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By Larry Fata (*)

By Hanna Smidt(*)

<span style="font-weight: bold; "» Where is the ecumenical movement going in the 21st century?

By Ruth Lee (*)

Churches worldwide will address violence against women and children within the framework of a World Council of Churches (WCC) campaign, "On the wings of a dove".

By Martin Smedjeback (*)

To "expose and inspire" the US churches' witness to "the power and promise of peace" is the aim of events being organized in October in Atlanta, Georgia, by the US Conference for the World Council of Churches (WCC).

By Bernice Powell Jackson (*)

The general secretaries of eight regional ecumenical bodies and of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have sent a letter to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan "reaffirming the deep desire" of their organisations and member churches "to support the United Nations" and the person of its secretary-general "at this critical time on the world scene".

By Martin Smedjeback *

Churches representing over 550 million Christians world-wide have been invited for the first time to mark 21 September as an International Day of Prayer for Peace .

by Aruna Gnanadason (*)

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By George Martinson *

Annan welcomes proposal to mark International Day of Peace with prayer

Cf. Press Release PR-03-22 of 11 June 2003

Free photos available: see below

Cf. WCC Press Release, PR-04-02, of 12 February 2004

Cf. WCC Press Update Pu-04-05 of 22 January 2004

Cf. WCC Press Release PR-04-01 of 7 January 2004