Key note address of Bishop Jonas Jonson at the CCIA Consultation on Centenary of Life and Work Conference in Stockholm 1925, Athens, Greece, 19 May 2025.
Commission of the Churches on International AffairsDirector’s report at the opening session of the CCIA 60th meeting / Life and Work Centenary Consultation, Athens, 18 May 2025.
Sylvia Raulo, who has been seconded by the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission to work with the World Council of Churches, was honored with the Cross of St Henry by Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Awarded once annually to one person, the Cross of St Henry is the highest ecclesiastical decoration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Raulo took time to reflect on the award and her inspiration for her work in pursuit of Christian unity and a just world.
Dr Kimmo Kääriäinen, executive director of the National Church Council, Department for International Relations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, reflected on the relevance of the ecumenical movement today, as well as how churches in Finland will observe the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed an array of visitors during Advent season, including delegations from the Presbyterian Church (USA), World Communion of Reformed Churches, Nordic churches, and the Conference of European Churches.
Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.
During the International Mission Partnership Consultation in Finland on 28 August, Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Formation, explored what it means to “embrace a theology of creation.”
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network shared insights and inspiration during a panel discussion at the Mission Partnership Consultation in Finland, held 26-30 August.
Speaking during the International Mission Partnership Consultation in Finland on 27 August, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on “Church in changing landscapes: God’s Mission and Our Own.”
Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, and Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba, WCC programme director for Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Formation, will share insights during the International Mission Partnership Consultation in Finland, to be held 26-30 August.
About nine months ago, In Colombia, the peace process through the Round Table of Peace Dialogues between the government and the Estado Mayor Central of the FARC-EP, formally began talks began between both negotiating parties. The bilateral ceasefire has been a crucial decision for the peace process and international humanitarian law for the people of Colombia. One exception was a lifting of the ceasefire in the southwestern region of Colombia due to acts of violence that affected the civil population.
As part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Education and Ecumenical Formation (EEF) first in-person meeting after the WCC’s 11th Assembly in 2022, the commissioners had the opportunity to visit the Odusan Unification Observatory, some 45 minutes away from Seoul.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, during its General Synod, presented for the first time a Thursdays in Black exhibition with Finnish and Swedish texts.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April.
People from around the world involved in the work of three critical World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions have discussed global geopolitical trends impacting their activities and church members. The panel, led by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, was moderated by Dr Mathews George Chunakara, general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia.
In an annual audience during the ongoing Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop Bo-Göran Åstrand of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland gifted a pair of gloves to Pope Francis, described as “a modest gift, to warm the Pope’s hands in an otherwise cold world.”
As the world marks the 16 Days of Activism on Gender Based Violence, religious leaders, human rights activists, and development partners in Tanzania joined on 5 December to discuss the human rights of girls and women, including those with disabilities, in a forum titled “Wealth of Knowledge and a Wealth of Care.”
