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A delegation from the Church of Sweden, let by its general secretary Camilla Asp, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 9-10 April. 

As the Christian world enters the Lenten season, the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network will launch its annual Seven Weeks for Water campaign with a prayer service at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will speak at a JC2033 Unity Night global gathering on 27 February. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed Prof. Dr Karen Nazaryan, executive director of the Armenia Roundtable Foundation, to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for a series of strategic meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation in ecumenical diakonia and social development.

Anastasios Yannoulatos, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, died in Athens, Greece, on 25 January 2025 at age 95.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joins the ecumenical movement, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Kirkpatrick family in celebrating the life and ministry of the Rev. Dr Clifton Kirkpatrick.

Students from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey are in Rome for a weeklong visit, with a full programme that includes lectures, tours of the Vatican, and opportunities to interact with leaders from the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.

During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, staff of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva joined a Monday morning prayer at the Chapelle des Crêts of the Protestant church of Geneva, reflecting on the theme of the 2025: “Do you believe this?”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed visitors from the Church of Sweden in Germany, Christian Council of Norway, and Norwegian Church Aid in mid-January.