Statement on Guarding Against Atrocity Crimes by the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 18-24 June 2025.
El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) dio la bienvenida a cuatro nuevas iglesias miembros: la Iglesia Luterana de Cristo en Nigeria, la Iglesia Presbiteriana de África Central (Malaui), la Iglesia Pentecostal Apostólica Internacional (Liberia) y la Unión de Iglesias Evangélicas Libres en Alemania.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee welcomed four new member churches: Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (Malawi), Apostolic Pentecostal Church International (Liberia), and Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany.
Además de los debates plenarios y las sesiones de trabajo que forman parte de la reunión del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), las reuniones regionales también dan lugar a la creación de una sinergia de inclusión que repercutirá en las iglesias y comunidades de todo el mundo
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is visiting Canada, where he will preach at the centennial service of the United Church of Canada. The following is excerpted from a previous interview with Dr Pillay in Canada.
Dr Anna Marie Aagaard passed away at the age of 90 on 24 May. She worked for the Faculty of Theology at Aarhus University in Denmark from 1961until her retirement in 2000 as associate professor. Her interests were missiology, dogmatics, and ecumenism, and in the late 1960s she studied in Rome. and was also influenced by liberation theology and women’s studies.
An international conference, “Berlin 1884–1885 and Anti-Black Racism: In Search of a Shared Anti-Racist Ecumenical Vision,” acknowledged that the deep wounds of colonialism carved 140 years ago are by no means healed—but that churches can reframe relationships in a radical, de-colonial manner.
El último número de Current Dialogue –la revista del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre relaciones interreligiosas– se centra en "Reconfigurar la labor interreligiosa: Lecciones desde el terreno".
The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal on interreligious relations, focuses on “Reconfiguring Interfaith Work: Lessons from the Field.”
As interconnected crises of land degradation, water scarcity, and food insecurity intensify worldwide, faith communities in India are taking the lead to address these challenges through a holistic "nexus approach." The India Peace Centre, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of Churches in India, is launching a certificate programme consisting of four educational webinars on the nexus approach to land, water, and food.
As interconnected crises of land degradation, water scarcity, and food insecurity intensify worldwide, faith communities in India are taking the lead to address these challenges through a holistic "nexus approach." The India Peace Centre, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of Churches in India, is launching a certificate programme consisting of four educational webinars on the nexus approach to land, water, and food.
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs Moderator’s address at the opening session of the CCIA Life and Work Centenary Consultation, Athens, 18 May 2025.
The World Council of Churches, in collaboration with HealthAI, Globethics, and the Christian Medical College of India, hosted a webinar, "Already/Not Yet: The Integration of AI and Healthcare,” on 13 May.
In his report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on what it means—amid wars, rumours of wars, violence, trade wars, climate catastrophes, retaliations, and the quest for self-protection and preservation of identity—to be God’s family.
