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Speaking to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order during the commission’s historic meeting in Indonesia, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed gratitude for the commission’s work, and hope for the ecumenical journey in 2025.

El Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias invita a académicos y académicas emergentes y experimentados de diversas tradiciones cristianas a participar en una conferencia internacional que profundizará en la significatividad ecuménica del Primer Concilio Ecuménico de Nicea (325 d.C.) y su relevancia en un mundo actual rápidamente cambiante. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has a second place award from Geneva Engage for its digital outreach and social media engagement with the world.

La Comisión de Fe y Constitución del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se dará cita en Tondano, Sulawesi del Norte (Indonesia), del 2 al 7 de febrero, en la que será su primera reunión presencial desde su elección por el Comité Central del CMI, en junio de 2023.

Speaking before religious leaders, pastors, and students in Indonesia, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on “The Kingdom of God and the Role of the Pastor Today.”

During a visit to Angola held 21-28 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) staff met with local church and community leaders to discuss how preventing obstetric fistula is a matter of human rights.

For students from the World Council of Churches's (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, attending a Sunday mass at which Pope Francis presided in the Basilica of St Peter, Vatican during the week of Christian unity forged a special memory about bringing churches together.

Six ecumenical accompaniers have returned to Palestine and Israel, resuming in-person operations for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. Ecumenical accompaniers, who were evacuated beginning of October 2023, had been continuing their support and accompaniment online. 

Las sonrisas de los estudiantes del Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey al recoger sus diplomas dejaron intuir que sentían algo único que les unirá cuando regresen a sus respectivos rincones del mundo

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order will convene in Tondano, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, from 2-7 February for its first in-person meeting since being elected by the WCC central committee in June 2023. 

The World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is inviting emerging and senior scholars from diverse Christian traditions to join an international conference that will delve into the ecumenical significance of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and its relevance in today’s rapidly changing world. 

The smiles of students graduating from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey picking up their credentials showed they experienced something unique that will bind them as they return to their different corners of the world.

As World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay began his visit to Indonesia, he greeted church leaders and communities with warm words. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network is launching its annual Seven Weeks for Water Lenten campaign, beginning on 14 February with a prayer service. 

A webinar on 8 February, “From Nicaea, Walking Together to Unity: the beginning of a new beginning,” will offer deep reflections on the Council of Nicaea and its enduring legacy for Christians today.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Indonesia, where he will speak at the Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia (Communion of Churches in Indonesia) annual meeting, as well as visit member churches and government leaders.

The tenth rendition of the Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs was held on 23 January in New York City, drawing more than 700 registered followers online;

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has been nominated—for the sixth time—for a Geneva Engage Award. 

At the Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral of St Anargyroi Church in Nairobi, Christians joined for ecumenical services to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the annual event celebrated from 18-25 January.