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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of WCC member churches, said that the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council describing the conflict in Ukraine as a “Holy War.” 

On 17 May 2023 in Moscow, a WCC delegation consisting of general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, director for International Affairs Mr Peter Prove, and programme executive for Ecumenical Relations and Faith and Order Dr Vasile-Octavian Mihoc met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is visiting Moscow this week, meeting with H.H. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, and representatives from the largest WCC member church.

Against the background of the Russian invasion and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a high-level WCC leadership delegation visiting Ukraine undertook an intensive series of consultations in Kyiv on 11 May 2023, with church leaders, Ukrainian government officials, and others.

At least 494 religious buildings in Ukraine have been destroyed, damaged, or looted as a result of the Russian invasion—and seizure of religious buildings for use as Russian military bases increases the scale of destruction of religious sites in Ukraine, reports the Institute for Religious Freedom.

En déplacement à Moscou, la délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est rendue au Centre d’aide humanitaire, une initiative ecclésiale lancée en mars 2022 après l’éclatement de la guerre en Ukraine. La plupart des réfugié-e-s ukrainien-ne-s qui arrivent à Moscou ont des ami-e-s ou des proches dans la capitale russe. Or, leurs besoins n’en demeurent pas moins importants. Chaque jour, ce sont près de 500 personnes qui se rendent au centre de réfugié-e-s. Au centre d’accueil des personnes réfugiées, ces dernières reçoivent des produits de première nécessité, des aliments de base, des produits d’hygiène personnelle et, si elles ont des enfants, le nécessaire pour eux. Nombreuses sont les personnes arrivant à ce centre d’accueil qui souffrent de troubles psychologiques et d’expériences traumatisantes. Un premier traitement leur est proposé avant de les référer à des professionnel-le-s.

During its travels in Moscow, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation visited the Humanitarian Aid Center, a church initiative which started in March 2022, after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Most of the refugees from Ukraine who arrive in Moscow have friends or relatives in the Russian capital. Nevertheless, their need is great. Around 500 people knock at the door of the Refugee Centre every day. At the refugee drop-in centre, they receive daily necessities, basic food, products for personal hygiene and, if they do have children, the necessary basic equipment for them. Many of the people who come to the drop-in centre suffer from psychological problems and traumatic experiences. After initial treatment, they are referred to professionals.

Sa Sainteté le patriarche Cyrille et le secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le Père Ioan Sauca, se sont rencontrés le 17 octobre à Moscou pour évoquer l’appel des Églises à œuvrer en faveur de la paix. 

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Fr Ioan Sauca met on 17 October in Moscow, discussing how churches are called to be peacemakers.

Le père Ioan Sauca, secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est rendu à Moscou cette semaine et a rencontré S. S. le patriarche Cyrille de Moscou et de toute la Russie ainsi que des représentant-e-s de la plus grande Église membre du COE.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited Moscow this week, meeting with H.H. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, and representatives from the largest WCC member church.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee elected the WCC executive committee on 8 September during the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.