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WCC leadership delegation meets with churches in Ukraine

Against the background of the Russian invasion and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a high-level WCC leadership delegation visiting Ukraine undertook an intensive series of consultations in Kyiv on 11 May 2023, with church leaders, Ukrainian government officials, and others.

Делегация ВСЦ посетила Украину

Делегация Всемирного Совета Церквей (ВСЦ) находится с визитом в Украине с 10 по 12 мая с целью возобновления отношений с церквями и религиозными организациями и поиска возможностей совместного достижения справедливого мира в Украине.

WCC delegation visits Ukraine

A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) is visiting Ukraine on 10-12 May to renew relations with churches and religious organizations and to explore possibilities of joint efforts to achieve just peace in Ukraine.

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.

В ходе войны в Украине разрушено около 500 церквей и религиозных объектов

Как сообщает Институт религиозной свободы, из-за российской агрессии, по меньшей мере, 494 религиозных здания в Украине были полностью разрушены, повреждены или разграблены. Захват и использование религиозных зданий для размещения российских военных баз еще больше усугубляет масштабы разрушений религиозной инфраструктуры в Украине.

500 churches and religious sites destroyed in Ukraine during the war

At least 494 religious buildings in Ukraine have been destroyed, damaged, or looted as a result of the Russian invasion—and seizure of religious buildings for use as Russian military bases increases the scale of destruction of religious sites in Ukraine, reports the Institute for Religious Freedom.

The Geneva Policy Outlook explores ecumenical peacebuilding as a new form of diplomacy

Can ecumenical peacebuilding guide the way towards shared interests in the Russia-Ukraine war, which exemplifies the clash of fundamentally different value systems, ethical frameworks, and historical narratives? Peter Prove, director of the WCCs Commission of the Churches on International Affairs reflects on the issue in the inaugural edition of Geneva Policy Outlook, a new online publication.

In New York City, unity prayers focus on how we “can join hands and minds and do the work that God has called us to do”

Christians in New York City opened the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 18 January by participating in a worship service at the Interchurch Center, an office building that houses many church-related organizations and many others focused on intercultural and religious exchange. The service was infused with themes of justice and unity, both from a perspective of African-American history and the urging of Christians today to put their faith into action.

ВСЦ осудил постоянные атаки на гражданское население Украины

Генеральный секретарь Всемирного совета церквей преподобный профессор д-р Джерри Пиллэй осудил постоянные атаки на гражданское население и гражданскую инфраструктуру в ходе продолжающейся незаконной войны России против народа Украины.

Ukraine: Responding to humanitarian need

When the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, churches had already been responding to humanitarian need in the country for eight years, since the annexation of Crimea in 2014.  The work being undertaken by churches in meeting the needs of those displaced by the war is not new, but the scale is staggering as 14 million people have been displaced in the six months since the invasion began.