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WCC condemns attack on building adjacent to St Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is condemning an attack on one of the buildings within the compound of the St Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza. The building—affiliated with the church, which is one the oldest churches in Gaza—has collapsed in the explosion, caused by Israeli missile strikes, according to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.

20 October 2023

Feature story

Members of the Faith and Order steering group for Nicaea 2025 World Conference gathered in Bossey.

World conference to gather in 2025 to reaffirm goal of visible unity for churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is planning a World Conference on Faith and Order in 2025 to mark the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, a key moment in the history of Christian faith and for the ecumenical journey today.

19 October 2023

Interview

Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley: “Gender-based violence denies human dignity”

Thursdays in Black ambassadors play a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley is general secretary of the Jamaica Baptist Union, and vice moderator of the WCC central committee.

19 October 2023

Statement: public statement

Statement: WCC outraged with news of an attack on Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza; calls for a new reality based on justice and human dignity

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed both outrage and shock at the news of an airstrike on the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza.

17 October 2023

Message

WCC general secretary remarks on Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation "Laudate Deum"

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on Pope Francis’s Laudate Deum as an important message to the world.

13 October 2023

A woman carries a bucket to fill at a village well.

WCC general secretary reflects on Laudate Deum as an important message to the world

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on Pope Francis’s Laudate Deum as an important message to the world.

13 October 2023

Message

Address of the WCC general secretary at the United Bible Societies World Assembly

Address of Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, World Council of Churches general secretary at the United Bible Societies World Assembly, Amsterdam, 13 October 2023.

13 October 2023

General secretaries celebrate collaboration and publication

At the World Assembly 2023 of the United Bible Societies in October 2023, the secretary general of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay, and Rev. Dirk Gevers, secretary general of the United Bible Societies, celebrated the long history of cooperation between the organizations.

13 October 2023

Publication

Green book cover with line image of the sower and the title of the book "Your Word Is Truth"

Your Word Is Truth Vol 2

The Bible in Christian Traditions

Five years after the first volume, this publication continues to showcase the distinctive ways in which encountering the Bible—in all its power and perplexity—has profoundly inspired, informed, and shaped different faith traditions.

The authors of each chapter have written from their areas of expertise and research rather than as official representatives of their traditions. They have contributed to this volume because of their commitments to the Bible, their ecclesial tradition, and Christian unity. Readers sometimes get a snapshot of the internal debates and historical contexts that have shaped the hermeneutical process. In other chapters, the author gives specific examples of why certain biblical texts have been privileged over others in liturgy or preaching.

13 October 2023

WCC offers prayers for General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa

The World Council of Churches (WCC) sent a message with prayers and hope to the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. “As you know the WCC is a fellowship of churches that seeks the unity of Christians in the world,” wrote WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

13 October 2023

Letter

WCC Message to the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa

Message to the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (NGK) in South Africa from Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

13 October 2023

WCC calls for a new approach to conflict in Palestine and Israel

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of brutal violence where thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives, is calling for a new approach to resolve the conflict in the Holy Land.

13 October 2023

Statement: public statement

Statement: WCC calls for a new approach to the conflict in Palestine and Israel

13 October 2023

Service of Lament for Palestine and Israel: “we solidly believe in the sanctity of life”

More than 500 people from across the world followed a Service of Lament for Palestine and Israel, hosted by the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center on 12 October.

12 October 2023

“Shrinking civic space and gender justice” event draws new strategies

A side event, titled “75 years on: Promoting Civic Space and Enhancing Gender Justice,” was held on 11 October in conjunction with the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council.

12 October 2023

WCC to investors: accelerate investments into renewable energies

During Building Bridges Action Days featuring high-level dialogues and interventions from thought leaders about the future of finance, the World Council of Churches (WCC) spoke out about why the world must accelerate investments into renewable energies.

05 October 2023

Blog post

Climate crisis: have we learned lessons from the past?

"2000", "3000", "10 000,” and "we cannot provide reliable estimates regarding the number of victims”—these were heard and read in the last days ever too often about the situation in Libya. This situation highlights the pressing issues of climate change and global injustices also regarding the youth. Again and again.

03 October 2023

Pawel Pustelnik

Letter

WCC extends condolences after tragic fire in Iraq

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to the churches and people of Qaraqosh, Iraq, after a wedding celebration was struck with a fire that killed 94 people and injured 100 more.

29 September 2023