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Twenty-four students and seven teachers from the Focolare Movement joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) for Ash Wednesday prayer services, and for an introduction to the ecumenical movement. 

The first installment of the World Council of Churches Seven Weeks for Water Lenten series is available. Penned by Bishop Dr Munib Younan, bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, the reflection is entitled “Water for peace in the Middle East region.” 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network is launching its annual Seven Weeks for Water Lenten campaign, beginning on 14 February with a prayer service. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general sectary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered a video message to the United Nations 2023 Water Conference on behalf of the global fellowship of 580 million Christians. The event will take place 22-24 March, in New York.

The Institute for Church and Society in Nigeria is raising awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water globally by participating in the World Council of Churches' Seven Weeks for Water Lenten campaign.

La campagne Sept semaines pour l’eau commence le 17 février, apportant des réflexions qui nous aident à voir la pollution de l’eau comme n’étant «pas seulement une crise environnementale, mais aussi une crise spirituelle», selon la tradition Navajo.

La campaña ”Siete semanas para el agua” dará comienzo el 17 de febrero, aportando reflexiones que nos ayudarán a ver la contaminación del agua ”no solo como una crisis medioambiental, sino también espiritual”, en palabras de representantes de la tradición navajo. 

Sieben Wochen im Zeichen des Wassers beginnt am 17. Februar und stellt Reflexionen vor, die uns helfen, in der Verschmutzung des Wassers “nicht nur eine Umweltkrise, sondern eine spirituelle” zu sehen, um die Worte der Navajo-Tradition aufzunehmen.

Seven Weeks for Water begins on 17 February, bringing reflections that help us see water pollution as “not just an environmental crisis but also a spiritual one,” in the words of the Navajo tradition.

In a reflection offered for World Water Day, observed 22 March, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reflects on the importance of hand-washing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.