World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, extended greetings and wishes to Jewish people everywhere as they commemorate Passover.
As the Global Christian Forum closed in Ghana on 19 April, the gathering shared a message focusing on moving beyond a posture of “us” and “them,” and on how we can be inspired to act together for the restoration of the world.
A book discussion on “Ahead of Her Time: Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice,” showed how women of pan-African descent are bringing the wisdom and fire of ecumenism into the hearts and minds of the next generation.
The Global Christian Forum, with its fourth global gathering underway in Ghana, is marking its 25thanniversary at a time when the world is in dire need of justice, reconciliation, and unity.
A webinar, “Safe spaces for young people in faith communities,” on 25 April will review some practices of “safe spaces,” as well as discuss their definition, characteristics, and purposes.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, s’est adressé aux participant-e-s du Forum chrétien mondial à l’occasion de sa quatrième édition qui se déroule cette semaine à Accra, au Ghana, sur le thème «Que le monde puisse connaître».
People attending the Global Christian Forum heard the words of World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay on the opening day of its fourth global gathering, held this week in Accra, Ghana, under the theme "That the World May Know.”
During a World Council of Churches morning prayer—focusing on the churches and people of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – a reflection by Prof. Dr Dmytro Tsolin focused on both the pain of the war in Ukraine as well as how we hang onto hope.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a eu une entrevue productive avec l’archevêque de Cantorbéry et les responsables de la Communion anglicane.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay held productive talks with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Anglican Communion leaders.
À l’approche de la Journée mondiale de la santé, célébrée le 7 avril de chaque année, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises invite les peuples du monde entier à se joindre aux prières et aux réflexions.
Le mardi 16 avril, le Forum chrétien mondial (FCM) commencera son Quatrième Rassemblement mondial à Accra, Ghana, sur le thème «Que le monde puisse connaître».
Près de 50 des 140 communicant-e-s ayant travaillé ensemble à la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne, en 2022, ont tenu une réunion en ligne le 10 avril, jetant un regard amusé sur leurs meilleurs souvenirs et un regard sérieux sur la façon dont l’intelligence artificielle affecte leur travail.
Dans une lettre à Son Éminence, le Grand Imam d’Al-Azhar, Ahmad el-Tayeb, le Secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, présente ses vœux de joie à toute la communauté musulmane à l’occasion de l’Aïd al-Fitr.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to Dr Francis Kuria Kagema, who was appointed as the new secretary general for the Religions for Peace World Council.
The World Council of Churches is organizing a consultation 15 April on “Faith Perspectives on Reparations, Sustainable Development, and Economic Justice.”
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence, and suffering. “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all are children of God. We belong to one family, as Jesus Christ himself said.”
Radu Constantin grew up in the small hamlet of Cioatele, in northeastern Romania, a village he describes as “religious people, very involved in the church life.”
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a nommé plusieurs nouveaux membres de son personnel en 2024, dont trois nouveaux directeurs de commission. Le secrétaire général du COE, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, les a chaleureusement salué-e-s à l’entame de leurs ministères.
Under the theme “That the World May Know”, the Global Christian Forum (GCF) kicks off its Fourth Global Gathering, in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, 16 April.