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WCC marks 75th commemoration of “Al-Nakba”

During the 75th commemoration of what Palestinians refer to as the nakba, or catastrophe”—when hundreds of thousands of people were uprooted during Israel's creation in 1948—World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with member churches in the Holy Land.

Bedouins of Pope’s Hill fight eviction

East of Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a Bedouin community has lived on Pope’s Hill since the creation of Israel in 1948, when they were evicted from their lands in the Negev and arrived there as refugees.

In pictures: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Prayers for unity took on a different look and feel this year, but they weren’t stopped by widespread restrictions on face-to-face gatherings. From prayer cards to personal reflections, online gatherings to new connections, the images worldwide convey the spiritual richness of an ecumenical family that came together in prayer.

Hope prevails in times of crisis in Lebanon

The fatal blast in Beirut last month became yet another blow to an already plagued country. In recent months, a financial crisis with a free-falling currency and rising unemployment has further undermined the Lebanese economy. Add to that one million Syrian refugees and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the contours of a fragile nation facing monumental challenges emerge.

الأسئلة التي طرحها مجلس الكنائس العالمي على صاحب الغبطة بطريرك القدس ثيوفيلوس الثالث

إن الحدود الوطنية والدينية والإثنية عديمة الأهمية أمام فيروس كورونا المستجد. نحن نتذكر، إذ نشاهد أثر هذا الفيروس على العالم بأسره، ترابط الأسرة الإنسانية بأكملها. في الأسابيع القليلة المقبلة، سيحيي المسيحيون واليهود والمسلمون جوانب رئيسية من شعائرهم؛ وهي في العادة أوقات للتجمعات الاحتفالية، ولكنهم جميعاً يحاولون جاهدين إيجاد سبيل لإحياء هذه الشعائر باحترام الاحتياطات التي يجب علينا اتخاذها لحماية أنفسنا وأحبائنا ومجتمعاتنا. إن الطوائف المسيحية واليهودية والمسلمة تحاول التصدي لجميع التحديات التي نشهدها في هذه الأوقات غير المسبوقة: محاربة الكراهية والتعصب الأعمى الذين خلفتهما الجائحة، وتوفير الخدمات الأساسية للمحتاجين، والحفاظ على الوحدة المجتمعية، والسعي إلى إيجاد بدائل عن الاحتفاء والاحتفال في عالم يسوده التباعد الاجتماعي والحجر.

World Week for Peace highlights humanity and equality

Under the theme “Humanity and equality in God’s creation”, people of faith all over the world are encouraged to bear common witness by gathering in prayer and acts of support during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel. This yearly manifestation of solidarity and hope takes place 15 – 22 September and as usual it includes the International Day of Peace on 21 September.

WCC general secretary reflects on the ecumenical movement of Love

In a speech at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly Planning Committee (APC) meeting in Cyprus this week, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”