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Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 27 June 2023.

University of Fribourg, Aula Magna, 23 February 2023, 5.15 pm

Rev. Claudia Haslebacher, Council Member responsible for Ecumenical and International Relations the Protestant Church in Switzerland, addressed the alumni from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute gathered at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly on 5 Septembre 2022

Congratulatory letter from the World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to Margaret Karram, elected the new president of the Focolare Movement.

Greetings to the Assembly of the Focolare  - 2021

It is a joy for me to greet you on behalf of the of the World Council of Churches and to welcome  you to the  annual gathering with the WCC fellowship. This time we are not able to meet in person, but online. I would like to share some words of gratitude to the work you are doing and to your strong commitment to the ecumenical movement.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent joyful greetings via a video message to Focolare youth who are about to celebrate Unity Week 2020.

Communiqué by the Joint Working Group between the WCC and the RCC, September 2018

Adapted from a prayer by Chiara Lubich at the World Council of Churches, 28 October 2002.

Greetings for the Conference on Christians on the Way to Unity
9-13 May 2017, Mariapolis Centre, Castelgandolfo, Rome, Italy
From Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary, World Council of Churches

Spirituality of Union and Dialogue of Life - A Protestant Perspective on Chiara Lubich’s Commitment to Unity – Unity of the Church and of Humankind
Dr Martin Robra, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for Ecumenical Continuing Formation, at a Focolare ecumenical meeting entitled: “Walking together. Christians on the road to unity.”

Spirituality of Union and Dialogue of Life - A Protestant Perspective on Chiara Lubich’s Commitment to Unity – Unity of the Church and of Humankind
Dr Martin Robra, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for Ecumenical Continuing Formation, at a Focolare ecumenical meeting entitled: “Walking together. Christians on the road to unity.”

Message from the president of the Focolare Movement, Maria Voce, to the WCC general secretary on the occasion of the WCC 10th Assembly.

Tribute by WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia

The Joint Working Group (JWG) is the instrument that monitors and promotes collaboration between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC). The group met in Rome from 20 to 27 January. This was the first meeting of the JWG in its ninth phase running between the 2006 and the 2013 WCC Assemblies.

Plenary on economic justice. Prof. Veronica Araújo coordinates the work of the Focolare Movement's Centre for Dialogue with Culture.

Presentation at the Focolare convention, Castelgandolfo, Rome, Italy 9-12 September, 2004.

Dr Chiara Lubich, the founder and president of the Focolare movement for spiritual and social renewal, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on October 28 for worship and discussions on the "spirituality for unity" in all areas of life and humanity. After a rich exchange, Dr Lubich and Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser, WCC general secretary, issued a joint reflection on the theme to emphasize the "renewed hope for our common ecumenical journey".