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WCC to celebrate 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is planning a year of activities in 2025 to mark the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, a key moment in the history of Christian faith and for the ecumenical journey today.

06 July 2023

WCC remembers ecumenical contribution of Reinhard Groscurth

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has remembered the contribution of the Rev. Dr Reinhard Groscurth, who served the council’s secretariat on Faith and Order, and was the editor of many publications on the ecumenical movement and church unity.

04 July 2023

Letter

Message of condolences to the family of Rev. Dr Reinhard Groscurth

Message of condolences to the family of Rev. Dr Reinhard Groscurth and his wife Christiane from the World Council of Churches.

04 July 2023

General Secretary

Feature story

Mariela Alejandra Pereyra speaks on behalf of the Latin America region

Taking action for a flourishing land: Latin American voices prioritize climate justice, Indigenous rights, gender equality

Seeking to join efforts with those committed to ensure a just and sustainable future for the continent, representatives from World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches in Latin America gathered at the WCC central committee in June to identify common concerns.

04 July 2023

Interview

For Cypriot metropolitan, the recent history of Cyprus is “painful”

World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Eastern Orthodox Churches Metropolitan Vasilios of Ammochostos has three-quarters of his diocese on the island of Cyprus under Turkish occupation, but no Christians are still living in the occupied part.

30 June 2023

Feature story

Middle East Christians: “We carry the cross with dignity and hope”

“We carry the cross with dignity and hope.” These were the opening words as Middle East Christians stood to bear witness at the World Council of Churches central committee meeting, to the burdens and challenges – but also the resilience – that they live on a daily basis in the land where Christianity was born.

30 June 2023

Feature story

Vast challenges in Asia call for unity

By far the largest region, both in terms of population and geographical size, the Asia region faces an array of pertinent issues for the churches to address and engage in. Stretching from Iran in the west to Japan in the east and from Nepal in the north to New Zealand in the south, the region encompasses a wide range of cultures and religions.

29 June 2023

Statement: minute

Minute on Territorial Crises in the Eastern Mediterranean

Minute on Territorial Crises in the Eastern Mediterranean by the WCC central committee, Geneva, Switzerland, 21-27 June 2023.

28 June 2023

Statement: minute

Minute on Territorial Crises in the Eastern Mediterranean

Minute on Territorial Crises in the Eastern Mediterranean by the WCC central committee, Geneva, Switzerland, 21-27 June 2023.

27 June 2023

Minute on the situation in Myanmar

27 June 2023

Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the WCC central committee, Geneva, Switzerland, 21-27 June 2023.

27 June 2023

Minute on the situation in Myanmar

26 June 2023

Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the WCC central committee, Geneva, Switzerland, 21-27 June 2023.

26 June 2023

WCC central committee plans for innovative, inspiring communications

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee approved a communications strategy that focuses on innovative and inspiring ways to tell the story of the global ecumenical fellowship.

26 June 2023

World Council of Churches celebrates 75 years, to dance, song, evoking special memories

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 75th anniversary celebration was joyous in the Ecumenical Centre on a hot June afternoon where ecumenical figures—young and old—reminisced on memorable occasions, highlighting with singing and happiness ruminating on their work.

26 June 2023

World Council of Churches marks 75th anniversary with prayer and celebration

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has commemorated its 75th anniversary with an ecumenical celebration at Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, recalling the founding of the WCC in Amsterdam in August 1948, three years after the end of the Second World War.

25 June 2023

Reconciliation in conflict areas is not easy, church leaders tell WCC meeting

Church leaders from Canada, the Holy Land, and South Africa have addressed the central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on reconciliation, explaining that the process involving communities is not easy and needs hard work and responsibility.

25 June 2023

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Unity, diversity, shared resources, companionship dissected by WCC’s central committee

The World Council of Churches (WCC) seeks to create a world treating everyone with dignity and where peace prevails, and the Christian faith stands united in witness to God's love and mercy, a Greek Orthodox leader from the United States said in Geneva this week.

24 June 2023