The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the UN to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, including efforts to combat terrorism financing, do not unjustly curtail the legitimate activities of civil society organizations, impede civic space, or hinder humanitarian endeavors in the Philippines.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent warm greetings to the newly consecrated bishops of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Malankara.
After returning from a visit to the Christian Conference of Asia assembly, and from visits with church leaders in India, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected that the relationships he built were both enlightening and inspiring.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay offered a keynote address at the Christian Conference of Asia assembly, being held in India from 27 September to 4 October.
This week, 500 participants from all over Asia gather in Kottayam, India, to evaluate the last eight years of ecumenical work and look to challenges ahead, such as the impact of youth migration. Under the theme "God, renew us in your spirit and restore the creation", the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) holds its 15th General assembly.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will travel to India from 26 September to 3 October in conjunction with the 15th General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia, and for visits with WCC member churches.
On a recent morning walk right before dawn, I could still see the stars. I saw the Polaris Star, or North Star, which is the brightest star in its constellation. It reminded me of the Underground Railroad and the network of people in North America who led Black people from southern bondage to northern freedom by following the North Star.
Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a city of socioeconomic contrasts – from 21 August to 1 September, the 6th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School 2023) gathered 24 participants to rethink economic systems for a more equitable, sustainable planet.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is among signatories on a joint letter to H.E. Sri Narendra Modi—prime minister of the Republic of India and chair of the Group of Twenty (G20)—which urges G20 leaders to adopt a New International Financial and Economic Architecture.
In the lively urban setting of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, theologians, church delegates, activists, and individuals attending the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) came together between August 21 and 23. They convened for a deep and meaningful discussion at the NIFEA Consultation on Labour.
In a letter to the China Christian Council, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Plllay expressed deep sympathy and concern for churches and people in China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri.
El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, manifestó su profunda preocupación por la violencia étnica y comunitaria que estalló la semana pasada en el estado de Manipur al nordeste de la India entre la comunidad meitei mayoritariamente hindú y las comunidades tribales naga y kuki principalmente cristianas.
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, hat große Besorgnis angesichts der ethnischen Gewalt und Gewalt zwischen Bevölkerungsgruppen zum Ausdruck gebracht, die in der letzten Woche in dem nordostindischen Bundesstaat Manipur aufgeflammt ist und an der die mehrheitlich hinduistische Bevölkerungsgruppe der Meitei und die mehrheitlich christlichen Stämme der Naga und Kuki beteiligt sind.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, se dit profondément préoccupé par les violences ethniques et communautaires persistantes qui ont éclaté la semaine dernière dans l’État du Manipur, au nord-est de l’Inde, impliquant la communauté Meitei, à majorité hindoue, et les communautés tribales de Naga et Kuki, à majorité chrétienne.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern about the ongoing ethnic and communal violence which flared up last week in India’s north-eastern State of Manipur, involving the Hindu majority Meitei community and the mostly Christian Naga and Kuki tribal communities.
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a proposé des perspectives et participé au dialogue lors de la pré-Assemblée des jeunes du Conseil national des Églises en Inde, qui s’est déroulée du 17 au 19 avril à Hyderabad.
Organisée par le Centre indien pour la paix, la pré-Assemblée des jeunes s’est tenue sur le thème «L’heure est venue: l’heure pour les jeunes de construire un monde de paix et de durabilité».