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The World Council of Churches (WCC) has offered input for the articulation of the UN’s “New Agenda for Peace," a process intended to update the world body’s approach to peace and security in the current global context. In its submission – which is inspired to a significant extent by the WCC 11th Assembly statement on “The Things That Make For Peace”– the WCC focused especially on the need for greater financial and practical support for peacebuilding at national and local levels, rather than for division and military confrontation.

In the wake of a raid by Israeli military forces in which 11 Palestinians were killed, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the deaths of civilians and called for an end to violence in the West Bank.

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Healing Wounded Memories through Interreligious Perspective and Engagement.”

Während die Menschen in der Türkei und in Syrien nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben, bei dem mindestens – die Zahlen steigen weiter – 4.300 Menschen ihr Leben verloren haben, noch immer unter Schock stehen, reagieren die Kirchen besorgt, erkundigen sich nach allen Betroffenen und beten für das Wohlergehen der Vermissten.

As communities in Turkey and Syria were left reeling in the wake of an earthquake that has killed at least 4,300 people—and that figure is growing—churches were reaching out to check on those affected and praying for the safety of those missing.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) webinar to be held on 13 December will explore “Forgotten Tragedies: Remembering the Past and Moving Towards Reconciliation.”

During a webinar in the “Love Matters” series, young people explored mental health and trauma management in the context of HIV, sexual and gender-based violence, and COVID-19.

El secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, expresó gran tristeza y envió un mensaje de condolencia en nombre de la comunidad mundial de iglesias tras la estampida en Seúl (Corea del Sur) que el fin de semana causó más de 150 muertos.

Der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, hat im Namen der weltweiten Gemeinschaft der Kirchen in einem Schreiben sein tiefes Mitgefühl und sein Beileid übermittelt, nachdem wegen Massenpanik bei einer Halloween-Feier in Seoul in Südkorea am Wochenende mehr als 150 Menschen ums Leben gekommen sind. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed great sadness and extended condolences on behalf of the global fellowship in the wake of a crowd crush in Seoul, South Korea that killed more than 150 people over the weekend.