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CCIA Life and Work Centenary Consultation, Athens

18 - 22 May 2025

Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches will hold its 60th meeting and the Life and Work Centenary conference on 18-22 May 2025 in Athens, Greece.

Athens, Greece and online

Les responsables chrétien-ne-s se retrouvent à Assise pour préparer une Fête de la création historique

Une rencontre historique sur les dimensions spirituelles de la crise écologique a rassemblé les responsables chrétien-ne-s de traditions orientales et occidentales à Assise, en Italie, pour concevoir une Fête de la création liturgique commune. La conférence s’est déroulée sur trois jours du 5 au 7 mai et a constitué une étape importante vers ce que l’évêque Heinrich Bedford-Strohm qualifie de «merveilleuse expression de l’essence trinitaire qui nous unit en tant qu’Églises» et de réponse spirituelle forte aux enjeux climatiques urgents qui assaillent le monde.

Biodiversity Crisis & Faith Action: Webinar on International Biodiversity Day

22 May 2025

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity coalition and the ecumenical Season of Creation team, invites you to a critical webinar addressing the unprecedented ecological crisis. With species extinction rates up to 1,000 times higher than natural levels and approximately one million animal and plant species threatened, this event will explore the moral and spiritual dimensions of biodiversity loss and present pathways for faith communities to take meaningful action through prayer and transformative repentance.

Online

Christian leaders unite in Assisi to establish historic Feast of Creation

In a landmark gathering addressing the spiritual dimensions of the ecological crisis, Christian leaders from Eastern and Western traditions convened in Assisi, Italy, to develop a shared liturgical Feast of Creation. The three-day conference from 5-7 May marks a significant step toward establishing what Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm described as "a wonderful expression of the trinitarian essence that unites us as churches" and a powerful spiritual response to the urgent climate challenges facing our planet.

Pope Francis remembered as prophet of encounter and inclusion

A pope guided by the conviction that the church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open.” That was how Pope Francis was remembered at his funeral in St Peters Square by Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the Roman Catholic Churchs college of cardinals, who led the Requiem Mass. 

Rome prepares for papal funeral

Easter Monday is a popular holiday in Rome, a day Italians head out to the countryside or the beaches with picnic baskets weighed down with pasta bakes, piles of seasonal vegetables, prosecco, and Easter cake.

The Nicaea Centenary & Creation Day: 2nd Ecumenical Conference on the New Liturgical Feast

05 - 07 May 2025

The World Council of Churches, together with the Anglican Communion, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Methodist Council, and Middle East Council of Churches, is organizing an ecumenical conference that will continue the historic conversation begun in March 2024 about establishing "Creation Day" (1 September) as a liturgical feast/festival in Western denominations. 

Hybrid format (in-person and online)

WCC Podcast explores Feast of Creation ahead of Creation Day Conference

The Feast of Creation initiative represents a profound ecumenical opportunity as Christian churches worldwide consider elevating 1 September from a World Day of Prayer for Creation to a liturgical feast across denominations. A key milestone in this journey will be the upcoming Nicaea Centenary and Creation Day Conference in Assisi in May, where church actors will discuss pathways in this important process. A new WCC podcast explores the vision of the Feast of Creation initiative, highlighting its significance as a potential gesture of Christian unity and ecological commitment.