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The former head of the World Council of Churches (WCC) office for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, Canon Dr Clare Amos, offered the David Goodbourn lecture on Religion and Violence on 1 May for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Gender Justice and Interreligious Relations.”

The World Council of Churches led a delegation on a visit to Sudan from 18-22 April. The ecumenical group included the World Council of Churches (WCC), All Africa Conference of Churches, ACT Alliance, Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa Global Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, General Board Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, and Norwegian Church Aid. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, extended greetings and wishes to Jewish people everywhere as they commemorate Passover. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.” 

أعرب الأمين العام لمجلس الكنائس العالمي، القس الكتور "جيري بيلاي"، باسم الزمالة الدولية، عن القلق الشديد إزاء تصاعد الأخير للعنف في الشرق الأوسط عقب المواجهة المباشرة الأولى بين إيران وإسرائيل.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April. 

Генеральний секретар Всесвітньої ради церков (ВРЦ) преподобний професор д-р Джеррі Піллей від імені церков – членів ВРЦ сказав, що Рада стурбована рішенням XXV Всесвітнього російського народного собору, яке описує конфлікт в Україні як «священну війну».

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, expressed grave concern regarding the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East following the first direct confrontation between Iran and Israel.

The World Council of Churches is organizing a consultation 15 April on “Faith Perspectives on Reparations, Sustainable Development, and Economic Justice.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in a letter to His Eminence Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr Ahmad el-Tayeb, extended joyous wishes to the entire Muslim community on Eid El Fitr.