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In a contribution to the Church of Sweden’s publication “150 Years of International Engagement,” World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay celebrates the church’s vital legacy and reflects on its evolving character.

Agnes Abuom, querida dirigente ecuménica e infatigable pacificadora, ha fallecido a los setenta y tres años, en su Kenia natal, tras una breve enfermedad.

Beloved ecumenical leader and indefatigable peacemaker Dr Agnes Abuom has died at the age of 73 in her native Kenya, following a short illness.

During a visit with Pope Francis in Rome on 23 March, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation and the Roman Catholic Church committed to walking, praying. and working together for justice, reconciliation, and unity.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, elected during the WCC 11th Assembly, has concluded its first meeting, held 7-12 November at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey and at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), elegido durante la 11ª Asamblea del CMI, ha concluido su primera reunión, celebrada del 7 al 12 de noviembre en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey y en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra (Suiza).

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has appointed Dr Andrej Jeftić as the new director of the Commission on Faith and Order.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee elected the WCC executive committee on 8 September during the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.

The World Council of Churches 11th Assembly began its assembly in the German city of Karlsruhe on 31 August, with Dr Agnes Abuom opening the gathering, her last as moderator.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) focuses on final preparations for the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, WCC moderator Dr Agnes Abuom offered some personal reflections on her leadership role within the WCC, the importance of ecumenical work, the loss of ecumenical luminary Metropolitan Gennadios of Sasima, and the most vital part of her own Christian faith.

Addressing the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, moderator Dr Agnes Abuom welcomed the governing body with great joy for the first in-person meeting in nearly four years.

En su intervención ante el Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), la moderadora, la Dra. Agnes Abuom, dio la bienvenida al órgano rector con gran alegría por ser la primera reunión en persona en casi cuatro años.

 El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunirá presencialmente del 15 al 18 de junio en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra por primera vez desde 2018. Al tiempo que reconocerá con solemnidad la grave crisis a la que se enfrenta el mundo, el órgano rector del CMI también se reunirá en un espíritu de alegría mientras prosiguen los preparativos para la 11ª Asamblea del CMI.  El Comité Ejecutivo se reunirá el día anterior, 14 de junio, en Ginebra.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee will convene in-person from 15-18 June at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva for the first time since 2018. While solemnly acknowledging the grave crises facing the world, the WCC governing body will also bring a spirit of joyful gathering as preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly continue.  The executive committee will gather the day before on 14 June in Geneva.