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A man kneels on a metal roof while installing or inspecting solar panels, using his hands to adjust or secure the equipment. Trees are visible in the background.

From Rome's “Jubilee for Workers” to COP30 - churches champion just transition

At the "World of Work, Place of Hope" event held in Rome on 2 May, faith leaders, economists, and labour representatives gathered to address the intertwined challenges of climate justice and dignified work. Among the speakers, Athena Peralta, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, highlighted a critical upcoming milestone: COP30 and its focus on just transition.

13 May 2025
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UN Conference side event on Climate Finance

Faith-based organizations challenge "Wall Street climate consensus" at UN forum

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and partner faith-based organizations convened on 29 April for a the side event entitled “A holistic, transformative approach to climate finance: Connecting the dots between climate finance, debt and tax reform” during the United Nations Economic and Social Council Financing for Development Forum. The event highlighted the interconnections between climate action, debt relief, and tax justice as essential components of climate finance mobilization.

01 May 2025
Interview
Sr Susan Francois

Des nonnes présentent une résolution sur les droits des populations autochtones pour pousser Citigroup à l’action

Les Sœurs de Saint-Joseph de la Paix, des nonnes catholiques sises à Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (États-Unis), ont passé les quatre dernières années à présenter des résolutions d’actionnaires de Citigroup, exhortant la société mère de l’une des plus grandes banques d’investissement au monde à revoir ses liens avec des projets de combustibles fossiles nuisant aux communautés autochtones.

17 April 2025
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The church as the healing community

In January 2025, I spent time with churches in Bolivia making an appeal for the church to become a healing community. For countries like Bolivia, with several health problems and lack of access to basic healthcare needs, the divine calling and pastoral care mandate for health and healing is unavoidable. 

11 April 2025
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The enthronement speech of His Beatitude John, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania

 “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”  (Rev.1:5-6). “ I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol” (Psalms 86:12-13).

03 April 2025
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Book cover in white with green text, depicting a cartoon showing children and the effect of climate change

Hope for Children Through Climate Justice

Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable

The urgency of the climate catastrophe demands strong and effective responses. With fossil fuels driving over 75% of global CO2 emissions, we need to hold accountable those who still finance their expansion, harming us and future generations. 

This publication helps to empower people of faith and partners in WCC’s global constituency with the knowledge for legal action. It provides a menu of strategies particularly aimed at financial institutions, one of the most powerful levers to accelerate climate solutions. It is a call to answer the pleas of the scientific community and young people to tackle the root causes of harm to creation and protect future generation’s right to life.

23 March 2025