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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.

Le 18 janvier, à l’occasion de la Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens, des représentant-e-s de 25 Églises genevoises se sont rassemblé-e-s pour une célébration dans la chapelle du Conseil œcuménique des Églises.

In a service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, representatives from 25 churches in Geneva drew together in the World Council of Churches chapel on 18 January.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a nommé M. Andrej Jeftić, directeur de la Commission de Foi et constitution.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has appointed Dr Andrej Jeftić as the new director of the Commission on Faith and Order.

The Church of Sweden has renewed its apology to the Sámi people, this time in Sápmi in the Luleå Cathedral.

At a World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly press conference held 7 September, Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox voices joined a WCC Faith and Order member to explore the meaning of Christian unity.

La pré-assemblée du Réseau œcuménique de défense des personnes handicapées (EDAN) a démarré le 29 août à Karlsruhe (Allemagne) par l’intégration de nouvelles personnes handicapées au sein du mouvement œcuménique.

The Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network Pre-Assembly kicked off 29th August in Karlsruhe, Germany with an induction of new persons with disabilities into the ecumenical movement.

Quatre pré-assemblées du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) sont sur le point de se réunir, attirant des centaines de personnes désireuses de partager leurs réflexions sincères et les difficultés de leur vie, dans un espace de confiance. Les pré-assemblées comptent les Peuples autochtones, le Rassemblement œcuménique des jeunes, le Réseau œcuménique de défense des personnes handicapées et la Communauté juste de femmes et d'hommes.

Four World Council of Churches (WCC) pre-assemblies are about to convene, drawing hundreds of people eager to, in a safe space, share their honest reflections and life challenges. The pre-assemblies include Indigenous Peoples, Ecumenical Youth Gathering, Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network, and Just Community of Women and Men.

The Fifth International Conference on Receptive Ecumenism was held in Sigtuna, Sweden on 27-30 June, exploring the theme “Transforming Ecumenism – listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.” (Rev 2:7)

The World Council of Churches, in a public statement, is urging the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

Suite à la décision prise par le Comité exécutif lors de sa réunion de novembre 2021, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) annonce l’ouverture de trois postes de direction : responsable du programme Unité et mission, responsable du programme Témoignage public et diaconie, et responsable de la Commission de Foi et constitution du COE.

Following the decision of the Executive Committee during its meeting of November 2021, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is posting the opening of three staff leadership positions. The openings include programme director for Unity and Mission, programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

Lors d'une cérémonie spéciale clôturant le synode général de l'Église de Suède le 24 novembre, l'archevêque Antje Jackelén a présenté les excuses officielles de l'Église de Suède aux Samis pour les sévices infligés pendant tant d’années.

During a special service concluding the Church of Sweden’s General Synod on 24 November, Archbishop Antje Jackelén made an official apology from the Church of Sweden to the Sámi for historical abuse.

Looking toward the 2022 assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) that will gather around the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” the latest issue of the WCC journal International Review of Mission focuses on the relationship between mission and unity.