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הוועדה המנהלת של מועצת הכנסיות העולמית (WCC), אשר התכנסה באבוג'ה, ניגריה, בין ה-8 וה-14 בנובמבר, פרסמה הצהרה הדורשת הפסקת אש מיידית ופציחה של מסדרונות הומניטריים בפלסטין וישראל.

أصدرت اللجنة التنفيذية لمجلس الكنائس العالمي (WCC)، المجتمعة في مدينة أبوجا في نيجيريا خلال الفترة من 8 -14 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر، بياناً تطالب فيه بوقفٍ فوريٍ لإطلاق النار، وفتح ممرات إنسانية في فلسطين وإسرائيل.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), reunido en Abuja (Nigeria) del 8 al 14 de noviembre, publicó una declaración en la que pide un alto el fuego inmediato y la apertura de corredores humanitarios en Palestina e Israel.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat auf seiner Tagung in Abuja, Nigeria vom 8.–14. November eine Erklärung veröffentlicht und einen sofortigen Waffenstillstand sowie die Einrichtung humanitärer Korridore in Palästina und Israel gefordert. 

Le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), réuni du 8 au 14 novembre à Abuja, au Nigeria, a publié une déclaration exigeant un cessez-le-feu immédiat et l’ouverture de couloirs humanitaires en Palestine et en Israël.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 8-14 November, released a statement that demands an immediate ceasefire, and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Palestine and Israel. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is standing in solidarity with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which issued a statement on 31 October condemning the Israeli military’s bombardment of the Orthodox Cultural Center in the Tel Al Hawa neighborhood of Gaza.

More than 1.1 million Palestinians are struggling to flee from areas of north Gaza targeted by the Israeli military ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’s bloody attack into Israel. 

Church leaders in the Holy Land are raising their voices in unity to call for the cessation of all violent and military activities that bring harm to both Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation led by WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited Jerusalem and the West Bank from 14-17 July, meeting with patriarchs and heads of Christian communities as well as local clergy and laity.

It’s tough living at home in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic watching those infected with the COVID-19 virus rise in numbers and the death toll climb. But think of the world’s refugees and people on the move.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed concern and sadness over the threats against Archbishop Atallah Hanna, he was poisoned in his church residence in Jerusalem in December.

On 8 May, the WCC, Middle East Council of Churches, and ACT Alliance released a message expressing deep concern over the latest hostilities in the Gaza Strip, describing the present situation as “morally and ethically untenable.” Last weekend, the region near the Israel-Gaza border saw the most intense escalation of violence since the 2014 war.

On 8 May, the WCC, Middle East Council of Churches, and ACT Alliance released a message expressing deep concern over the latest hostilities in the Gaza Strip, describing the present situation as “morally and ethically untenable.” Last weekend, the region near the Israel-Gaza border saw the most intense escalation of violence since the 2014 war.

After a visit to Israel and Palestine on 21 February through 1 March, a delegation of South African and African-American church leaders, released a Group Pilgrimage Statement on Israel and Palestine.

The fellowship and unity that Jesus’ disciples once experienced praying together during a time of fear in Jerusalem at Pentecost “spelled a new beginning” for the mission of the Church, the general secretary of the WCC has reminded Christians worldwide from the Holy Land.