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Tribute of the World Council of Churches to Metropolitan Gennadios, Vice-Moderator of the WCC central committee, at his funeral in Thessaloniki, Greece, 3 June 2022.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) mourns the loss of Protopresbyter Boris Bobrinskoy, one of the best-known Orthodox theologians in France, and pays tribute to a highly appreciated ecumenical companion who deepened in his writings “the silence of the Father, whose mercy is the eternal source of authentic love and true unity."

Letter from WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to the family of Bishop John Victor Samuel, one of the pioneers of the Church of Pakistan, paying tribute to his commitment for peace, unity and harmony, and his tireless work for interfaith relations, as well as for the unity of Christians in Pakistan and beyond.

English version of the condolence letter sent by WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, to the Evangelical Methodist Church of Argentina.

Tribute to Rev. Dr Philip Potter by Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.

The WCC gives thanks to God for the life of Emilio Castro, who served for nearly twenty years as a leading member of the WCC staff, and from 1985 to 1992 as our fourth general secretary. Dr Castro passed away in Montevideo, Uruguay on the evening of Saturday 6 April 2013 at the age of 85.

Condolence letter to the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Tribute by WCC general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit

A tribute to the memory of Anton Houtepen by WCC general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit

Tribute Letter for Paul Löffler, German missiologist and ecumenical pioneer.

In this condolence letter to the al-Azhar University, WCC general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit expresses great respect and appreciation for Sheikh Tantawi's remarkable contribution to Islamic scholarship, for his prominent role and genuine commitment to intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.

Tribute by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia

Condolence letter to His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Tribute by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia

Tribute by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia

From a condolence letter by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia to Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (in French).

Tribute to Prof. Dr Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, who gave decisive impetus to the Conciliar Process for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation.

Condolence message by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia

Condolence message by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia

Tribute by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia