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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence, and suffering. “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all are children of God. We belong to one family, as Jesus Christ himself said.”

Convening at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 9-13 October, a steering group will craft a vision for a Faith and Order Nicaea 2025 World Conference. The conference, among other events, will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025.

A joint international editing group comprised of individuals appointed by the Dicastery for promoting Christian Unity and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches met in the Bose Monastery, Italy, 11-15 September, to prepare materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 2025.

In the wake of severe flooding in the Taquari Valley, Brazil, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed sorrow and concern for the people affected.

Forty retired World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 22 August to celebrate the WCC’s 75th anniversary and to receive greetings and reflections from WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

Die Redaktionsgruppe der Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen 2024 wurde von einem ökumenischen Team aus Burkina Faso einberufen, unterstützt von der örtlichen Gemeinschaft Chemin Neuf. Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der Vatikan haben das Material nun in mehreren Sprachen veröffentlicht.

An ecumenical team from Burkina Faso facilitated by the local Chemin Neuf Community has been the convener for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 drafting group. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican have now published the material in several languages.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”

At an ecumenical service hosted at St Paul’s Anglican Church by the Barbados Christian Council, those gathered prayerfully explored the symbols of stones and water as “the beginning of a decolonized spiritual practice.”

Nach Bekanntgabe des Todes Seiner Heiligkeit Papst emeritus Benedikt XVI. durch den Heiligen Stuhl, bekundete der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) seine tiefe Traurigkeit, und der geschäftsführende ÖRK-Generalsekretär Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca erklärte:

„Im Namen des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen spreche ich unser aufrichtiges Beileid zum Heimgang des emeritierten Papstes Benedikt XVI. aus. Er war der erste Papst, der aus einem Land mit einem ungefähr gleich hohen Anteil an Menschen protestantischen und katholischen Glaubens kam, das noch dazu im 16. Jahrhundert mitten im Zentrum der Reformation stand, nämlich aus Deutschland."