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Jully Muja (left) and Kukani Tutu assist a mother following childbirth in the St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Hospital in Wau, South Sudan. Muja and Tutu are student nurses from the Catholic Health Training Institute in Wau. Health care is minimal in the newly independent country, and many religious groups are providing personnel and training to fill the gap. The Institute is coordinated by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international consortium of more than 200 religious congregations that trains teachers, he

À l’approche de la Journée mondiale de la santé, le COE invite à la prière mondiale

À l’approche de la Journée mondiale de la santé, célébrée le 7 avril de chaque année, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises invite les peuples du monde entier à se joindre aux prières et aux réflexions.

11 April 2024

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World Day of Health and the Veneration of the Holy Cross: two celebrations with significant meaning

This year, the World Day of Health, which is celebrated annually on 7 April, falls on the third Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church that is dedicated to the Veneration of the Holy Cross.

11 April 2024

Rev. Dr Stavros Kofinas

Feature story

Roundtable advances children's rights in climate litigation

Recent years have witnessed a seismic shift in the global landscape of climate litigation, with youth activists taking center stage in the fight for environmental justice.

09 April 2024

News

World Health Day prayer focuses on giving hope and courage

A World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer for World Health Day on 8 April focused on giving hope and courage in a suffering world.

08 April 2024

Feature story

July 2020: Volunteers from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, USA, prepare to help patients at a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 at St. Luke Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Nashville. Teams from the United Methodist-related school offered testing at area churches on Saturdays.

WCC, WHO commemorate 50 years of collaboration

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are celebrating 50 years of collaboration. Their work together includes strategizing, publications, seminars, webinars, and responding to crises such as HIV, the Ebola outbreak, and COVID-19 pandemic.

04 April 2024

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As World Health Day approaches, WCC invites global prayer

As World Heath Day—observed 7 April annually—approaches, the World Council of Churches is inviting people across the world to join in prayers and reflections.

04 April 2024

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WCC general secretary meets with head of 2050Today Initiative

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with the executive director of the 2050Today Initiative, Jean-Pierre Reymond.

02 April 2024

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World Water Day 2024 events amplify WCC’s commitment to water for peace

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in three online events on 22 March, World Water Day, under the banner "Leveraging Water for Peace." These events, held in collaboration with various global partners, underscored the crucial intersection of faith, international perspectives, and the mission to build a sustainable Blue Community.

28 March 2024

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A man holds a sign reading 'Stop climate crime'

Le COE se félicite qu’une politique générale de la Cour pénale internationale impose de rendre des comptes en matière de crimes contre l’environnement

Dans un document remis à la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est félicité qu’une politique générale soit mise en place pour imposer de rendre des comptes en matière de crimes contre l’environnement.

27 March 2024

Interview

WCC commissioner Kevin Maina shares perspectives from UN Environment Assembly

Kevin Maina, a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development and a representative of the Anglican communion, shares his experience as a participant of the United Nations Environment Assembly's sixth session (UNEA-6) in Kenya.

27 March 2024

News

WCC welcomes International Criminal Court policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC), welcomed a policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes.

26 March 2024

Interview

«Soyons celles et ceux qui font montre d’une réelle volonté», déclare le président de la commission pour le climat du COE

Le président de la Commission pour la justice climatique et le développement durable du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), l’archevêque Julio Murray Thompson, livre ses réflexions lors d’une entrevue vidéo donnée au COE sur les défis que doit relever la commission, les partenariats qu’elle compte nouer et la manière dont elle prévoit d’impliquer les jeunes.

14 March 2024

Interview

La Commission des Églises pour la santé et la guérison du COE examinera la «plénitude de la personne».

Dans un entretien vidéo du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le président de la Commission des Églises pour la santé et la guérison du COE, le père Stavros Kofinas évoque les orientations de cette commission, sa vision pour examiner la «plénitude de la personne» et ses idées pour impliquer les jeunes.

14 March 2024

News

Trois commissions du COE élisent leur vice-présidente

Trois commissions du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) réunies au Centre œcuménique à Genève cette semaine ont élu leur vice-présidente.

14 March 2024

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Faith sector's engagement with migrants, refugees for health and HIV services highlighted

A workshop at the World Council of Churches (WCC) has highlighted the right to health and dignified access to it, as well as the faith sector's engagement with migrants and refugees for health and HIV services in fighting stigma and discrimination.

13 March 2024

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Advocacy and prophetic witness for metanoia

The Kanak concept of “Do Kamo: the authentic human in a permanent becoming”, emphasizes that true human nature is not a fixed state—not something one is born with, but rather an ongoing process of maturation. This is a metaphor for personal growth and transformation, as individuals let go of their past selves and embrace their true identities. This transformation symbolizes shedding our primitive natures and embracing the qualities and potentials of a Do Kamo.

11 March 2024

James Bhagwan

News

Three WCC commissions elect vice moderators

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions meeting this week at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva have elected vice moderators.

08 March 2024

Interview

WCC climate commission moderator: “Let us be the ones to show that there is a will”

Moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Archbishop Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, in a WCC video interview, reflects on the challenges the commission is facing, how it will build partnerships, and ways in which it will involve young people.

07 March 2024

Interview

WCC Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing will consider “the whole person”

In a World Council of Churches (WCC) video interview, moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing Rev. Dr Stavros Kofinas reflects on the direction of the commission, its vision for considering “the whole person,” and how it plans to involve young people.

07 March 2024

News

Les défis des Églises en matière de santé et de guérison mis en lumière par un panel mondial

«Ce n’est pas l’environnement qui nous donne; c’est nous qui donnons à l’environnement», a déclaré le père Stavros Kofinas, coordinateur du Réseau du Patriarcat œcuménique pour la pastorale de la santé, et nouveau modérateur de la Commission des Églises pour la santé et la guérison du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), lors d’une prise de parole, à l’occasion d’un débat entre trois commissions du COE organisé le 5 mars dernier.

07 March 2024