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In a discussion with World Council of Churches (WCC) staff, Mariela Kohon, advisor to the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace - an office that reports directly to the presidency of the Republic of Colombia - shared insights into the ongoing peace dialogues in Colombia and the important role of the WCC and faith leaders.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) condamne l’attaque sur l’un des bâtiments du site de l’église grecque orthodoxe de Saint-Porphyre à Gaza. Ce bâtiment, affilié à l’église, qui est l’une des plus anciennes de Gaza, s’est effondré à cause de l’explosion occasionnée par des missiles israéliens, selon le Patriarcat grec orthodoxe.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is condemning an attack on one of the buildings within the compound of the St Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza. The building—affiliated with the church, which is one the oldest churches in Gaza—has collapsed in the explosion, caused by Israeli missile strikes, according to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.

À la suite des affrontements qui ont éclaté le 7 octobre, avec des milliers de roquettes qui auraient été lancées de Gaza sur Israël, une incursion d’hommes armés du Hamas au sud d’Israël et la réaction militaire israélienne qui s’ensuivit, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) adapte ses activités en Terre sainte pour pérenniser son soutien aux efforts en faveur d’une paix juste.

Au lendemain des violences brutales qui ont ôté la vie à des milliers de civils innocents, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) appelle à une nouvelle approche pour régler le conflit en Terre Sainte. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of brutal violence where thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives, is calling for a new approach to resolve the conflict in the Holy Land. 

Les responsables ecclésiaux en Terre Sainte se font entendre à l’unisson pour appeler à la cessation de toutes les activités violentes et militaires qui nuisent aux civils tant palestiniens qu’israéliens.

Church leaders in the Holy Land are raising their voices in unity to call for the cessation of all violent and military activities that bring harm to both Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

Following the outbreak of hostilities on 7 October – with a reported launch of thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel and the infiltration of southern Israel by Hamas gunmen, and an ensuing Israeli military response – the World Council of Churches (WCC) is adapting its work in the Holy Land to continue to support efforts for just peace.

During a film screening at the World Council of Churches on 4 October, viewers got a deeper understanding of why Palestinians are about to lose one of the last green spaces left for them in the Bethlehem Governorate.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the Colombian Episcopal Conference, United Nations Mission in Colombia, and Organization of American States, has been appointed as a permanent accompanier for peace talks with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) FARC-EP in Colombia.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences and expressed solidarity with the victims of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida (USA).

In a letter to Colombian president H.E. Gustavo Petro Urrego on 28 July, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep appreciation for the Colombian government’s initiatives for peace.