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On 20 April, an ecumenical delegation led by World Council of Churches president from Africa His Holiness Most Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, of the Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwide, met with Sudan president General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan. 

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay sagte im Namen der Mitgliedskirchen des ÖRK, dass die Erklärung des 25. Weltkonzil des Russischen Volkes, das den Konflikt in der Ukraine als „Heiligen Krieg“ darstellt, für den ÖRK nicht vereinbar sei.

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.” 

During a World Council of Churches morning prayer—focusing on the churches and people of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – a reflection by Prof. Dr Dmytro Tsolin focused on both the pain of the war in Ukraine as well as how we hang onto hope.

His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 10 April at the request of the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, the role of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU) in working toward peace, the continued involvement of the WCC in addressing the war, and the process for membership with the WCC. 

Am zweiten Jahrestag der russischen Invasion in der Ukraine beklagte der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, die Zerstörung so vieler Menschenleben und forderte ein sofortiges Ende des Konflikts.

On the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay lamented the destruction of so many lives and called for an immediate end to the conflict.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, verurteilte die anhaltende russische Terrorkampagne gegen die Menschen in der Ukraine scharf, „ein weiteres Beispiel davon sind die gestrigen Raketenangriffe auf mehrere ukrainische Städte, bei denen mindestens 30 Menschen starben und über 160 Personen verwundet wurden“, sagte er.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the continuing Russian campaign to terrorize the people of Ukraine, “exemplified by yesterday’s missile attacks on several Ukrainian cities which resulted in at least 30 deaths and more than 160 wounded,” he said.

Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban from South Sudan has died in Nairobi, Kenya, at the age of 87, the Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Church in South Sudan and Sudan announced on 1 November.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) verschiebt einen geplanten ersten Rundtischdialog zum Thema Ukraine. Dies hat ÖRK-Generalsekretär Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay bekanntgegeben. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is postponing a planned initial roundtable dialogue meeting on Ukraine, announced WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

An ecumenical global prayer on 28 July expressed solidarity, hope, and lament as the people and churches of Sudan continue to exist amid conflict and violence.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen gehört zu den in Afrika beheimateten ökumenischen Organisationen und internationalen Partnern, die am 24. Juni eine gemeinsame Erklärung zum Sudan unterzeichnet haben.

The World Council of Churches was among ecumenical organizations based in Africa and international partners that signed a 24 June joint statement on Sudan.