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The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, expressed grave concern over recent developments in Palestine and Israel, which indicate “a deteriorating situation in the region, emblematic of the many ways in which the ongoing military occupation of the Palestinian territories obstructs achieving a just peace among the people of the Holy Land, and compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it which have resulted in further restrictions on the space for civil society action in the region.”

As the 2021 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel approaches, the World Council of Churches invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land.

With families in East Jerusalem facing growing threats of forced evictions and displacement, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will convene a webinar on 20 September to shed light on key issues at stake, currently and historically.

Les représentant-e-s des Églises et organisations œcuméniques du Moyen-Orient se sont rassemblé-e-s le 24 juin dans le cadre de la session du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) pour faire le point sur les anciens et les nouveaux défis de la région, berceau même du christianisme, et se pencher sur les contributions que les fidèles chrétiens du Moyen-Orient peuvent apporter à la prochaine 11^e Assemblée du COE.  

Gathered on 24 June as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting, representatives from churches and ecumenical organizations in the Middle East took stock of old and new challenges in the region where Christianity itself originated, reflecting on the contributions Middle Eastern Christians can make at the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly. 

Dans une déclaration publiée le 20 mai, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a exprimé sa solidarité et son soutien dans la prière aux Églises et aux personnes en Terre Sainte.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee expressed solidarity and accompaniment in prayer to churches and people in the Holy Land, in a statement published 20 May.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee is inviting the ecumenical fellowship and all people of good will to join in a live-streamed prayer for the Holy Land on 20 May at 16:30 CET.

Le secrétaire général intérimaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père Ioan Sauca, a exprimé son inquiétude et sa profonde tristesse face au nombre croissant de personnes tuées et blessées dans l'escalade de la violence en Israël et en Palestine.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed mounting concern and profound grief at the rising toll of people killed and injured in the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine.

In a 9 May statement, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem expressed their profound concern over the recent violence in East Jerusalem.

Dans le cadre de l’Initiative de Pâques du Programme œcuménique d’accompagnement en Palestine et en Israël du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, quatre nouvelles vidéos permettent d’entrevoir la vie des personnes qui vivent sous occupation militaire.

Patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem shared Easter greetings of hope with Christians around the world. “This past year has been a time of great sorrow for all the world,” the message reads. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered serious illness, with many succumbing to death.”