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El CMI transmite sus mejores deseos a las comunidades musulmanas con motivo del Eíd al Fitr

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, en una carta dirigida a Su Eminencia el gran imán de al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, hizo extensivos sus mejores deseos a toda la comunidad musulmana con motivo del Eíd al Fitr, la Fiesta del Fin del Ayuno.

11 April 2024

Girls praying, Indonesia

ÖRK übermittelt zum Fest Eid al-Fitr herzliche Grüße an muslimische Gemeinschaften

Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), hat in einem Schreiben an den Großimam der al-Azhar-Moschee, Seine Eminenz Professor Dr. Ahmad al-Tayebb, anlässlich des Festes Eid al-Fitr herzliche Grüße an die gesamte muslimische Gemeinschaft übermittelt.

11 April 2024

Girls praying, Indonesia

Le COE présente ses vœux de joie aux communautés musulmanes à l’occasion de l’Aïd al-Fitr

Dans une lettre à Son Éminence, le Grand Imam d’Al-Azhar, Ahmad el-Tayeb, le Secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, présente ses vœux de joie à toute la communauté musulmane à l’occasion de l’Aïd al-Fitr.

11 April 2024

Years at WCC, LWF, and Indonesia prepare Rev. Prof. Dr Simone Sinn for Muenster professorship

Rev. Prof. Dr Simone Sinn's international experience, gained through years of work at the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has equipped her with a global perspective, preparing her to engage with different Christian traditions and other faiths in her new teaching post at the University of Muenster.

11 April 2024

Girls praying, Indonesia

WCC extends joyous wishes to Muslim communities on Eid El Fitr

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in a letter to His Eminence Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr Ahmad el-Tayeb, extended joyous wishes to the entire Muslim community on Eid El Fitr.

10 April 2024

Priest pictured looking at a row of icons inside a stone building.

Orthodox Patriarchate Seminary in Jerusalem urges “know your neighbor”

Mount Zion, located just outside the current walls of the Old City, via Zion Gate, is of great importance to Christians because this is the area of Dormition Abbey, the Cenacle (the traditional spot for remembering the Last Supper and washing of the Apostles’ feet), and where the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the event of Pentecost.

10 April 2024

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Easter prayers – by Rev. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni

Gracious God, when suffering and injustice seem unending, we pray for Sumud — the steadfast endurance and resilience that we find in you.

21 March 2024

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An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

14 March 2024

A palm leaf cross pictured against cobbled stones.

An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

14 March 2024

A palm leaf cross pictured against cobbled stones.

An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

14 March 2024

A palm leaf cross pictured against cobbled stones.

An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

14 March 2024

A palm leaf cross pictured against cobbled stones.

An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

14 March 2024

A palm leaf cross pictured against cobbled stones.

An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

14 March 2024

young participants of a Bossey inter religious course stand in front of the chapel for a group photo

Bossey interfaith summer course

08 July - 17 August 2024

Applications are open for the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey’s 2024 interfaith summer course, during which students earn a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies.

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Inter-religious voices of concern in lead-up to International Women’s Day

In an online conference organized by the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations on 5 March, the World Council of Churches (WCC) was represented among inter-religious voices bringing their concerns and sense of solidarity in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March.

07 March 2024

pilgrims trek for 200+ kilometers

In USA, pilgrims trek for 200+ kilometers calling for ceasefire in Palestine

Sometimes the pilgrims were a couple dozen people walking on the shoulder of a nondescript rural highway in freezing temperatures. Other times their ranks swelled into the hundreds, as they rallied in US cities including Philadelphia, Baltimore, and, finally, Washington, D.C., where, on 21 February, they urged President Biden to call for an end to the war in Palestine.

27 February 2024

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ÖRK-Generalsekretär trifft Israels Präsidenten und ruft zu Waffenstillstand, Religionsfreiheit und humanitärer Hilfe auf

Der israelische Präsident Isaac Herzog hat den Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, am 20. Februar offiziell zu einem Besuch empfangen, um die aktuelle Situation in Israel und Palästina und den Krieg im Gazastreifen zu erörtern.

22 February 2024

Collage of three different men.

WCC general secretary meets Israeli president, calls for ceasefire, freedom of religion and humanitarian care

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.

20 February 2024

Two men pose for a photo, one wearing a clerical collar, both wearing suits.

ÖRK-Generalsekretär trifft Direktor der islamischen Waqf und bekräftigt das „Bekenntnis zu Jerusalem als Stadt der drei Religionen“

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, und seine Delegation haben sich am 18. Februar mit Scheich Azzam Khatib getroffen, dem Direktor der islamischen Waqf in Jerusalem, und den Grundsatz bekräftigt, dass Jerusalem eine Stadt der drei abrahamitischen Religionen ist.

20 February 2024

Two men pose for a photo, one wearing a clerical collar, both wearing suits.

WCC general secretary meets director of Islamic Waqf, reiterating “commitment to Jerusalem as a city of three religions”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and delegation met with Sheikh Azzam Khatib, director of Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem on 18 February, reiterating the WCC’s commitment to maintaining Jerusalem as a city of all three Abrahamic religions.

19 February 2024