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WCC acting general secretary opening address on the occasion of 20 years anniversary of EAPPI

Jerusalem, 22 November 2022

22 November 2022

Statement: public statement

Christian Witness and Action for Human Dignity and Human Rights (statement)

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed me

to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to let the oppressed go free,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.

(Luke 4:18-19)

The current global context is marked by escalating conflicts, divisions, inequalities, resurgent racism, xenophobic attacks on migrants, antisemitism, violations of the rights of women and other forms of discrimination, threats against human rights defenders, as well as authoritarianism, populist nationalism, and religious and other forms of extremism, that threaten grave peril for the physical security and human dignity and rights of diverse communities and individuals around the world.

12 November 2022

Executive committee

Blog post

Young people “radically impatient” as climate talks continue

Radically impatient. This is a common sentiment among young people across different backgrounds and regions of the world, criticizing the ongoing inaction of many world leaders, people of power and influence, including the church, on the issue of the climate emergency.

10 November 2022

Joy Eva Bohol

Interview

Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, World Council of Churches president for Africa, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

His Holiness, The Most Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, WCC President for Africa: “We need to truly live in the love of Jesus Christ”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly elected eight new presidents. Below, His Holiness, The Most Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, WCC president for Africa, reflects on the new role, and a vision for how insights gained at the assembly will carry his task forward.

10 November 2022

WCC acting general secretary: “We are a fellowship united by faith for action”

In his last report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed gratitude to WCC leadership and staff—and shared his reflections on moving forward.

07 November 2022

WCC moderator: “We trust that God’s ways for us will not lead into darkness but into a new heaven and a new earth”

In his first report to the newly-elected World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm reflected on why the world’s grave challenges are not God’s last word.

07 November 2022

WCC extends support for UN resolution to end blockade that harms Cuban people

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Ioan Sauca, in a letter to Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed support and admiration for a resolution passed in the United Nations General Assembly that ends the blockade which harms the Cuban people.

04 November 2022

WCC executive committee will focus on assembly follow up, plans for 2023

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, elected during the WCC 11th Assembly, will hold its first meeting on 7-11 November at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.

03 November 2022

Bossey Ecumenical Institute honours World Council of Churches leaders

The acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, has been honoured by the WCC’s Ecumenical Institute at the Chateau de Bossey, where he has served 24 years on its faculty, and been its director since 2001.

03 November 2022

Message

Message of the WCC Indigenous Peoples Pre-Assembly

Message of the WCC Indigenous Peoples Pre-Assembly, 28-30 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany.

31 October 2022

WCC Programmes

WCC expresses gratitude for work of Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén as she continues her journey

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed gratitude for the work of Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén, primate of the Church of Sweden, as she moves on from her years of service.

30 October 2022

Letter

GREETINGS FROM WCC ACTING GENERAL SECRETARY REV. PROF. Dr IOAN SAUCA TO THE Christian Council of Nigeria 31 TRIENNIAL ASSEMBLY AND 93 ANNIVERSARY

28 October 2022

Letter

WCC acting general secretary greetings to the Synod of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings with the Evangelical Church of the River Plate in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

26 October 2022

Letter

WCC acting general secretary greetings to the 33rd Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil.

26 October 2022

At conference in Warsaw, churches note “Europeans have opened hearts and houses for refugees”—but a sustainable approach is needed

During a European Asylum Rights Conference in Warsaw, church representatives explored ways to meet the enormous challenges ahead in receiving and protecting refugees—regardless of what they are fleeing.

26 October 2022

Ecumenical panel looks ahead on ways to advocate for renewed international financial and economic architecture

From 11-13 October, experts in finance, economics, sociology, and theology from the World Council of Churches (WCC), World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, and Council for World Mission met in Bali, Indonesia, for the fifth meeting of the working group on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture.

19 October 2022

Report

WCC Communique: His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with WCC acting general secretary

On October 17, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Fr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

19 October 2022

Publication

Ecumenism and Peace

From Theory and Practice to Pilgrimage and Companionship

Fernando Enns

This publication provides a practical overview of global ecumenism and reconciliation. The globally reconciling-conciliar Church is on the path - the via transformativa - toward unity through action and reflection, guided by the gospel visions of justice and peace. Fernando Enns analyzes what has been learned in recent decades on the ‘testing grounds’ of ecumenical theory and practice, then demonstrates how the new era of the WCC’s action-oriented programs produce ongoing, diverse ecclesial efforts toward social and spiritual transformation.

18 October 2022