En visite à Rome le 23 mars pour rencontrer le pape François, une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et l’Église catholique romaine se sont engagées à cheminer, prier et travailler ensemble au service de la justice, de la réconciliation et de l’unité.
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est félicité du 50e anniversaire d’un accord historique entre les Églises luthériennes, réformées et unies en Europe par lequel elles reconnaissent leurs baptême et ordination respectifs et indiquent être en mesure de célébrer la Cène ensemble.
Une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises se rendra à Rome les 22 et 23 mars pour rencontrer le pape François et d’autres dirigeants catholiques romains.
During a visit with Pope Francis in Rome on 23 March, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation and the Roman Catholic Church committed to walking, praying. and working together for justice, reconciliation, and unity.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and Ecumenical Institute in Bossey welcomed the Presidium of the Synod from Church of Sweden for a study visit on 20-21 March.
Over sixty ecumenical officers, convening online from 21-23 March, are gathering to strengthen the engagement of World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches in the life and work of the WCC. The network of ecumenical officers promotes consultation and collaboration between member churches and the secretariat.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a rendu visite au patriarche arménien à Istanbul, en Turquie, le 12 mars. Sa Béatitude l’archevêque Sahak Mashalyan, patriarche arménien de Constantinople, a souhaité la bienvenue au secrétaire général du COE et l’a félicité pour son élection, lui adressant tous ses vœux de réussite pour les années à venir au service des Églises du monde entier.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has hailed the 50th anniversary of a landmark agreement between Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches in Europe in which they recognized each other’s baptism and ordination, and stated they were able to celebrate the Lord’s Supper together.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, est en visite au Patriarcat œcuménique à Istanbul, en Turquie, les 10 et 11 mars. Il s’agit de la première visite officielle du nouveau secrétaire général du COE à une Église membre depuis sa prise de fonction le 1er janvier 2023.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay visited the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 March. His Beatitude, Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, welcomed the WCC general secretary and congratulated him on his election, wishing him successful years in his service to the worldwide churches.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is visiting the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, from 10-11 March. This is the first official visit of the WCC new general secretary to a member church since assuming his duties on 1 January 2023.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sincere birthday congratulations to Cardinal Walter Kasper, expressing gratitude for the cardinal’s tireless service for Christian unity, particularly for his leadership role in the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
The Jamaica Baptist Union, at its 173rd General Assembly, elected and appointed Rev. Merlyn Hyde-Riley as its new general secretary. Hyde-Riley is the first woman to be appointed to this post.
Hyde-Riley is currently one of two vice-moderators for the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee.
Après le terrible tremblement de terre qui a frappé la Turquie et la Syrie le 6 février dernier, les président-e-s du Conseil des Églises du Moyen-Orient ont convoqué une réunion d’urgence pour aborder la catastrophe et les moyens d’intervention.
The new St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in New York City hosted a special Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service in a church that was previously destroyed by terrorist attacks on 11 Sept. 2001.
Following the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake on 6 February, the presidents of the Middle East Council of Churches held an emergency meeting to discuss the disaster and how to respond.
As South Sudan readied to welcome visiting world Christian leaders, church officials in the country articulated a range of expectations, including a strong call for peace and reconciliation.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Prof. Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern about recent developments that massively affect the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and threaten its unity.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) joins The United Church of Canada and many other churches and peoples across the world who are mourning the death of Omega Chilufya Bula, a beloved justice leader, sister, elder, pioneer, mentor, friend, and colleague.
