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The World Council of Churches morning prayer on 22 April was focused on Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, solemnly marking the 11th anniversary of the abduction of archbishops of Aleppo.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.” 

המזכיר הכללי של מועצת הכנסיות העולמית, כומר פרופ' ד"ר ג'רי פילאי, בשם האגודה העולמית, הביע דאגה כבדה בנוגע להסלמה האחרונה של האלימות במזרח התיכון בעקבות העימות הישיר הראשון בין איראן לישראל.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April. 

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.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, expressed grave concern regarding the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East following the first direct confrontation between Iran and Israel.

Peace in Colombia has been a long time coming, began Juan Carlos Cuéllar, representative of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), as he spoke at a World Council of Churches (WCC) panel discussion titled "The things that make for peace in Colombia” on 9 April.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer for World Health Day on 8 April focused on giving hope and courage in a suffering world. 

Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations. 

המזכיר הכללי של מועצת הכנסיות העולמית, כומר פרופ' ד"ר ג'רי פילאי, גינה את הרג עובדי הסיוע ברצועת עזה, והביע תנחומים עבור המשפחות והחברים שנמצאים בהלם ובאבל למשמע החדשות שבתקיפה אווירית ישראלית נהרגו שבעה אנשים שעבדו עבור World Central Kitchen.