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Cover of the publication "A History of the Desire for Christian Unity"

Webinar in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to launch new history of ecumenism

Registrations are open for a World Council of Churches webinar on 19 January that will launch the first volume of a major new history of ecumenism produced by a team of academics and scholars coordinated by the Italian-based Foundation for Religious Studies (FSCIRE).

11 January 2022

Across the world, churches work to end child abuse by bringing it “Out of the Shadows”

From diverse regions and churches, hundreds of people drew together in 2021 to find ways to end child abuse. Through a campaign called “Out of the Shadows,” churches held workshops, trained champions, distributed materials, and augmented the drumbeat for awareness, buoyed by resources from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its partners.

06 January 2022

Most-read WCC stories in 2021 reflect a global fellowship full of hope amid year of challenges

A compilation of the most-read stories published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) reveals a global fellowship focused on a better future even amid the grave challenges the world faced during 2021.

31 December 2021

Workshop for women and girls in Abuja, Nigeria

Involve men in preventing gender-based violence, women church leaders in Nigeria recommend

As churches and other groups battle sexual and gender-based violence, it is urgent to include men in trainings and amplify the issues for global accompaniment and support, church women leaders, lay members and gender advocates recommended at a recent church human rights training in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

21 December 2021

Graphic image of waves and water with text reading 'Let the waves roar' on top of it.

“Let the Waves Roar” highlights young prophetic voices that offer resilience and hope

The World Council of Churches (WCC) released a new publication, “Let the Waves Roar: Perspectives of young prophetic voices in the ecumenical movement.”

20 December 2021

Human rights training for women and girls in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigerian churches train women and girls on human rights

Many women and girls are still struggling to attain their fundamental human rights, despite churches and the systems of the world affirming the equality of men and women, a church human rights training for young women and girls in Nigeria heard recently.

20 December 2021

Let the Waves Roar

Perspectives of Young Prophetic Voices in the Ecumenical Movement

Consultations with young people, participants in WCC events between the 10th and the 11th assemblies, and a number of church leaders have concluded that there is a need to provide an updated resource to get to know young people of today and to explore ways for the church to effectively engage the 18–30-year-old age group in the ecumenical movement.

The 17 young people whose voices are heard in these pages represent eight regions and diverse church traditions. Another three chapters have been contributed by the editors and former WCC youth department staff. The book invites all generations to discern the signs of our times and to be proactive in our response to them.

19 December 2021

With boldness of faith, joy and peace, Pan African women hold “Ubuntu” gathering

Women of faith who are African or of African descent held a powerful recent gathering, “Ubuntu: Remembrance, Diversity, and Advocacy in Unity Now!” in which they shared their call to action with a sense of Sankofa, or a season of now while looking back and forward. The event was organized by the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) and Pan African Women of Faith (PAW).

17 December 2021

At Siuntio parish in Finland, Thursdays in Black takes on a creative flair

Quilt panels have been on display at the Siuntio parish in Finland, with colorful drawings and thought provoking and inspiring words. "'No' does not mean 'convince me'", reads one panel. Another reads, simply, “Courage. Dignity. Hope. Trust.”

16 December 2021

young people play drums and trumpet during one of the sessions of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) in Arusha, Tanzania, 2018.

Young people share “The Africa We Pray For,” to be released on Human Rights Day

A new book, “The Africa We Pray For: On a Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace,” which highlights the voices of young people, will be co-released by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Globethics.net on 10th December, Human Rights Day.

10 December 2021

The Africa We Pray For Cover with joyful image of young Africans making music.

The Africa We Pray For on a Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace. PJP Series 1

This first publication in the WCC and Globethics.net series on the WCC pilgrimage of justice and peace brings together the voices of 12 young people sharing their vision for Africa.

The collection features work selected during an essay competition for young people which was held in a collaboration of the All Africa Conference of Churches and the WCC. The publication covers important thematic areas for African society, including truth, trauma, displacement, gender justice and racial justice, among others.

10 December 2021

Jessica Roland: “Believe them when they come to you”

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Jessica Roland, is senior specialist for Inclusive Peace for the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers.

09 December 2021

Dr Mohamed Elsanousi: link between world’s crises is “increasing insecurity for women and girls”

Dr Mohamed Elsanousi, Executive Director of the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers is one of the newest ambassadors for Thursdays in Black, as the Network joins the Thursdays in Black movement.

09 December 2021

Circle of accompaniment seeds hope amid desperate stories of femicide

An online webinar held 2 December brought a moving circle of hope to life even as women and men shared their tragic experiences of femicide and domestic violence in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.

03 December 2021

Killer Robots

A Campaign Guide for Churches

Jennifer Philpot-Nissen

Campaign guide for churches concerned about autonomous weapons systems, also known as “killer robots".

The guide is designed to introduce churches to the issue of killer robots, and help raise awareness of the need for Christians to act to ensure decision-makers agree on a pre-emptive ban on the future development of such weapons.

03 December 2021

“The Republic of Sexual Abuse” art installation in Rosebank.The exhibition organized by women’s rights group POWA (People Opposing Women Abuse) was inspired by the 16 Days of Activism awareness campaign and the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa, 2019, Photo: Hymie Sokupha

Churches can address root causes of femicide—and webinar reveals how

In the first of a two-part webinar series on “Missing and Murdered: Addressing Femicide and Sexual and Gender-based Violence in our Global Context,” speakers on 25 November urged religious leaders and all people to be aware of the root causes of femicide and gender-based violence—and act now to end them.

01 December 2021

Pacific youth during a hybrid event of the Ecumenical Continuing Formation Youth, Transformative Masculinity and Femininity

Youth from the Pacific gather to share their greatest concerns—along with creative solutions—with the WCC

At an event called “Ecumenical Continuing Formation: Youth, Transformative Masculinity

and Femininity,” young people from the Pacific gathered from 15-19 November, both online and in-person, to express their honest feelings about the issues most important to them.

25 November 2021

ZacTax Toolkit

The Zacchaeus Tax Campaign calls for a global tax and economic system that acts like Zacchaeus, the tax collector who repented of his wicked ways, which delivers equity and makes reparation for exploitation and injustice.

This ZacTax Toolkit aims to educate and enable churches to organise around the issue of tax justice, the campaign has recently released the ZacTax Toolkit. It is published by the New International Financial and Economic Architecture initiative (NIFEA), a joint effort by the Council for World Mission, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Council of Churches, and World Methodist Council. Funding is provided by Otto per Mille.

24 November 2021