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.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Rev. Dr John Moyer, Presbyterian minister from Berkeley, California (US), who dedicated his life to ecumenical work.
Address of the WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.
The vision of being on a pilgrimage together can help churches deepen their mutual understanding, Dr Andrej Jeftić, director of the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC), has told an ecumenical consultation in Romania on dealing with conflicts within and between churches.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a diverse array of visitors from across the world last week, engaging in discussions on topic ranging from children’s rights to unity, communication strategies and health and healing to the Middle East.
World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm delivered greetings at the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe assembly, being held 28 August through 1 September, in Sibiu, Romania.
World Council of Churches moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm will deliver greetings at the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe assembly, to be held 28 August through 1 September, in Sibiu, Romania.
As six graduates from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey received their Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies certificates, they celebrated the joy of dialogue in a spiritual haven that will imprint the rest of their lives.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has long been at the forefront of efforts to mobilize action to place the issue of climate justice on the world’s agenda.
La Guida ufficiale alla celebrazione per il Tempo del Creato 2024 verrà lanciata online il 5 giugno alle 15:00 CEST. La diretta streaming in inglese sarà disponibile su YouTube. Per i partecipanti registrati sulla piattaforma Zoom sarà disponibile la traduzione simultanea in spagnolo, portoghese, italiano e francese.
Radu Constantin grew up in the small hamlet of Cioatele, in northeastern Romania, a village he describes as “religious people, very involved in the church life.”
As World Heath Day—observed 7 April annually—approaches, the World Council of Churches is inviting people across the world to join in prayers and reflections.
With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray for the people and churches of Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria.
World Health Day is April 7 when the World Health Organization commemorates its 76th anniversary. This year the theme is 'My Health, My Right, which reminds us to advocate for equitable access to health services and work towards a healthier, more inclusive world.
World Council of Churches letter of condolences to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church on the passing of Rev. Prof. Dr Daniel Buda.
On 26 December, the theological community mourned the passing of Rev. Prof. Dr Daniel Buda, dean of the Faculty of Theology Andrei Șaguna at the Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu.
The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe, at its General Assembly held in Rome on 6-8 November, published a message entitled “Protect people, protect our humanity." The message acknowledged the immense work being done by churches and other people of good will all over Europe.
I am writing this report just after the celebration of Easter in the West, and I have both a sense of rejoicing that Christ is risen, defeating death and treading down evil, but also a pang of sorrow that we are not yet united in celebrating Easter together.
Il CEC e la Chiesa cattolica romana proseguono nello sviluppo di livelli di collaborazione sempre crescenti, lavorando in attività condivise e nell'impegno comune verso un unico movimento ecumenico.
