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Lecture - Speech

Bishop Jonas Jonson: The Stockholm Conference: context, outcome and relevance

Key note address of Bishop Jonas Jonson at the CCIA Consultation on Centenary of Life and Work Conference in Stockholm 1925, Athens, Greece, 19 May 2025.

19 May 2025

Commission on International Affairs

Report

CCIA Moderator’s address at the CCIA 60th meeting/Life and Work Centenary Consultation

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.

18 May 2025

Patriarch Daniel of Romania (in white) sits at a long table with other speakers during the International Theology Symposium on the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.

International symposium on Nicaea takes place in Bucharest

From 14-17 May, an international symposium on Nicaea is taking place in Bucharest, organized by the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian the Patriarch” University of Bucharest.

16 May 2025

Blog post

Working Together brought “robust vision and deep hope”

The following reflection is on “Working Together,” an annual meeting between the World Council of Churches and specialized ministries.

15 May 2025

Rev. Dr. Laurie Ann Kraus

In a challenging world, WCC general secretary calls for unity and strength among churches

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.

15 May 2025

In einer Welt voller Probleme fordert der ÖRK-Generalsekretär Einheit und Stärke der Kirchen

In seinem Bericht an den Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat ÖRK-Generalsekretär Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay darüber reflektiert, was es inmitten von Kriegen, Kriegsdrohungen, Gewalt, Handelskriegen, Klimakatastrophen und Vergeltung und der Suche nach Selbstschutz und Bewahrung der eigenen Identität bedeutet, Gottes Familie zu sein.

13 May 2025

Report

Report of the moderator of the WCC central committee to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

In a report before the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee, reflected on the urgent need for peace, the hope found in a common Easter, and the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others whose lives still inspire and uphold the ecumenical movement.

12 May 2025

WCC Officers

Report

Report of the WCC general secretary to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

12 May 2025

Letter

World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary’s Vesak Message

On behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC), I extend greetings to Buddhist communities and friends around the world for the Buddhist Feast of Vesak.

11 May 2025

Letter

WCC congratulatory letter to Pope Leo XIV

In a letter to Pope Leo XIV, World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator of the central committee Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended heartfelt greetings and congratulations.

09 May 2025

Blog post

The armor of God

The following reflection was offered as a morning prayer during the “Working Together” gathering on 29 April. Working Together is an annual meeting between the World Council of Churches and specialized ministries.

08 May 2025

Katri Härkönen

A group of religious leaders sit in a row on stage, with one man speaking at a podium. A large crucifix image is projected on the wall behind them.

Versammlung christlicher Führungspersonen in Assisi zur Verwirklichung eines historischen Festes der Schöpfung

In einer wegweisenden Versammlung mit Fokus auf die spirituellen Aspekte der Umweltkrise trafen sich christliche Führungspersonen aus östlichen und westlichen Tradition in Assisi, Italien, um ein gemeinsames liturgisches Fest der Schöpfung in die Wege zu leiten. Die dreitägige Konferenz vom 5. bis 7. Mai ist ein wichtiger Schritt in Richtung eines in den Worten von Bischof Prof. Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm „wundervollen Ausdrucks der trinitarischen Kerns, der uns als Kirchen eint“, und eine kraftvolle spirituelle Reaktion auf die akuten klimatischen Herausforderungen unseres Planeten.

08 May 2025

Sermon

Reflection for an Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Conclave by Mons. Andrzej Choromanski

Reflection by Mons. Andrzej Choromanski, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity for an Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Conclave, organized by the World Council of Churches and the Taizé Community, 6 May 2025

06 May 2025

Ecumenical movement

Prayer reflects on conclave as “a deeply spiritual moment of discernment”

During an ecumenical prayer service for the conclave, organized by the World Council of Churches and the Taize community on 6 May, those gathered reflected on the upcoming conclave, or the assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals who elect a new pope.

06 May 2025

Interview

Image: (From top left) Danil Arakelian, Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate); Dr Cosmin Iulian Cîrstea, Romanian Orthodox Church; Andrej Lacko, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia; Mawuli Assimadi, Église évangélique presbytérienne du Togo; Sandrine Nourry, Roman Catholic Church; Emma Van Dorp, Protestant Church of Switzerland.

Members of WCC youth commission work group reflect on common Easter

The Theology and Spiritual Life Working Group of the Young People in the Ecumenical Movement Commission shared their insights on the celebration of a common Easter.

They expressed that the idea of finding a common date for Easter is about giving visible expression to the unity in which they already believe – that the resurrection of Christ is for all, and that people, across traditions and continents, are part of one body.

01 May 2025

Sermon

Dwelling in God`s Abundance

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay commemorated the 160th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan with special greetings reflecting on the anniversary theme “Dwelling in God`s Abundance.” On 23 April 2025, Pillay preached during a service commemorating the anniversary.

23 April 2025