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Keynote speech of the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the Ecumenical peace conversation

Keynote speech of the World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the Ecumenical peace conversation, Seoul, Korea, 11 October 2022.

11 October 2022

General Secretary

An Ecumenical Call: High Time for ‘Peace and Accountability’ in South Sudan

An Ecumenical Call: High Time for ‘Peace and Accountability’ in South Sudan by the Ecumenical Network on South Sudan (ENSS) Europe and North America Hub on the occasion of the International Peace Day, 21st September 2021

24 September 2021

Ecumenical movement

Webinar: Prophet of God’s Oikoumene - a celebration of the life of Philip Potter

23 August 2021

This webinar will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth (on 19 August 1921) of Philip Potter, World Council of Churches general secretary from 1972 to 1984, and a pivotal figure in the ecumenical movement from the very beginnings of the WCC at its 1st Assembly in Amsterdam in 1948 when he was the spokesperson for youth.

flyer of a WCC regional webinar of Europe

Challenges faced by European churches and society during the pandemic. Where does this lead us?

06 May 2021

A World Council of Churches and Conference of European Churches online regional consultation on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

“Faith Forward - Women Brokering Peace in Conflict & Crisis” - UN CSW Parallel Event

23 March 2021

The World Council of Churches, in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation and Religions for Peace, promotes this side event as part of the non-governmental organizations' forum at the 65th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

"Faith communities demand climate justice" - Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change for COP25 Madrid 2019

This is the declaration of the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the United Nations climate change summit COP25 (Madrid, Spain, 2-13 December 2019). Working together at COP25, the group has been seeking “to offer a positive and empowering voice of hope over fear, of compassion over indifference, and urgent and fair action as a moral obligation.”

10 December 2019

Ecumenical movement

Kairos for Creation: Confessing Hope for the Earth - The Wuppertal Call

After 52 participants from 22 countries from different confessional and faith traditions gathered 16-19 June in Wuppertal, Germany, they have released "Kairos for Creation – Confessing Hope for the Earth”.

25 June 2019

WCC Programmes

Ending Slavery Today: Ecumenical Theological Considerations

25 June 2019

General Secretary

Commission on International Affairs

International Ecumenical Conference on a Peace Treaty for the Korean Peninsula

Communique from the International Ecumenical Conference on a Peace Treaty for the Korean Peninsula, Hong Kong SAR, 14-16 November 2016.

17 November 2016

European Reformation Roadmap launch

03 - 04 November 2016

The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. A chain of commemorative events, starting in Geneva, will connect cities in the Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ireland and Germany. Each stop-over will last 36 hours: regional and ecumenical partners will invite people to a festive occasion with numerous activities, in order to discover local traces of Reformation history.

Geneva, Switzerland