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WCC general secretary letter to Bishop Brian Farrell congratulating him on his retirement

27 February 2024

Our trip to Rome

In the academic year of 2023-24, students from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey experienced a transformative and historic visit to Rome, graciously hosted by the Roman Catholic Church's Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. This pilgrimage became a pivotal chapter in our lives, revealing abject insights into the significance of ecumenism as a catalyst for fostering unity among Christians.

01 February 2024

Rev. Jackie Makena Mutuma

Rev. Lucas Snellmann and Cardinal Kurt Koch

A week of true Christian unity

I remember how it felt. The slightly unreal feeling when I was asked if I could be part of the delegation that would visit Rome and the Pope during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

25 January 2024

Lucas Snellman

WCC letter of congratulations to Brother Matthew, the new prior of the Taize Community

World Council of Churches Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay congratulated Brother Matthew, embracing continuity and communion in leadership transition at Taizé community.

06 December 2023

WCC Greetings on the Occasion of the 50th Jubilee of the Middle East Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC) congratulates the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) on its 50th Jubilee.

16 November 2023

WCC Message to the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa

Message to the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (NGK) in South Africa from Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

13 October 2023

Platinum jubilee greetings to the CSI Women’s Fellowship in the Madhya Kerala Diocese from the general secretary of the WCC, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay

02 October 2023

Doing local theology for ecological justice - a short story from Maluku

We call it Marafenfen, a small village in the South Aru Island. A small village inhabited by Indigenous people in Aru. We are also a small congregation in The Protestant Church in the Moluccas (GPM). In the midst of savannah we hunted, in the vastness of our land we cultivated. We live in harmony with the nature given by God.

24 August 2023

Rev. Agnes Souisa

WCC general secretary condolence letter on the passing of Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda

07 July 2023

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

WCC letter of greetings for the Peace Train 10th Anniversary

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent warm greetings to the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Peace Train project, which works for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

16 June 2023

Letter of congratulations to Cardinal Walter Kasper

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sincere birthday congratulations to Cardinal Walter Kasper, president emeritus of the the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

06 March 2023

"Spiritualizing" the COP15 "Kunming-Montreal" agreement: Religious leaders urgently need to unite and harmonize with interfaith actions for halting biodiversity loss

On the occasion of the upcoming World Interfaith Harmony Week 2023, which is observed annually from 1-7 February at the United Nations, my thought goes to the urgent call for biodiversity protection from the COP15 held in Montreal, from 7-19 December 2022.

02 February 2023

Lucas Andrianos

The state of the world and what we can do about it

Permacrisis—defined as "an extended period of instability and insecurity”—has been chosen as Collins Dictionary's word for the year 2022. It is a depressingly accurate word encapsulating what the world is experiencing as we move into 2023.

22 December 2022

Manoj Kurian

Letter of gratitude to Archbishop Martin Modeus

06 December 2022

WCC letter of condolences to the Church of Cyprus - Passing of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus

Archbishop Chrysostomos II, head of the Church of Cyprus died on 7 November at age 81. WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed deep sadness at the loss of Chrysostomos II.

07 November 2022

How a meeting place became a sacred space

Two years ago, Andrés Pacheco Lozano defended his PhD. The title of his research was “Pilgrimage of Reconciliation: Relationship Between Communitarian Bible Reading.” Now, it was time to celebrate with a mini symposium "Communities of Faith Reading the Bible Across Cultures: A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace.” For two days, 24and 25 October, participants reflected on contextual and intercultural Bible reading at the Singelkerk and the Free University in Amsterdam.

02 November 2022

Margarithe Veen

WCC letter of congratulations to Most Rev. Julius Olayinka Osayand Abbe upon appointment as the Primate of The Africa Church

WCC congratulates Most Rev. Julius Olayinka Osayand Abbe upon enthronement as Primate of The Africa Church

31 October 2022

GREETINGS FROM WCC ACTING GENERAL SECRETARY REV. PROF. Dr IOAN SAUCA TO THE Christian Council of Nigeria 31 TRIENNIAL ASSEMBLY AND 93 ANNIVERSARY

28 October 2022