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Ecumenical guests bring "prayerful support" to Anglican Consultative Council

Leaders and other representatives of Anglican churches throughout the world have gathered from 8 through 19 April for the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) in Lusaka, Zambia. Participants are celebrating good news of faithful ministries within the communion, while exploring tensions among its provinces, especially over issues of sexual ethics on which Christians disagree.

Churches commit to “All In!” campaign to end adolescent AIDS

Sexual and reproductive health services must be not just "youth-friendly" but also “male- and female-friendly" and "youth participatory" so that young men and women gain access to the information and services they need and want, agreed adolescents who attended a workshop in Lomé, Togo on 24-25 March.

Les Églises s’engagent dans la campagne All In! pour mettre fin au sida chez les adolescentes et adolescents

Les services de santé sexuelle et reproductive ne doivent pas seulement être «accueillants pour les jeunes» mais aussi «accueillants pour les garçons et les filles» et «ouverts à la participation» de la jeunesse, afin que les jeunes hommes et femmes aient accès aux services et informations dont ils ont besoin et qu’ils veulent obtenir – tel est le souhait exprimé par les adolescents et adolescentes qui ont participé à un atelier à Lomé (Togo) les 24 et 25 mars.

South Sudan’s church leaders call for hope at Easter

South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) leaders have in their Easter message reiterated a pledge no longer to simply make statements and stand idly by while their leaders ignore their advice in the quest for peace in their troubled nation.

Ecumenical Review stresses the state of the churches, ethics and theology in Africa

“Ecclesiology and Ethics in Africa” is the theme of the latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The content includes principal presentations made at a June 2015 conference on Ecclesiology and Ethics: the State of Ecumenical Theology in Africa, held at the University of Western Cape in South Africa.

Calls for peace in Burundi grow louder

During a solidarity visit to Burundi 1-4 March, the World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conference of Churches sent a “Peace Message” urging all parties in Burundi to promote national unity, healing and reconciliation.

Les appels à la paix prennent de l'ampleur au Burundi

À l'occasion d'une visite de solidarité au Burundi du 1er au 4 mars, le COE et la Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique ont envoyé un «message de paix», invitant tous les acteurs du Burundi à promouvoir l'unité nationale, la guérison et la réconciliation.

WCC solidarity visit to Burundi

Amidst the current tense situation in Burundi, representatives of the World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conference of Churches have embarked on a solidarity visit to Burundi from 1 to 4 March.

Visite de solidarité du COE au Burundi

Alors que la tension règne au Burundi, des représentants du COE et de la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique ont entamé dans le pays une visite de solidarité qui se déroulera du 1er au 4 mars.

Commission plans World Mission Conference in 2018

A World Mission Conference, hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, is being planned for 2018, reported the executive group of the World Council of Church’s Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.