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Facing contemporary social, political, and economic challenges, churches need to develop theologies of life, justice, and peace, according to Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, the programme director for public witness and diakonia of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at a public lecture in Germany. 

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, accompanied by Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC program director for Public Witness and Diakonia, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), Rev. Kim, Jong Seng and other leaders from the NCCK met with South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo. 

A workshop at the World Council of Churches (WCC) has highlighted the right to health and dignified access to it, as well as the faith sector's engagement with migrants and refugees for health and HIV services in fighting stigma and discrimination.

As three World Council of Churches commissions—the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, Commission on Health and Healing, and Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development—completed their meeting on 8 March in Geneva, they came away with a sense of collaborative determination to address the world’s challenges with hope and with practical actions. 

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is titled “A Living Fellowship of Churches” and marks the 75th anniversary of the WCC, which was founded in 1948 at its 1st Assembly in Amsterdam.

The World Council of Churches executive committee completed its meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, 8-14 November, with a sense of moving the fellowship forward on the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) completed its annual meeting from 21-26 November, and also commemorated its 20th anniversary.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed gratitude for the work of Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén, primate of the Church of Sweden, as she moves on from her years of service.