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Christmas messages from the World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches and partners across the world are bringing good tidings, deep prayers, light, and hope, even amid the world’s challenges. 

Les messages de Noël des Églises membres et des partenaires du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) du monde entier sont porteurs de bonnes nouvelles, de prières ardentes, de lumière et d’espérance, dans un monde en butte à de nombreuses difficultés.

On the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean military coup, Marta Palma, former staff of the World Council of Churches (WCC), remembers the WCC’s extensive support for Chilean churches and communities during one of the darkest periods in the nation’s history. 

In a lecture delivered in Oslo, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nihon Hidankyo called on all governments to take their stories as a call to action—and to immediately eliminate any activities that give nuclear weapons legitimacy. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Gender Justice Reference Group met in Harare, Zimbabwe from 7-12 December, marking its first in-person gathering. Hosted by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, the meeting brought together church leaders, theologians, and gender justice advocates to reflect on the critical importance of gender justice in the life and mission of the church.

Athena Peralta, director of the WCC Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, answers frequently asked questions about the outcomes of Biodiversity COP16 and Climate COP29—and why churches have a crucial role now and in the future.