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Members of various Geneva churches gathered this week for the celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Saint Paul’s church in the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has warmly welcomed President Biden’s decision of 14 January to remove Cuba from a list maintained by the U.S. Department of State that designates countries accused of supporting terrorism.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed visitors from the Church of Sweden in Germany, Christian Council of Norway, and Norwegian Church Aid in mid-January. 

In the wake of an attack involving a truck plowing into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana (US) on 31 December, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the violence against innocent people, and expressed solidarity with the churches and the communities within New Orleans.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay conveyed greetings of joy and gratitude as the 47th European Youth Meeting organized by the Taizé Community gathered in Tallinn, Estonia.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay was invited by Yerlan Alimbayev, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and permanent representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations 

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended warm greetings to Jewish communities around the world as they celebrate Hanukkah.