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The Middle East Council of Churches, based in Beirut, Lebanon, has been the convener for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 drafting group. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican have now published the material in several languages.

In a letter to the UN Security Council, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern over the impending expiry on 10 July of the resolution allowing cross-border humanitarian assistance to North West Syria.

Dans une lettre ouverte et une prière, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a fait part de ses espoirs de paix à la veille du premier sommet entre les présidents américain et russe, qui aura lieu à Genève le 16 juin.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with an open letter and prayer, shared its hopes for peace on the eve of the first summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents, which will take place in Geneva on 16 June.

A World Council of Churches Pilgrim Team will be visiting indigenous communities on Standing Rock, particularly along the shore of the Missouri River (Lake Oahe), with portions of visits open to the public online on 25-28 May.

Le secrétaire général intérimaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père Ioan Sauca, a exprimé son inquiétude et sa profonde tristesse face au nombre croissant de personnes tuées et blessées dans l'escalade de la violence en Israël et en Palestine.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed mounting concern and profound grief at the rising toll of people killed and injured in the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine.

In a 9 May statement, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem expressed their profound concern over the recent violence in East Jerusalem.

In a statement issued just after the verdict finding former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd, Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, reflected that no verdict can erase the pain of the Floyd family.

A House panel in the United States Congress advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation, commonly referred to as H.R. 40, on 15 April that would create a commission to study the issue. The “40” refers to the failed government effort to provide 40 acres (16 hectares) of land to newly freed slaves as the Civil War drew to a close.

It's the first time the House Judiciary Committee has acted on the legislation.

Speaking during a webinar hosted by the United Church of Christ, panelists from the World Council of Churches (WCC) underscored the importance of churches’ involvement in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Dans une déclaration prononcée devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies, la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales du Conseil œcuménique des Églises s’est déclarée très préoccupée par l’accès insuffisant des Palestiniens des territoires occupés aux vaccins contre la COVID-19.

In an oral statement delivered to the UN Human Rights Council, the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs expressed grave concern about inadequate COVID-19 vaccine access for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.

A special prayer service for those who work at the US Capitol offered an online space on 15 January in which to reflect, lament and hope for transformation in a troubled nation.

In a letter sent to World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches in the United States, WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed the renewed and strengthened solidarity of the WCC amid the violence and lawlessness currently challenging the nation.

Face aux violences qui ont éclaté le 6 janvier à Washington, aux États-Unis, alors que le pays est en proie à des tensions électorales, le secrétaire général intérimaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père prof. Ioan Sauca, s’est dit «profondément et vivement préoccupé» par les récents événements.