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WCC receives leaders of “Thank you, Doctor!” campaign

A delegation from the Thank you, Doctor!” campaign visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 13 May. The global campaign seeks to value the humanizing role played by the primary care physician, also known as the family doctor, in the healthcare system and in society.

WCC congratulates Pope Leo XIV

The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended ecumenical greetings to Pope Leo XIV and an assurance of continuing engagement with the Roman Catholic Church in the era of its new pontiff.

WCC will host webinar on integration of AI and healthcare

On 13 May, the World Council of Churches, in collaboration with HealthAI, Globethics, and the Christian Medical College of India, will host a webinar, "Already/Not Yet: The Integration of AI and Healthcare—A Critical Dialogue at the Intersection of Technology, Faith, and Healing.”

Pope Francis remembered as prophet of encounter and inclusion

A pope guided by the conviction that the church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open.” That was how Pope Francis was remembered at his funeral in St Peters Square by Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the Roman Catholic Churchs college of cardinals, who led the Requiem Mass. 

The church as the healing community

In January 2025, I spent time with churches in Bolivia making an appeal for the church to become a healing community. For countries like Bolivia, with several health problems and lack of access to basic healthcare needs, the divine calling and pastoral care mandate for health and healing is unavoidable.