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Statement by the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches on the Occasion of the Oceans Conference 2025 Nice, France, June 9-13, 2025

The World Council of Churches welcomes the Oceans Conference 2025 being held in Nice, France from 9-13 June 2025 under the theme, “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.” This gathering affirms our collective commitment to protect and preserve one of the most vital and vulnerable components of our planet—our oceans.

11 June 2025

Sermon

Moved by The Holy Spirit - WCC General Secretary sermon for the Centennial Celebration of the United Church of Canada, June 2025

09 June 2025

At 27th Pentecostal World Conference, WCC general secretary urges “we need one another to better discern the voice of Christ”

In a message to the 27th Pentecostal World Conference, being held in Helsinki 4-7 June, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on the theme of the conference, “Go &Make,” describing it as both timely and deeply challenging.

04 June 2025

Message

Speech by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary at the Armenian Heritage Conference

“A Response to the Call of the Church and the Cry of the People", speech by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, World Council of Churches general secretary at the Conference on the Preservation of Armenian Religious, Cultural and Historical Heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh, Bern, Switzerland, 27 May 2025.

27 May 2025

WCC interreligious dialogue journal focusses on reconfiguring interfaith work

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal on interreligious relations, focuses on “Reconfiguring Interfaith Work: Lessons from the Field.”

27 May 2025

Message

Speech by Rev. Rita Famos, president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland, at the Armenia Heritage Conference

Speech by Rev. Rita Famos, president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland, at the Conference on the Preservation of Armenian Religious, Cultural and Historical Heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh

27 May 2025

Member church

Message

Address of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians at the Armenian Heritage Conference

Address of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians at the conference “The Preservation of the Armenian Spiritual, Cultural and Historical Heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh” in Bern, Switzerland, 27 May 2025.

27 May 2025

Member church

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WCC executive committee closes with renewed commitment to unity and strength

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened 12-16 May via video conference to complete regular business of the first half of the year; review preparations for the WCC central committee meeting, which will convene 18-24 June in Johannesburg, South Africa; and issue public statements and minutes about some of the world’s most pressing issues.

22 May 2025

In a challenging world, WCC general secretary calls for unity and strength among churches

In his report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on what it means—amid wars, rumours of wars, violence, trade wars, climate catastrophes, retaliations, and the quest for self-protection and preservation of identity—to be God’s family.

15 May 2025

GETI 2025 curriculum will prepare young leaders to seek justice

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) has finalized its 2025 curriculum, methodology, and study material, marking a significant milestone in preparations for this transformative global ecumenical formation program.

14 May 2025

Panellists for the Webinar (Left to right): Dr Christoph Benn, Dr Anuradha Rose, Dr Peter Kuhnert, Ms Tijana Petković-Bertsch and Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite.

Webinar explores opportunities and challenges of integrating AI and healthcare

The World Council of Churches, in collaboration with HealthAI, Globethics, and the Christian Medical College of India, hosted a webinar, "Already/Not Yet: The Integration of AI and Healthcare,” on 13 May.

13 May 2025

Report

Report of the WCC general secretary to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

12 May 2025

WCC congratulates Pope Leo XIV

The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended ecumenical greetings to Pope Leo XIV and an assurance of continuing engagement with the Roman Catholic Church in the era of its new pontiff.

08 May 2025

Interview

The legacy of Pope Francis: perspective from Latin America

An interview with Dr Humberto Shikiya, World Council of Churches senior advisor for peace-building in Colombia.

08 May 2025

Event

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Biodiversity Crisis & Faith Action: Webinar on International Biodiversity Day

22 May 2025

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity coalition and the ecumenical Season of Creation team, invites you to a critical webinar addressing the unprecedented ecological crisis. With species extinction rates up to 1,000 times higher than natural levels and approximately one million animal and plant species threatened, this event will explore the moral and spiritual dimensions of biodiversity loss and present pathways for faith communities to take meaningful action through prayer and transformative repentance.

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Interview

Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Albania, Photo: OrthPhoto.net

His Eminence Metropolitan Job of Pisidia: “the proclamation of Christ’s resurrection gives meaning to life”

In this exclusive conversation, we speak with His Eminence Metropolitan Job of Pisidia, vice moderator of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches.

20 April 2025

Prayer

National Council of Churches in Korea 2025 Easter Prayer for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

On this Easter morning, we praise Jesus Christ, who has triumphed over death, and we pray that our people and the whole world may walk in the path of new life.

17 April 2025

A woman in a blue shirt stands amidst a field of litter and garbage, highlighting environmental pollution.

Faith leaders call for urgent economic transformation to combat inequality and climate crisis

Faith leaders warn that the global concentration of wealth and power has reached "unprecedented" and "alarming" levels, exacerbating inequality, undermining democracy, and accelerating climate catastrophe. The ecumenical call to action came in a joint communique issued today following a three-day meeting in Geneva of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA).

15 April 2025