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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Rev. Bob  Scott, whose ministry spanned more than 50 years and included work on a global level to overcome racism.

A public online celebration and panel discussion on 31 August, “They too were Gathered: Paying homage to Black people’s contributions to 75 years of World Council of Churches (WCC),” will uncover the contributions of Black people from different parts of the world in the formation and growth of the WCC.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing peace initiatives across the globe—and the role of the WCC and South African leaders.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, transmitió sus sinceras condolencias por los incendios forestales que asolan Grecia en cartas pastorales dirigidas a Su Santidad el patriarca Bartolomé, a Su Beatitud Jerónimo II, arzobispo de Atenas y de toda Grecia, y a la Iglesia Evangélica de Grecia.

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.

An ecumenical global prayer on 28 July expressed solidarity, hope, and lament as the people and churches of Sudan continue to exist amid conflict and violence.

In pastoral letters to His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, and the Evangelical Church of Greece, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay conveyed sincere sympathies as wildfires raged across the land.

El Foro de Pacificadores Emergentes pretende capacitar a los jóvenes para que contribuyan a construir un futuro mejor para sí mismos y para la humanidad, declaró el secretario general del Consejo Musulmán de Ancianos en una reunión celebrada en Ginebra.

Un parlamentario de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos ha advertido a un grupo de jóvenes pacificadores cristianos, judíos y musulmanes sobre la gran habilidad demostrada por grupos terroristas como Al Qaeda y el Estado Islámico en el uso de las redes sociales para alcanzar sus objetivos.

The Emerging Peacemakers Forum aims to empower youth to contribute to building a better future for themselves and humanity, the secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders said at a meeting in Geneva.