In the month of March, the World Council of Churches is encouraging its fellowship and partners to join the Lott Carey “31 Days of Prayer for Women’s Empowerment,” which is also the 9th Anniversary Global Women’s Prayer Guide. The guide features 31 days of prayer for incarcerated women and girls around the world.
As states gather at the United Nations for the Climate Action Summit, taking place on 23 September, the ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches, which together represent 580 million Christians globally, are strengthening their collective call for climate justice and immediate action.
Mientras los Estados se reúnen en la sede de las Naciones Unidas para la Cumbre sobre la Acción Climática celebrada el 23 de septiembre, la Alianza ACT, la Federación Luterana Mundial y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, que conjuntamente representan a 580 millones de cristianos en todo el mundo, fortalecen su llamado colectivo a favor de la justicia climática y la acción inmediata.
Alors que les États se réunissent aux Nations Unies pour le Sommet Action Climat, qui a lieu le 23 septembre, l’Alliance ACT, la Fédération luthérienne mondiale et le Conseil œcuménique des Églises, qui représentent ensemble 580 millions de chrétiens du monde entier, renforcent leur appel collectif en faveur de la justice climatique et de l’action immédiate.
“The seeds of peace come from the ground.” That is the vision that Rev. Dr Shanta Premawardhana, former director of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation at the World Council of Churches and now president of OMNIA Institute for Contextual Leadership, tries to follow with his organization.
As tens of thousands of people coped with the aftermath of flooding in South Asia and the USA, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said the WCC fellowship is praying for flood survivors and those helping them.
People have the right of access to archives of public bodies, argued Trudy Huskamp Peterson, an archivist from the United States, in her recent talk organized by the WCC Archives in Geneva, Switzerland. She said public access to information is particularly relevant for archives documenting human rights violations.
