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The Global Christian Forum, with its fourth global gathering underway in Ghana, is marking its 25^thanniversary at a time when the world is in dire need of justice, reconciliation, and unity.

In an online conference organized by the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations on 5 March, the World Council of Churches (WCC) was represented among inter-religious voices bringing their concerns and sense of solidarity in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March. 

When COVID-19 brought its dark cloud of sickness, fear, and anxiety to his corner of the UK, Rev. Harvey Richardson decided to embrace his friends with the light of prayer.

As cases of femicide rise, religious leaders in Kenya are calling for the protection of women, as they unite to condemn the incidents now sending shockwaves across the East African nation.

Anlässlich einer jährlichen Audienz während der Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen überreichte Bischof Bo-Göran Åstrand von der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche Finnlands dem Papst ein Paar Handschuhe, die er als ein bescheidenes Geschenk bezeichnete, „das die Hände des Papstes in einer ansonsten kalten Welt wärmen soll.“ 

Prophetische Erzählungen und eine Zunahme in den Kommunikationskanälen zeichneten die Kommunikation des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) im Jahr 2023 aus. Der Fokus lag dabei auf Gerechtigkeit, Versöhnung und Einheit in der ganzen Welt.

In an annual audience during the ongoing Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop Bo-Göran Åstrand of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland gifted a pair of gloves to Pope Francis, described as “a modest gift, to warm the Pope’s hands in an otherwise cold world.” 

Communication from the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 2023 involved prophetic storytelling and growing channels to highlight justice, reconciliation, and unity across the world.