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Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, CEO of Christian Aid

Amanda Khozi Mukwashi: “We need to shine a spotlight” on roots of gender-based violence

08 April 2021

Envisioning digital communication with justice: symposium will turn ideas into action

A one-of-a-kind international symposium—“Communication for Social Justice in the Digital Age”—will offer a chance to explore new visions for digital justice, public space, and actions that will make a difference.

30 March 2021

Event

12-year-old Sodah Sackor (right) and 12-year-old Vickey V. Wion (left) study in the computer lab at Ricks Institute, Liberia, 2019..

Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age

13 - 15 September 2021

This symposium will focus on the impact of digital transformation on communities and societies, and the actions needed to secure a just and inclusive digital future. Bringing together research, experiences from different regions and communities, expert input, and ethical and theological reflection, it will identify opportunities for action as a contribution to the 11th assembly of the World Council of Churches.

Berlin and worldwide, 9-17:00 each day, CEST Timezone

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Ökumenisches Gebet anlässlich des Internationalen Tages zur Beseitigung der Rassendiskriminierung

18 March 2021

WCC Programmes

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Ecumenical Prayer to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is making available a prayer to invite its member churches and partners across the world observe the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2021.

17 March 2021

WCC Programmes

Prayer

Week of Prayer over COVID-19, Day 5: Prayers for Protection

With more than 312 million doses of vaccine having been administered by 9 March 2021, we pray for an equitable distribution of vaccines, especially in low-income countries, so that people everywhere will be protected.

17 March 2021

Women at the workshop with a note "Peace for all and all for peace"

WCC and Religions for Peace make joint commitment to Thursdays in Black

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and Religions for Peace are speaking out against gender-based violence and committing to widen religious participation in the Thursdays in Black campaign.

11 March 2021

Prof. Dr Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace, speaking from the podium.

Prof. Dr Azza Karam: Thursdays in Black “can build the strongest mountain of human dignity”

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Prof. Dr Azza Karam is Secretary General of Religions for Peace.

11 March 2021

Lecture - Speech

Reflection of Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri on "Fratelli tutti"

Address by Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri offering an ecumenical perspective on Fratelli tutti, the third encyclical of Pope Francis on fraternity and social friendship, during the webinar on International Women’s Day, 3 March 2021.

05 March 2021

WCC Programmes

WCC honoured with Geneva Engage Award

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was honoured as a top non-governmental organization for its work during 2020, receiving a second-place Geneva Engage Award on 18 February for effective and inspiring social media outreach and engagement.

18 February 2021

ÖRK wird an Feierlichkeiten des bevorstehenden Internationalen Tages der Geschwisterlichkeit aller Menschen teilnehmen

Der Interims-Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, hat die weltweite ökumenische Gemeinschaft eingeladen, sich am 4. Februar durch Gebet und Reflexion den Feierlichkeiten zum Internationalen Tag der Geschwisterlichkeit aller Menschen anzuschließen.

04 February 2021

Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel: “Respect for the life and dignity of women needs to be promoted by all churches”

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel is retiring as president of "Brot für die Welt" and "Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe" after leading the German charity for 20 years.

03 February 2021

WCC to participate in upcoming celebrations of International Day of Human Fraternity

World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca invited the WCC global fellowship to join the celebrations of the International Day of Human Fraternity on 4 February through prayer and reflection.

02 February 2021

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God our Father, Creator of all people, teach us to see your image and likeness in all our neighbours of every race and religion, to desire peace and justice for them as for ourselves, to discern opportunities to work with them for the healing of your world, to learn humbly from one another, and to rejoice in the gifts you give us through them.

Morning Prayer for Monday, 1 February 2021

God of compassion and solidarity, we come together as people with open hearts...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia.

This order of service for the World Interfaith Harmony Week makes use of material from the document Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, jointly produced by the World Council of Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

01 February 2021

Ecumenical movement

WCC on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “a permanent and indelible reality”

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca called upon people to pause to remember the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazism during the Second World War.

27 January 2021

Statement: public statement

Statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca called upon people to pause to remember the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

27 January 2021

General Secretary

Letter

WCC letter to the member churches in the United States of America

WCC expresses solidarity with US churches as they raise “prophetic voices in the midst of this new and acute crisis”.

11 January 2021

General Secretary

Dr Agnes Abuom: “We pray that churches will recommit to the search for visible unity”

WCC News met online with Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, and she offers reflections on the impact of COVID-19, what gives her hope, and the future of the ecumenical movement.

17 December 2020

In preventing gender-based violence, “together we are stronger and our message is louder”

Rev. Dr Antti Laine is senior advisor for Theology and Ecumenical Relations with Finn Church Aid. He reflects below on how, while the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender-based violence, faith-based and humanitarian groups, can provide hope—especially when they work together.

10 December 2020