The World Council of Churches (WCC) morning prayer focused on World Health Day, observed on 7 April under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures.”
Prof. Rastko Jovic, from Serbia, reflects in a WCC video interview about the World Council of Churches (WCC) Just Community of Women and Men programme—and how using theology to underscore justice will inspire churches globally.
A side event to the UN Human Rights Council titled “Registration and Legal Status of Places of Worship: Negative Impacts on Religious Minorities” was co-organized by the World Evangelical Alliance, Anglican Communion, World Council of Churches (WCC), Open Doors International, and Stefanus Alliance in Geneva.
Upon the admission of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania to “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens at the beginning of January 2025, expressions of widespread acceptance and appreciation emerged from people of all educational backgrounds and ages, from various societal circles (ecclesiastical, academic, political, journalistic), as well as from international inter-Christian and interfaith communities and beyond.
Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.
On 4-5 September, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), accompanied by Dr Andrej Jeftić, director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order, visited the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade. The meeting marked a significant moment in strengthening the ties between the WCC and the Serbian Orthodox Church, focusing on the challenges facing the global Christian community and exploring ways to enhance inter-church cooperation.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Serbian Orthodox Church opened an exhibition titled, “World Council of Churches and the Serbian Orthodox Church (1948-1991): Exhibition of Archival Materials,” at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zemun, Serbia, on 3 September.
As people from Europe gathered during the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting in June, they spoke of how churches engaged in shaping the future of Europe must be both imaginative and brave.
Dirigentes del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y del Dicasterio para la Promoción de la Unidad de los Cristianos se reunieron el 9 de mayo para planificar el período 2023-2030.
En una carta pastoral a las iglesias y las personas de Serbia, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su profunda tristeza y conmoción por la tragedia ocurrida en la escuela primaria Vladislav Ribnikar de Belgrado el pasado 3 de mayo.
In einem Hirtenbrief an die Kirchen und die Menschen in Serbien hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, seine tiefe Trauer und sein Entsetzen nach der Tragödie mitgeteilt, die sich in Belgrad am 3. Mai an der Vladislav Ribnikar-Grundschule ereignet hat.
Dans une lettre pastorale adressée aux Églises et au peuple de Serbie, le secrétaire général du Conseil Œcuménique des Églises, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a exprimé sa profonde tristesse et sa consternation face à la tragédie qui s’est produite à l’école primaire Vladislav Ribnikar de Belgrade le 3 mai.
Letter of Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches to His Holiness PORFIRIJE, Serbian Orthodox Church, expressing deep sadness and shock at the tragedy that occurred at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity and extended prayers on behalf of the WCC in the wake of a shooting at a Belgrade school that left at least nine dead.
In a pastoral letter to the churches and people in Serbia, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed his deep sadness and shock at the tragedy that occurred at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade on 3 May.
