Displaying 1 - 20 of 1868

On final day in Lebanon, WCC general secretary finds in-depth dialogues

On his final day in a visit to Lebanon, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, at the Patriarchal Edifice-Bkerke, in the presence of the Patriarchal Vicar General His Eminence Bishop Paul Sayah.

WCC general secretary will visit Lebanon

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Lebanon from 19-22 March, to commemorate the 50th jubilee of the Middle East Council of Churches and meet with all WCC member churches from Lebanon and Syria. 

Bossey interfaith summer course

08 July - 17 August 2024

Applications are open for the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey’s 2024 interfaith summer course, during which students earn a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies.

Bossey research fellow reflects on economic and ecological justice

Max Weber, a student at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, is currently completing a WCC research fellowship. He took time to reflect on his recent attendance at the World Social Forum 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal, as well as his studies related to economic and ecological justice.

WCC extends greetings and appreciation to Bishop Brian Farrell

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended birthday greetings to Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, commending Farrell for more than two decades of service with the dicastery and congratulating him on his retirement.

"للنور والحياة وجود حقيقي ودائم" في الأراضي المقدسة حيث يجتمع رؤساء الكنائس مع مجلس الكنائس العالمي

التقى الأمين العام لمجلس الكنائس العالمي، القس الدكتور "جيري بيلاي"، ببطاركة ورؤساء الكنائس في القدس في 17 شباط/فبراير، حيث قال صاحب الغبطة ثيوفيلوس الثالث، بطريرك القدس، في خطابه الترحيبي أن الأمين العام لمجلس الكنائس العالمي اسُتقبل بامتنان "في هذا الوقتالصعب والمعقد لجميع شعوب هذه المنطقة، وخاصة المجتمع المسيحي في الأراضي المقدسة".

Der ÖRK ist ein Wegbegleiter im Heiligen Land

In Zeiten des Krieges, der Not und des Leidens begleitet der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) die Kirchen und Menschen in Palästina und Israel auf ihrem Weg des Gebets, der Taten und der Hoffnung auf eine bessere Zukunft.