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Loyce Maturu speaks at an interfaith breakfast

Loyce Maturu on childhood HIV: “interfaith community has the power to make a difference”

As Loyce Maturu shared her story of growing up in Zimbabwe at an interfaith breakfast in New York City on 22 September, she held herself up as an example that faith communities really can make a difference for children who have HIV.

26 September 2022

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Workshop explores how interreligious dialogue brings trust and respect

Can inter-religious encounters and dialogue help address challenges and conflicts? Can representatives of different religions act together for peace?

15 September 2022

Feature story

"Ban plan” outlines what the world needs to do to eliminate nuclear weapons

A “ban plan” outlining what the world needs to do to eliminate nuclear weapons is the “strongest condemnation of nuclear threats by a multilateral UN conference,” said Jennifer Philpot-Nissen, programme executive for Human Rights and Disarmament for the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs.

30 June 2022

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People taking selfies with WCC acting general secretary

WCC acting general secretary affirms importance of spiritual encounters between people of different faiths

During his visit to Iran, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited the city of Qom, considered by Shia Muslims to be the second-most sacred city in Iran. The city is famous for the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh.

08 March 2022

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Two men sitting at a table looking at each other.

WCC acting general secretary offers lecture in Iran on “Serving Our Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: An Urgent Call for Us”

During a public lecture at the Ahlul Bayt International University in Iran, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on how we can improve human relations in the post-COVID-19 era.

04 March 2022

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Some 30 people on a field planting olive trees.

Planting trees and working for peace in Palestine

One hundred and thirty Jewish volunteers planted 400 olive trees last week in Palestinian villages, continuing their work even following at least one violent attack.

26 January 2022

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WCC message to Higher Committee on Human Fraternity: “Let us be generous towards one another”

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, in a message to the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, underscored our generosity toward one another.

03 January 2022

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WCC mourns death of Ibraheem Garba, co-director of International Centre for Interfaith Peace and Harmony in Nigeria

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Ibraheem Garba, co-director of International Centre for Interfaith Peace and Harmony in Nigeria. He died in a car accident in Nigeria as he was travelling for work-related reasons between Kaduna and Abuja.

02 December 2021

Event

detail of "Journey Towards Peace, a quilt at the chapel of the ecumenical center, Geneva

Bridge Builder Award Cemony 2021

22 November 2021

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is receiving a Bridge Builder Award for building bridges of understanding between people, nations, and communities at national and international levels. The award is presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center.

Oslo

Event

Conference - “The Future of Interfaith Dialogue”

07 - 08 December 2021

An online conference scheduled for 7-8 December will explore “The Future of Interfaith Dialogue”.

Online

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization

Faith communities vital in COVID fight because they are trusted, WHO chief says

Faith communities, governments, international organizations, foundations, the private sector, and civil society organizations are essential in every response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, told an interfaith gathering.

31 August 2021

Interview

In Argentina, “Serving a Wounded World” is a hopeful call to collaborate

Prof. Dr h.c. Humberto Martin Shikiya, vice president of the Regional Ecumenical Advisory and Service Center (CREAS) In Argentina, reflects on how “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond” is being received as a hopeful call to collaborate ecumenically and interreligiously. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue jointly published “Serving a Wounded World” to encourage churches and Christian organizations to reflect on the importance of interreligious solidarity in a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

02 August 2021

Interview

WCC acting general secretary reflects on building the bridges that contribute to peace

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offers reflections upon receiving the Bridge Builder Award for building bridges of understanding between people, nations, and communities at national and international levels. The award is presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center.

02 July 2021

Publication

Faith(s) Seeking Justice

Dialogue and Liberation

Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the WCC’s Programme on Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, this volume celebrates a common confidence that dialogue can be linked to liberation in ways that can be both faithful and fruitful.

From the Introduction: “The heartbeat of this book is its concern to reimagine interreligious dialogue as a “dialogue of and for life” by interlinking it with liberation. What drives it is a passion that seeks to hold together two distinct concerns that emerged within theological thinking during the latter half of the 20th century and have since freed theological imagination in manifold ways.”

01 July 2021

Event

Webinar - Intergenerational conversation will commemorate 50 years of WCC’s interreligious inroads

01 July 2021

An online intergenerational conversation will mark the 50th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation Programme. Young people will virtually gather with former WCC staff members on 1 July.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dwi_li4JTI6FRzEaqGeqvw

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Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity

A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) released a joint document, “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19.” Its purpose is to encourage churches and Christian organizations to reflect on the importance of interreligious solidarity in a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. The document offers a Christian basis for interreligious solidarity that can inspire and confirm the impulse to serve a world wounded not only by COVID-19 but also by many other wounds.

25 October 2020

Publication

I Belong: Biblical Reflections on Statelessness

Biblical Reflections on Statelessness

A dozen theologians from across regions and confessions offer Bible studies for individuals, groups, and congregations to understand and address the vital personal, social, and religious concerns raised for and by stateless persons and their plight.

12 October 2020

Event

Launch of Current Dialogue

07 February 2020

Celebrate with us the launch of Current Dialogue, the WCC journal on interreligious relations, in a new format as a resource for interfaith practitioners, researchers, students, institutions, religious leaders of different faiths, and all those interested in the study of religions.

Ecumenical Centre, Route de Ferney 150, Geneva

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‘Pursuing Peace in a Pluralistic World’ A Sikh-Christian Dialogue to commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak

05 July 2019

To commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak (1469), the first guru of the Sikhs, a Christian-Sikh dialogue will be organised in Geneva on the 5th of July 2019. The dialogue will focus on the theme ‘Pursuing Peace in a Pluralistic World’.

Ecumenical Centre, Geneva

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18th Building Bridges Seminar

11 June 2019

The eighteenth Building Bridges Seminar will meet 11–15 June 2019 in the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey in Geneva, Switzerland. An international circle of scholars will engage in close reading and dialogue on the topic of freedom—between humanity and God, different religions and politics, personal conviction and public order, and between individuals— exploring the historic role of faith communities in addressing freedom.

Ecumenical Centre, Route des Morillons 1, Geneva