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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence, and suffering. “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all are children of God. We belong to one family, as Jesus Christ himself said.”

Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.

With an intervention delivered by Max Weber, a student at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, the World Council of Churches expressed deep concern for human rights in Haiti. 

Au cours d’un panel ayant eu lieu à l’occasion de la réunion de trois commissions du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) le 5 mars, les intervenant-e-s ont exploré le thème «Urgence climatique — la réponse des Églises grâce à la foi et à l’espérance». La table ronde a été modérée par l’archevêque Julio Murray Thompson, qui modère également la Commission des Églises pour la justice climatique et le développement durable, organisatrice de la table ronde.

Le groupe consultatif du bureau de liaison du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Jérusalem s’est réuni le 20 février sous la houlette du secrétaire général du COE, le pasteur Jerry Pillay.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Jerusalem Liaison Office Advisory Group convened on 20 February under the leadership of WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay. 

En période de guerre, de lutte et de souffrance, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) accompagne les Églises et les peuples de Palestine et d’Israël le long de leur cheminement de prière, d’action et d’espérance pour un meilleur avenir.

Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay a rencontré les Patriarches et les Responsables ecclésiaux à Jérusalem le 17 février et a été reçu avec gratitude «à ce moment difficile et compliqué pour tous les peuples de la région, et tout particulièrement pour la communauté chrétienne de Terre Sainte», a déclaré Sa Béatitude Théophile III, Patriarche de Jérusalem, dans son discours de bienvenue.

During a time of war, struggle, and pain, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is accompanying the churches and the people in Palestine and Israel on their journey with prayer, action, and hope for a better future.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on 17 February, and was received with gratitude “at this difficult and complicated time for all the peoples of this region, and especially for the Christian community of the Holy Land,” said His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, in a welcome address. 

Twenty-four students and seven teachers from the Focolare Movement joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) for Ash Wednesday prayer services, and for an introduction to the ecumenical movement. 

The newly-appointed WCC Faith and Order Commission met face-to-face for the first time to plan its next eight years of work. Theologians from all continents gathered in Tondano, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, hosted by the Indonesian Communion of Churches. 

Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, who served as moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee between the 9th and 10th assemblies celebrated 80 years of age on 4 February.