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The World Council of Churches (WCC) stands in solidarity with the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem in the face of an unjust foreclosure order issued by the Municipality of Jerusalem, said Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary.

In a statement released 14 February, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued a humanitarian plea for Gaza.

A newly released World Council of Churches (WCC) video addresses the importance of freedom of worship in Jerusalem and for the whole world. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a statement, expressed deep concern over ongoing and widespread Israeli attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure in occupied Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, spilling over into neighbouring Syria and beyond. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the escalating violence in the Middle East, including Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran and its ongoing military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. 

Reports from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI) revealed that Palestinian communities are defenseless against violence and are living in fear.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has released a new fact sheet, “Demographics of East Jerusalem,” as part of the work of the WCC-Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed profound concern over escalating violence in Lebanon and Gaza, and reaffirmed the WCC’s commitment to justice, peace, and the dignity of all peoples. 

A delegation led by the World Council of Churches (WCC), accompanied by partners from the Middle East Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and Caritas Internationalis, met online on 7 August with staff from the WCC Jerusalem Liaison Office and with accompaniers from the WCC Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.