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Zacchaeus Tax (ZacTax) is an ecumenical campaign by churches, seeking a transformed global tax system that acts like the biblical character Zacchaeus, delivering equity and making reparation for historic and structural injustice.

Ich bin gekommen, damit sie das Leben haben und volle Genüge. (Johannes 10;10)

Bei der Betrachtung der Themen Gesundheit und Wohlergehen bekräftigen wir als Menschen und Kirchen christlichen Glaubens, dass der Lebensspender und -bewahrer unser Herr Jesus Christus ist, das heilende Element für unsere Körper und Seelen, der uns von unseren Gebrechen heilt, unser Leben vom Verderben erlöst und uns mit Gnade und Barmherzigkeit krönt (Psalm 103;3-4).

Yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia. (Juan 10:10)

Al abordar la cuestión de la salud y el bienestar, los cristianos y las iglesias afirmamos que el dador y sustentador de la vida es nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el que sana nuestros cuerpos y almas, el que sana todas nuestras dolencias, el que rescata del hoyo nuestras vidas y nos corona de favores y misericordia. (Sal. 103:3-4).

I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10)

When approaching the issue of health and wellbeing, we as Christians and churches affirm that the giver and sustainer of life is our Lord Jesus Christ, the healer of our bodies and souls, the one who heals our diseases, who redeems our life from the pit and crowns us with love and compassion (Ps. 103:3-4).

Address of Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches at the meeting of WCC, EKD, German Federal Foreign Office and TransAtlantic Network, 13 October 2021

Ansprache von Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, dem geschäftsführenden Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, beim Treffen von ÖRK, EKD, deutschem Auswärtigen Amt, TransAtlantic Network, 13. Oktober 2021.

The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting by video conference on 20-24 July 2020, takes special note of a number of situations of concern that have been brought to its attention in Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the WCC’s priority countries in the context of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, and Africa’s most populous nation, with many diverse communities of faith, and a vibrant church and ecumenical life.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen, der vom 20. bis 24. Juli 2020 zu einer Videokonferenz zusammentrat, richtete seine Aufmerksamkeit besonders auf eine Reihe von besorgniserregenden Situationen in Nigeria, die ihm zur Kenntnis gebracht worden waren. Im Rahmen des Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens nimmt Nigeria, eines der bevölkerungsreichsten Länder Afrikas, einen hohen Stellenwert ein, denn es verfügt über zahlreiche unterschiedliche Glaubensgemeinschaften und ein dynamisches Kirchenleben sowie eine lebendige Ökumene.

Address of the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to the annual assembly of the Protestant Federation of France

"Ut Unum Sint: Between Winter and Spring, Reality and Prophecy, 1995 – 2020", Lecture by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC General Secretary, at the Institute for Ecumenical Studies, St. Thomas Aquinas Pontifical University (Angelicum), 12 December 2019

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, at Sant’Egidio Conference, 16 September 2019, Madrid.

Address to the Swedish Ecumenical Weekend, Uppsala, Sweden, 4 November 2018

The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is seeking prayers and reflections on the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV to have access to prevention, testing, treatment, care and support.

Statement on agenda Item 6 on intellectual property and access to HIV treatment at the 39th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, 7 December 2016.

Intervention by the World Council of Churches - Ecumenical advocacy Alliance at the 39th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting, 6 December, 2016

At an interfaith prayer service on the eve of a UN High Level Meeting on AIDS, people from diverse faith communities issued a call to action to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Speech given by Dr Gillian Paterson at the WCC-EAA launch of the Dignity, freedom and grace, 10 March 2016.

Speech by Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS delivered during the Theme Plenary at the WCC 10th Assembly. The title of the speech is "Churches: Barricades against exclusion"

Speech of the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, to the WCC 10th Assembly

Speech by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, at the United Nations conference on opportunities and challenges for the 21st century