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A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation, led by WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, is visiting the USA this week, traveling to New York City as well as Washington, D.C. to bring together ecumenical leadership.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will visit New York City and Washington, D.C. 18-21 July with the goal of strengthening collaboration and partnerships.

Un seminario web que tendrá lugar el 16 de junio y que organiza conjuntamente el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en colaboración con otros socios, pondrá de relieve cómo los niños y las niñas, a menudo ignorados/as como víctimas de la injusticia mundial, poseen el poder inherente de impulsar un cambio transformador.

As a search continued for missing migrants after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Greece, the World Council of Churches (WCC) conveyed prayers to the families of victims, and to the churches in Greece and elsewhere that are responding.

A webinar on 16 June, co-organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with partners, will highlight how children, often overlooked as victims of global injustice, possess the inherent power to ignite transformative change.

A webinar on 25 May, “Exploring the nexus between racism, xenophobia and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and African Union (AU) free movement protocol,” marked Africa Day by focusing on the potential of faith communities, especially Christians, in bridging the gaps that continue to frustrate the free movement of people and goods around the continent.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared joyful congratulations with Archbishop Hosam Naoum, who was installed as new primate of Anglican Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.

The World Council of Churches joined other global and regional groups in delivering to the UN an interfaith statement in support of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku, una niña de trece años de Kenia, fue clara y rotunda durante el seminario web sobre una banca responsable con el clima celebrado el 9 de mayo: “Los niños no tienen miedo a seguir la pista al dinero”, dijo, y ello significa aprender qué es una banca responsable y cómo influir en las políticas.

Thirteen-year-old Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku, from Kenya, gave a clarion call during a 9 May webinar on climate responsible banking: “The children are not afraid to follow the money,” she said—and that means learning about responsible banking and influencing policy.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) coorganizará un seminario orientado a la acción, titulado “Salvar las vidas de los niños: una banca responsable – Guía de supervivencia para los actores religiosos y sus asociados”, que tendrá lugar el 9 de mayo de las 14:00 a las 16:00 CET (hora central europea).

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó gran preocupación por la catástrofe humanitaria que está teniendo lugar en Sudán e instó a poner fin a las hostilidades.