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On the 2024 International Day of Human Fraternity, observed 5 February, special events—including the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity—focused on bridging divides and promoting a culture of peace. 

Lors d’une prière œcuménique, des personnes de nombreuses confessions se sont réunies pendant la COP27 pour se confesser, exprimer leur déploration et formuler leur espoir en l’avenir. 

During an ecumenical prayer, people of many faiths gathered during COP27 to confess, lament, and express hope for the future. 

The World Council of Churches is mourning the passing of Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh, Barary, and the Monastery of Saint Demiana of the Coptic Orthodox Church. One of the senior and most influential Coptic Orthodox Prelates of the modern era, he has made extensive contributions in the areas of Pan-Orthodox unity, dialogue and ecumenism. He was a close colleague of the late Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.

Freddy Elbaiady has made history as a politician. But what counts most for the 46-year-old Egyptian doctor is his work at the Salam Medical Center in El-Qanatir, north of Cairo. The bridges between Christians and Muslims that are built through this work are sustainable even in times of crisis.

Freddy Elbaiady restera dans l'histoire en tant qu'homme politique. Mais ce qui compte le plus pour ce médecin égyptien âgé de 46 ans, c'est son travail au Centre médical Salam (SMC) à El-Qanatir, au nord du Caire. Les ponts entre chrétiens et musulmans qui sont construits grâce à ce travail sont durables, même en temps de crise.

When WCC’s long-time partner, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, another small but important step towards a safer world was taken. Not only was it a recognition of global efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, but also an affirmation of the role Christian churches have played at local and grassroots levels to raise awareness and mobilize people against nuclear proliferation.

Lorsque le partenaire de longue date du COE, la Campagne internationale pour l'abolition des armes nucléaires (ICAN), s'est vu décerner le prix Nobel de la paix 2017, une nouvelle étape, humble mais importante, a été franchie en direction d’un monde plus sûr. Non seulement c’était la reconnaissance des efforts mondiaux visant à abolir les armes nucléaires, mais c'était aussi une confirmation du rôle que les Églises chrétiennes ont joué aux niveaux local et communautaire pour sensibiliser et mobiliser les gens contre la prolifération nucléaire.

Together with the heads of the Coptic, Syrian, Armenian and Indian Orthodox Churches, the Evangelical Church in Germany celebrated on Saturday evening in Berlin an ecumenical prayer for Christians in the Middle East. The jointly prepared service was the highlight of a historic visit. For the first time, Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch Ignatius Afrem II, Catholicos Karekin II and Catholicos Baselios Morthoma Paulose II visited together in Germany to inform political and church representatives on the bad and sad situation in the region of origin of Christianity.

The Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) in Egypt is working on an advanced gender approach. In a country which is facing enormous challenges, more than ever a development agency has to be up to date on the needs of the people.

As Berit Hagen Agöy visited St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Cairo, Egypt last week, her sadness was mixed with hope.

Church leaders, led by Pope Tawadros II and Pope Francis, were gathered to pray for the people of Egypt, for unity, for peace and justice in St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, the chapel next to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral that was bombed in December 2016, now restored.

Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt have taken a significant ecumenical step by signing a common declaration that Roman Catholics and Copts may recognize each other’s baptisms. The agreement is, in the eyes of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a “sign of hope”.

Protecting human freedom and dignity is a vital contribution to peace-building by religious communities, said Ecumenical Patriarch His All-Holiness Bartholomew I as he spoke at the Al-Azhar International Peace Conference on 27-28 April in Egypt.

En protégeant la liberté et la dignité des individus, les communautés religieuses apportent une contribution capitale à la consolidation de la paix, a déclaré Sa Toute-Sainteté le patriarche œcuménique Bartholomée I, à l’occasion de la Conférence mondiale sur la paix d’al-Azhar qui s’est déroulée les 27 et 28 avril en Égypte.

In a joint communiqué issued on 27 April, delegations from the WCC and the Muslim Council of Elders jointly stressed the importance of valuing diversity, assuring equal rights, and of being able to build mutual relationships with others.

Dans un communiqué conjoint publié le 27 avril, les délégations du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et du Conseil musulman des aînés (MCE) ont souligné l'importance de mettre en valeur la diversité, de garantir l'égalité des droits et d'établir des relations mutuelles avec les autres.

Speaking at the Al-Azhar International Peace Conference on 27-28 April in Egypt, the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Pope Francis and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit address topics of misinterpretation of religious text, the culture of peace in religion, and global peace and how it is affected by poverty, illness and exploitation.

S'exprimant à l'occasion de la Conférence internationale sur la paix, organisée les 27 et 28 avril par l'université Al-Azhar du Caire, Sa Toute-Sainteté le patriarche œcuménique Bartholomée 1er, le Pape François et le Secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le Pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, ont abordé plusieurs sujets tels que la mauvaise interprétation des textes religieux, la culture de la paix dans la religion et la paix dans le monde, ainsi que la manière dont cette paix est affectée par la pauvreté, la maladie et l'exploitation.

The second meeting of a delegation of the Muslim Council of Elders led by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, His Eminence Professor Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, and a delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) led by Dr Agnes Abuom, Moderator of the Central Committee of the WCC and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary, took place at Al Azhar, Cairo, Egypt, 26 April. Dr Al-Tayyeb opened the gathering by welcoming the World Council of Churches to this important meeting which was taking place at a critical time in the history of the Middle East and the world.