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.
Rev. Prof. Dr Simone Sinn's international experience, gained through years of work at the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has equipped her with a global perspective, preparing her to engage with different Christian traditions and other faiths in her new teaching post at the University of Muenster.
The latest issue of International Review of Mission (IRM) focuses on the decolonial task for ecumenical mission today, highlighting the need for repentance, reparation and restorative justice.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, at a meeting in London from 1-5 December, hosted by United Society of Partners in the Gospel, explored the concept of mission as reparatory justice.
In a message to the Global Refugee Forum released 12 December, faith-based leaders underscored their commitment to offering sanctuary for refugees as well defending their human rights.
En un mensaje al Foro Mundial sobre los Refugiados publicado el 12 de diciembre, diversos dirigentes religiosos destacaron su compromiso de ofrecer un santuario a los refugiados y defender sus derechos humanos.
In einer am 12. Dezember veröffentlichten Erklärung an das Globale Flüchtlingsforum betonten religiöse Führungspersönlichkeiten ihre Verpflichtung, Flüchtlingen Zuflucht zu gewähren und ihre Menschenrechte zu verteidigen.
Dans un message adressé au Forum mondial sur les réfugié-e-s publié le 12 décembre, des responsables religieux ont souligné leur attachement à apporter un abri aux réfugié-e-s et à défendre leurs droits.
In a message to the Global Refugee Forum released 12 December, faith-based leaders underscored their commitment to offering sanctuary for refugees as well defending their human rights.
With a close look at the “skin-whitening pandemic,” a 4 December webinar hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) explored the intersections of mission, gender, racism, and health.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission for World Mission and Evangelism and Programme for Overcoming Racism, Xenophobia, and Related Discrimination hosted a meeting of young Black European Christians.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) planning group met on 23-25 November, praying together and envisioning the future with a focus on the WCC Strategic Plan.
Las iglesias expresan su solidaridad con los refugiados de Lampedusa, la isla italiana a la que llegaron miles de migrantes la semana pasada, sobrecargando los recursos locales.
Les Églises expriment leur solidarité avec les réfugié-e-s à Lampedusa, l’île italienne sur laquelle des milliers de personnes migrantes sont arrivées la semaine dernière, surchargeant les ressources locales.
Die Kirchen bekunden ihre Solidarität mit den Flüchtlingen auf der italienischen Insel Lampedusa, wo letzte Woche Tausende Migrantinnen und Migranten ankamen, was die lokalen Ressourcen überlastete.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) shared joyful greetings on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Argentine Commission for Refugees and Migrants (CAREF).
Churches are expressing solidarity with refugees in Lampedusa, the Italian island on which thousands of migrants arrived last week, overloading local resources.
In a video interview, Rev. Dr Peter Cruchley, director of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME), reflects on what mission and evangelism mean, the structure of the commission, and the vision for its work.