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Daily life in the Old City, Jerusalem, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

During World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, “Faith, Hope and Love in Action” will draw the world together

The 2022 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, to be held 15-22 September, will be an opportunity for the world to come together in prayer to end the occupation of Palestine.

01 July 2022

Feature story

Manager of New Imperial Hotel in Jerusalem: “We don’t need any more sympathy—we need action”

As a six-year-old boy, Abu El Walid Dajani began helping his father manage the New Imperial Hotel near Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem. The historic property is owned by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, and leased before 1967 to the Dajani family to run as a hotel. Now 77, Dajani has become the manager. But the threat of eviction is derailing a way of life his family has known for generations.

30 June 2022

Feature story

Boy looking out of the window of the train

As Europe feels the suffering of war, WCC Lutheran member churches share perspectives on war and peace

Sharing the concerns of World Council of Churches (WCC) Lutheran member churches around the world, a Lutheran confessional meeting took place during the recent central committee meeting at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

24 June 2022

Interview

WCC general secretary-elect Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay: “If we learn to trust the work of the Holy Spirit, we can find each other even through difficulties”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee elected Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as the ninth general secretary at its 17 June meeting. Below, Pillay reflects on his longstanding passion for ecumenism and his expectations for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.

23 June 2022

News

Jerusalem landscape with the flags of Israel

Regarding false media reporting on Israel and Dr Pillay

Since the election in mid-June of Rev. Dr Prof. Jerry Pillay as new World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, concerns have been raised, predominantly in Jewish media, about his position on Israel and the Jewish communities and their faith.

23 June 2022

Document

Background document

World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2022: Concept note

Concept not for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, 15 – 22 September 2022.

22 June 2022

WCC Programmes

News

WCC reiterates “constant call for an end to the occupation, and for equal human rights for all” in the Holy Land

In a public statement focused on the Holy Land, the WCC central committee expressed “deep solidarity with the member churches and Christians of the region in their life and work, keeping the Christian faith and witness in the Holy Land alive and vibrant, as well as with all people in the region.”

18 June 2022

Document

Statement: public statement

WCC Central Committee Statement on Threats to a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, and to the Christian Presence in the Holy Land

Statement on Threats to a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, and to the Christian Presence in the Holy Land by the WCC Central Committee meeting, 15-18 June 2022

18 June 2022

Central Committee

Document

Message

Address by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central committee

Address by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central committee meeting on 17 June 2022.

18 June 2022

Central Committee

Document

Report

Report of the Acting General Secretary to the WCC Central Committee, June 2022

Report of the Acting General Secretary to the WCC Central Committee meeting, 15 June 2022

15 June 2022

General Secretary

Feature story

Bedouin woman: “When there is no water, what else can I do?”

Um Ismail, in her 50s, loves her children fiercely and wholly, as mothers do all over the globe. But for Um Ismail, who lives in the Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin community, finding enough water for her ten children plunges the family daily into near catastrophe.

09 June 2022

Document

Statement: public statement

WCC statement to media: WCC responds to false media reporting in Germany on Israel and Palestine

The WCC has supported the State of Israel since its inception in 1948. The council has consistently called for an end to violence, repudiation of all forms of anti-semitism, an end to the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and a negotiated two-state solution to the conflict there.

23 May 2022

General Secretary

News

WCC responds to false reporting in Germany on Israel and Palestine

In a response to false reporting in Germany on Israel and Palestine, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reiterated the WCC’s history of denouncing antisemitism and, at the same time, responding to the experiences and suffering of Palestinians.

23 May 2022

News

WCC invites World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, highlights “Faith, Hope and Love in Action”

As the 2022 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel approaches in September, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land.

20 May 2022

News

Lighting candles for peace in the chapel

WCC fellowship prays for living together in peace

On the International Day of Living Together in Peace declared by the United Nations, members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) fellowship from countries troubled by war and conflict gathered to pray for sustainable peace in the world.

18 May 2022

News

Taize Community embarks on “Pilgrimage of Trust to the Holy Land”

The Taize Community, churches of the Holy Land, and the Tantur Ecumenical Institute are hosting a “Pilgrimage of Trust to the Holy Land” from 8-15 under the theme “Journeying Together to Sources of Hope.”

16 May 2022

Document

Statement: public statement

Statement on killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Recent events in Palestine and Israel have, tragically, once again underscored the critical need for a just peace in the region, for both Palestinians and Israelis, says World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.

13 May 2022

General Secretary

News

“Injustice can never be a foundation for a secure peace” in Palestine and Israel, urges WCC

Recent events in Palestine and Israel have, tragically, once again underscored the critical need for a just peace in the region, for both Palestinians and Israelis, said World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.

13 May 2022

News

WCC mourns loss of Rev. Dwain C. Epps, who carried a strong, prophetic voice

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Rev. Dwain Epps, who passed away on 28 April at the Fribourg Cantonal Hospital.

29 April 2022

News

Nordic church leaders with the WCC leadership and staff

Nordic churches meet with WCC for a look at horizon of hope

Leaders from Nordic churches—including the Church of Sweden and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark—met with World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership and staff on 28 April, discussing preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly as well as directions for the next decade.

29 April 2022