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.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee met in Cyprus from 21-26 November at the invitation of the Church of Cyprus, Holy Metropolis of Constantia and Ammochostos, extended by H.E. Metropolitan Dr Vasilios of Constantia - Ammochostos, Church of Cyprus, WCC president. The metropolitan reflected on the history of conflict and occupation, and the ongoing hope for peace, in Cyprus.
As church leaders and organizations rally against Christian persecution in Sudan, a bishop has become the latest victim of the violence, in the country where war has destroyed church missions, schools, hospitals, and Christian villages.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation convened at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 2 December for its first in-person meeting.
Many people living with HIV like me, would really like to say the HIV pandemic has finished and a cure and vaccine are available. That is aspirational; it is a dream. Currently there are 39 million people living with HIV, but only 29 million have access to treatment.
Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation will convene in person at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva from 1-3 December.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation will convene in person at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva from 1-3 December.
The World Evangelical Alliance, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian Solidarity International, and a coalition of global organizations, has issued a joint statement urging international attention on Azerbaijan's actions in Nagorno-Karabakh as COP29 begins in Baku.
An international conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has marked the beginning of a year of activities commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea and other significant anniversaries in 2025.
As the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle this week is dedicated to the churches and people of the Caribbean, ambassadors and staff of various region’s Missions to the UN are joining the morning prayers organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
This September, in New York, I attended the United Nations (UN) Summit of the Future. This event brought thousands of people from across the globe together. It included: heads of state, government representatives, civil society actors, faith-based actors, young people, and activists. Together we discussed the future of our world and the multilateral system, and a Pact for the Future document was adopted by governments.
The first plenary of the 11th mandate of the Joint Working Group between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church convened at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 3–5 September.
A Homily "Christ our spiritual compass and hope" in St. Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia, 23 June 2024 by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary
The following homily was offered by Fr Raúl Ortiz Toro, deputy secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, during a WCC executive committee meeting in Colombia from 6-11 June, where the governing body focused on the business of the WCC and on absorbing the life and witness of churches at the heart of the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.
The 1700th anniversary in 2025 of the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea is an opportunity to reflect on the significance of the event for Christian unity and for the shaping of European culture, according to Rev. Canon Prof. Dr Charlotte Methuen, from the Scottish Episcopal Church.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with churches and communities in Pakistan upon receiving the news of the brutal attack of Nazir Masih, a Christian, and the subsequent destruction of homes and businesses owned by the local Christian community in Sargodha in Punjab province, in Pakistan.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has received with profound distress the news of the brutal attack of Mr Nazir Masih, a Christian, and the subsequent destruction of homes and businesses owned by the local Christian community in Sargodha in Punjab province, in Pakistan.
