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Meetings with people provide energy for ecumenical peace work

On 22 June, I was the only participant from the WCC central committee meeting at an Anglican service in the Thokoza township in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a dedicated service with a warm atmosphere. Seated in the front of the church, many people came forward to say welcome,” and they also helped me with a Bible and an agenda for the service. 

Faith leaders demand financial justice at UN development conference

The World Council of Churches (WCC) brought faith-based perspectives to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, a major United Nations meeting held in Seville, Spain. The conference brings together world leaders to discuss how to fund global development goals, including fighting poverty and climate change.

Inaugural “Faith in the Media” event convenes in London

On 2 July, Refcemi, the Coptic Orthodox Office for Advocacy and Public Policy, alongside communications agency Jersey Road, hosted an inaugural Faith In the Media" event at The Sanctuary, St Andrew by the Wardrobe Church in London, inviting members of UK national press and UK church leaders to hear findings of The Christianity in the Media 2025 report.” The Faith in the Media” event aims to become an annual event that will provide a space to examine representation of faith in UK media, with its focus this year on Christianity.

Webinar: “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church”

15 July 2025

The webinar will feature a panel discussion exploring Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church.” The webinar is part of a series in the lead-up to the World Council of Churches Faith and Order World Conference under the theme Where now for visible unity?”

International Ecumenical Consultation Communique

On June 3, a new government was inaugurated in South Korea, pledging to achieve social integration and great social transformation. At this historical juncture, over 80 theologians, clergy, women and youth leaders from Asia, North America, and Europe who have dedicated themselves to justice, peace, unity and solidarity, gathered at St. Bede(Daehakro) Church, Anglican Church of Korea in Seoul from June 30 to July 1 under the theme “Far-Right Extremism and the Response of the Global Church.” We reaffirmed that the immense crisis faced by Korean society is by no means an exceptional situation. Rather, we paid particular attention to the fact that the global rise of far-right extremism makes Korea's example of overcoming crisis all the more exceptional.

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WCC shares insights on rise of Christian far-right extremism

During an ecumenical conference on 30 June in Seoul, South Korea, Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, shared a keynote speech on The Rise of Christian Far-Right Extremism and the Response of the Global Ecumenical Community.”