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After fighting battles against severe droughts, Kenyan churches are preparing their communities for extreme rainfall, as weather experts warn of a possible El-Nino phenomenon from October-December.

After the deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco in decades took more than 1,000 lives, and the death toll continued to grow, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for prayer and solidarity from the WCC global fellowship and from all people of good will across the world.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, se reunió con el presidente de Sudáfrica, Cyril Ramaphosa, para hablar de las iniciativas de paz en todo el mundo y del papel del CMI y los dirigentes sudafricanos.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing peace initiatives across the globe—and the role of the WCC and South African leaders.

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.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined Caritas Internationalis, ACT Alliance, World Evangelical Alliance, and Lutheran World Federation in signing a joint letter to USAID administrator Samantha Power expressing concern over the suspension of food aid in Ethiopia.

Church leaders in South Sudan emphasized peace and hope, as the world’s youngest nation marked the 12th Independence Day.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) figura entre las organizaciones ecuménicas con sede en África y los asociados internacionales que el 24 de junio firmaron una declaración conjunta sobre Sudán.

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

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, manifestó su consternación ante la noticia del brutal ataque a una escuela del oeste de Uganda a manos de rebeldes vinculados al grupo Estado Islámico el 16 de junio.

En medio de una avalancha mundial de homenajes y condolencias, se celebraron la vida de la canóniga Dra. Agnes Regina Murei Abuom, su valiente testimonio cristiano y su labor como pacificadora y firme ecumenista.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed shock at the news of a brutal attack at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State Group, on 16 June.

Amidst a global outpouring, tributes and condolences at a memorial service, Canon Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom was celebrated as bold Christian, peacemaker, and resolute ecumenist.

At an Anglican Church in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, rhymes, children’s songs, and noises in a school are constant reminder of Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom, the global ecumenist and peacemaker who died on 31 May at age 73.

Agnes Abuom, querida dirigente ecuménica e infatigable pacificadora, ha fallecido a los setenta y tres años, en su Kenia natal, tras una breve enfermedad.

Beloved ecumenical leader and indefatigable peacemaker Dr Agnes Abuom has died at the age of 73 in her native Kenya, following a short illness.