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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the killing of aid workers in Gaza, and extended condolences to the families and friends who are in shock and mourning upon hearing the news that an Israeli airstrike killed seven people working for World Central Kitchen.

The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem published an Easter message that confirms Christ’s triumph over sin and death.

The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the UN to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, including efforts to combat terrorism financing, do not unjustly curtail the legitimate activities of civil society organizations, impede civic space, or hinder humanitarian endeavors in the Philippines. 

The World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, on 4 March, will host a 90-minute discussion on humanitarian needs. The purpose will be to hear and discuss the views of faith-based organisations on what constitutes “humanitarian need” and how best to prioritize between different needs and contexts.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog formally received World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay on 20 February, to discuss the current situation in Israel and Palestine, and the war in Gaza. 

With a historic show of unity, Ethiopian churches meeting at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey made the decision to establish a council of churches in their country.

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.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se ha unido solidariamente a los patriarcas y jefes de las iglesias de Jerusalén en su condena de los bombardeos israelíes sobre las instalaciones de la Iglesia Ortodoxa de San Porfirio en Gaza, el 19 de octubre.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha expresado su indignación y sorpresa ante la noticia del bombardeo del hospital gazatí de Al-Ahli. “Miles de palestinos que ya habían perdido sus hogares habían buscado refugio en el hospital, gestionado por la Iglesia Anglicana”, declaró el secretario general del CMI, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay; “el ataque equivale a un castigo colectivo, que constituye un crimen de guerra según el Derecho Internacional”.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) stands in solidarity with the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem as they condemn Israeli airstrikes that exploded at the Orthodox Church compound of Saint Porphyrios in Gaza on 19 October.