had earlier realised that our husbands, who are ministers in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, had been friends for years —this is one of the reasons that drew us to each other. She had been attending the February meeting of the Methodist Women’s Prayer and Service Union (Manyano), Connexional Extended Executive Meeting. My friend said that the general president, Gretta Makhwenkwe, had appointed us to the Wellness Committee.

30 March 2023

Dr Nomonde Mqhayi-Mbambo

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Partout dans le monde, les chrétiennes et les chrétiens prient pour la paix dans un monde brisé

À l’occasion de la Prière mondiale pour la paix du 22 mars, les chrétiennes et les chrétiens du monde entier se sont réuni-e-s pour prier en faveur de la paix dans un monde brisé et pour écouter les voix des personnes souffrant en Ukraine et dans d’autres régions touchées par les conflits.

23 March 2023

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Across the globe, Christians pray for peace in a broken world

During a Global Peace Prayer on 22 March, Christians across the world drew together to pray for peace in a broken world, and to listen to voices from people suffering in Ukraine and other conflict-ridden areas.

23 March 2023

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Living with HIV, Living with Hope

In 1990 at the age of 22, I was diagnosed with HIV. Shortly thereafter, I also discovered that I was pregnant. My whole adult life has been about learning to live well with this virus.

23 March 2023

Toni (Antoinette) Zimmermann

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Global Peace Prayer will draw Christians together in hope for better future

A Global Peace Prayer on 22 March will draw Christians together in hope for a better future. A communique from a prayer planning committee explained that Christians are called into prayer and advocacy for peace. “In a global context where war and violence abound, the practice of peace has become even more urgent,” reads the message.

21 March 2023

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WCC extends warm birthday congratulations to Cardinal Walter Kasper

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sincere birthday congratulations to Cardinal Walter Kasper, expressing gratitude for the cardinal’s tireless service for Christian unity, particularly for his leadership role in the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

06 March 2023

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Une prière pour la paix dans le monde rassemblera les fidèles chrétiens dans l’espoir d’un avenir meilleur

Le 22 mars prochain, une prière pour la paix dans le monde rassemblera les fidèles chrétiens dans l’espoir d’un avenir meilleur. Un communiqué publié par le comité de planification de la prière explique que les chrétien-ne-s sont appelé-e-s à s’unir dans la prière et à défendre la paix. «Dans un contexte mondial pris d’assaut par la guerre et la violence, la pratique de la paix est devenue plus urgente que jamais», précise le texte.

03 March 2023

Interview

Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba: “First and foremost, mission is God’s mission”

Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba, World Council of Churches programme director for Unity and Mission, reflects below on mission, theology, and the making of a better world.

23 February 2023

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Ash Wednesday service at the Ecumenical centre chapel

Ash Wednesday Peace Prayer urges end to world’s conflicts

An Ash Wednesday Peace Prayer remembered many of the 115 ongoing armed conflicts around the world. Held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, the prayer also focused on God continuing to create new life from the ashes of injustice.

22 February 2023

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On Valentine’s Day, some insights on the power of love

As many celebrate Valentine’s Day, the WCC invited reflections on the power of love. Below are four reflections, all from people somehow involved in or leading, in their local contexts, a Thursdays in Black campaign for a world free from rape and violence. They share the joys, the pain, and the ever-changing perspective on what love is—and what it can become.

14 February 2023

N. Doreen, N. Faith, A. Yayra, Rev. Anaga

Interview

Théologie œcuménique à la chapelle, en classe et au bureau: entretien avec Odair Pedroso Mateus

Le Pasteur Odair Pedroso Mateus a commencé à enseigner à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey en 2004 et a rejoint le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) en 2007. Récemment, il a été secrétaire général adjoint par intérim du COE et directeur de Foi et constitution. Il se livre pour nous à une réflexion sur ses meilleurs souvenirs, ses accomplissements et ses espoirs.

13 February 2023

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Le COE délivre son message pour la Saint-Valentin: «L’amour guérit, il ne blesse pas»

À l’approche de la Saint-Valentin, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) transmet un message sur les relations saines: «L’amour guérit, il ne blesse pas». La campagne, menée pour la cinquième année, fait partie des Jeudis en noir du COE, un mouvement pour un monde sans viol ni violence.

09 February 2023

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On Valentine’s Day, WCC shares message “Love Heals, Not Hurts”

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is sending a message about healthy relationships: “Love Heals, Not Hurts.” The campaign, now in its fifth year, is part of the WCC Thursdays in Black global movement for a world free from rape and violence.

09 February 2023

Interview

Ecumenical theology at chapel, classroom, and office: Odair Pedroso Mateus reflects on serving the WCC

Rev. Dr Odair Pedroso Mateus began to teach at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute in 2004 and joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 2007. Most recently he served as WCC interim deputy general secretary and Faith and Order director. Below, he reflects on his fondest memories, accomplishments, and hopes.

08 February 2023

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity celebrated at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in New York City

The new St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in New York City hosted a special Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service in a church that was previously destroyed by terrorist attacks on 11 Sept. 2001.

08 February 2023

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WCC mourns loss of Elder Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon

Elder Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon passed away on 2 February at the age of 92.

He served as assistant secretary to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order from November 1967 to September 1970.

03 February 2023

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In Barbados, a celebration of diversity is part of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

At an ecumenical service hosted at St Paul’s Anglican Church by the Barbados Christian Council, those gathered prayerfully explored the symbols of stones and water as “the beginning of a decolonized spiritual practice.”

02 February 2023

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At Vatican conference on women and interreligious encounter, women “are not variables but constants”

The Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is hosting a conference in Rome on the importance of women building a culture of interreligious encounter.

26 January 2023

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Ministers praying in the chapel. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 2023

La célébration de l’unité rassemble les Églises genevoises

Le 18 janvier, à l’occasion de la Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens, des représentant-e-s de 25 Églises genevoises se sont rassemblé-e-s pour une célébration dans la chapelle du Conseil œcuménique des Églises.

25 January 2023