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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay urged prayers for Nigeria in the wake of a dam collapse on 11 September that has affected one million people. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with ecumenical partners, gathered for a special prayer on 9 September to commemorate the opening of Season of Creation.

The value of human life is priceless, and decisions about life or death cannot be delegated to machines, stated a faith-based dialogue on lethal autonomous weapons at the United Nations in Geneva on 27 August.

Forty retired World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 21 August to celebrate the WCC’s 76th anniversary and to receive greetings and reflections from WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, from current WCC staff, and staff from ecumenical partner organizations. 

A workshop on 30 July—World Day Against Trafficking in Persons—lifted up voices of survivors and experts, offering global solutions and best practices. 

Faith groups in Ethiopia are mobilizing humanitarian support, following a devastating landslide in Gofa Zone in Southern State that left at least 257 people dead, many injured and over 15,000 needing evacuation.

Faith communities’ crucial role in countering stigma, discrimination, and inequality was affirmed at the launch of a UNAIDS report, The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads, in Munich on 22 July.

A 50-person delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and UNAIDS will offer input into the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich. 

From calling for more government intervention, to stamping out stigma, to providing resources for children and mothers, religious leaders in Nigeria, accompanied by the World Council of Churches (WCC), are making strides in their response to HIV and AIDS.

Al clausurarse la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Bogotá (Colombia) el 11 de junio, los miembros del órgano rector y sus anfitriones colombianos se fueron habiendo vivido momentos históricos de diálogo que hicieron avanzar la peregrinación de justicia, reconciliación y unidad de una manera sin precedentes.

Zum Abschluss der Tagung des Exekutivausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Bogotá, Kolumbien, am 11. Juni können sich das ÖRK-Leitungsgremium und die kolumbianischen Gastgebenden der Tagung über historische Momente in einem Dialog freuen, die beispiellose Fortschritte auf dem Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit, der Versöhnung und der Einheit bedeuten.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on 11 June, the governing body and its hosts in Colombia came away with historic moments of dialogue that advanced the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity in unprecedented ways.

In an address to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm underscored the deep meaning of meeting in Colombia, as well as why churches must bring hope to the struggles of the world.

En el informe general sobre la labor del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias que presentó al Comité Ejecutivo, el secretario general del CMI, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su agradecimiento por los esfuerzos en el contexto de Colombia y su determinación de que el CMI permanezca unido incluso en este mundo lleno de grandes desafíos. 

Offering a comprehensive report of the World Council of Churches’ work to the executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed appreciation for the Colombian context, and determination that the WCC will remain unified even in a world rife with grave challenges.