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During an interfaith service in Memphis, Tennessee, on 20 January at the Healing Cathedral Christian Church, hundreds of people gathered in-person and online to commemorate Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and to respond to deep injustices plaguing the United States. 

As wildfires destroyed thousands of structures in the Los Angeles area of California (USA), killing 10 people, and causing nearly 200,000 residents to evacuate, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to affected communities. 

In the wake of an attack involving a truck plowing into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana (US) on 31 December, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the violence against innocent people, and expressed solidarity with the churches and the communities within New Orleans.

The 11th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs will take place on 3 April 2025, in New York City, exploring the vital role of faith-based organizations and civil society in shaping multilateral solutions to global crises. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the inaugural edition of the Living Planet Monitor (LPM) publication, marking a significant step in addressing the interconnection between land, water, food, and climate justice.

Die Menschen in Haiti, die unter der schweren wirtschaftlichen und politischen Krise in ihrem Land leiden, stehen im Mittelpunkt einer Erklärung des Exekutivausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK).

Die Versammlung der Kommission für junge Erwachsene in der Ökumenischen Bewegung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) endete in Manila, Philippinen voller Inspiration durch die lokal geknüpften Kontakte und Entschlossenheit, der gesamten ökumenischen Bewegung die Botschaft junger Menschen zu vermitteln.

The Commission on Young People in the Ecumenical Movement (YPEM), during its meeting in the Philippines, elected four new vice moderators: Ann Chris Jacob (United Methodist Church USA), Lorena Bonilla Garcia (Mennonite Church of Colombia), Rev. Bjorn Warde (Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago), and Danil Arakelian (Russian Orthodox Church).

Die Kommission für junge Erwachsene in der Ökumenischen Bewegung (YPEM) wählte bei ihrer Tagung in den Philippinen vier neue stellvertretende Vorsitzende: Ann Chris Jacob (Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche, USA), Lorena Bonilla Garcia (Vereinigung der kolumbianischen Mennonitengemeinden), Pastor Bjorn Warde (Presbyterianische Kirche in Trinidad and Tobago) und Danil Arakelian (Russische Orthodoxe Kirche).

The North America-Turtle Island regional gap-year session, a critical convening between World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meetings, took place online 12-14 November. 

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) begrüßt die Nachricht vom 11. Oktober, dass der Friedensnobelpreis 2024 an Nihon Hidankyo verliehen wird.