A World Council of Churches (WCC) Easter Initiative will lift up the call to roll away the heavy stone of violence, war and occupation, pain and suffering, and to remind the world of what is needed to bring about peace, to transform swords into ploughshares.
In the heart of Korea's struggle for democracy and human rights, Lutz Drescher became more than a witness; he became a weaver of hope in the intricate fabric of the Korean Peninsula. Sharing his odyssey, inviting us into the vibrant tapestry of Korea's quest for peace, he took us down memory lane.
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.
With a focus on peacebuilding and human rights protection, The United Evangelical Mission’s International Summer School 2023, organized in cooperation with the World Council of Churches and other partners, took place in August and September in Hofgeismar, Germany.
Church leaders in Pakistan are calling for international solidarity and for measures to ensure the safety and security of Christians in Pakistan. Their messages come in the wake of church burnings in the city of Jaranwala, in eastern Pakistan, where 24 churches have been burned, affecting at least 600 families.
Two World Council of Churches (WCC) journals – The Ecumenical Review and International Review of Mission – have used recent issues to reflect on the WCC’s 11th Assembly, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2022, around the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”
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.
Des ressources, réflexions, prières et autres textes sont désormais disponibles pour aider les Églises et toutes les personnes de bonnes volontés à célébrer la Semaine mondiale pour la paix en Palestine et Israël, du 16 au 23 septembre 2023.
Resources—including reflections, prayers, and more—are now available to help churches and all people of good will to observe the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel from 16-23 September 2023.
Entretien exclusif: Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, revient en détail sur sa récente entrevue avec le patriarche Cyrille, les thèmes abordés, les contributions du COE au dialogue, et les prochaines étapes.
Exclusive interview: World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shares details on a recent meeting with Patriarch Kirill, including topics discussed at the meeting, what the WCC contributed to the dialogue, and steps forward.
Une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est rendue à Jérusalem et en Cisjordanie du 14 au 17 juillet. Conduite par le père Ioan Sauca, secrétaire général par intérim du COE, elle a rencontré les patriarches et les responsables des communautés chrétiennes, mais aussi des membres du clergé local et des fidèles.
Eine Delegation des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) unter Leitung des geschäftsführenden Generalsekretärs Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca war vom 14. bis 17. Juli zu Besuch in Jerusalem und im Westjordanland und hat sich mit Patriarchen und Oberhäuptern christlicher Glaubensgemeinschaften sowie Geistlichen und Laiinnen und Laien als Vertretungen der Ortsgemeinden zu Gesprächen getroffen.
Osama Sayegh has a heart for numbers: four in Deir Ghazaleh, 35 in Kufr Kad, 50 in Toubas, 35 in Jalameh, 67 in Burqin, 130 in Jenin.
He counts the number of Christians left in these communities across the northern part of the West Bank. He reaches with his heart for the people behind those numbers: why are young Christian families leaving? How can he convince them to stay?
A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation led by WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited Jerusalem and the West Bank from 14-17 July, meeting with patriarchs and heads of Christian communities as well as local clergy and laity.
La Semaine mondiale pour la paix en Palestine et en Israël 2022 qui se tiendra du 15 au 22 septembre sera pour le monde l’occasion de se rassembler en prière pour mettre un terme à l’occupation de la Palestine.
The 2022 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, to be held 15-22 September, will be an opportunity for the world to come together in prayer to end the occupation of Palestine.
Les participants à une conférence tenue à Wuppertal, en Allemagne, et en ligne, du 9 au 12 avril, ont publié un message appelant les Églises du monde entier non seulement à écouter plus attentivement les victimes de violations des droits humains, mais aussi à se montrer davantage solidaires envers elles.
A conference held in Wuppertal, Germany, and online on 9-12 April published a message calling on churches across the world to not only listen more closely to the victims of human rights violations, but to act in stronger solidarity with them.
