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World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offered greetings and good wishes to the WCC’s Hindu partners as they celebrate the festival of Diwali.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is horrified by the news of the brutal attack on school children at the Mother Francisca International Academy in Kumba, South-West Province, Cameroon, on 24 October 2020.

World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offered reflections on the newest encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti. Subtitled “On fraternity and social friendship,” the document is the Pope’s third encyclical.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is shocked by the violence perpetrated against unarmed protestors at Lekki toll gate, Lagos, on the evening of 20 October 2020 by security force personnel in military camouflage using live ammunition, resulting in a reported 20 deaths and 50 injured. We join the rising chorus of condemnation in Nigeria and around the world against this atrocity.

Greetings from the WCC Interim General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the church service "Stuttgart Confession of Guilt", 18 October 2020

Speech by the WCC Interim General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to Forum Ökumene, DiMoe, EMS, KASA - Stuttgart, 18.10.2020

The World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) present their condolences to all Lebanese people who lost their loved ones in the catastrophic explosion that ripped through the heart of Beirut on 4 August 2020.

WCC / ACT Alliance letter to the president of Mozambique on the humanitarian impact of violent attacks by armed groups in the northern and central provinces of Cabo Delgado, Manica, Sofala and Nampula Mozambique.

“Let us pray together for a lasting peace built on justice and dignity for all,” writes Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, interim general secretary of the World Council of Churches, in this letter to the WCC member churches.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and its member churches resolutely condemn both racism and violence, and consistently seek to promote recognition of the image of God in all people. As part of our Christian understanding and our witness in the world, we reject the brutality of both violence and racial injustice.

On behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC), WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent warm greetings to all Muslims around the world celebrating Eid al-Fitr.

Joint letter to church leaders in Burundi by the World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conference of Churches

World Council of Churches, Middle East Council of Churches write letter appealing to EU for firm stance against annexing occupied Palestinian territory.

In a letter to Buddhist friends, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent cordial greetings of peace and joy for Vesak.

Greetings and speeches at the Award Ceremony of the Dongbaeg Medal, The Order of Civil Merit, at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Oslo, Norway, 5 May 2020

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent joyful greetings via a video message to Focolare youth who are about to celebrate Unity Week 2020.

Letter from the World Council of Churches to brothers and sisters in the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga and the Pacific.

A joint letter to US president Donald Trump, the World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA urging the US to lift crippling sanctions against Iran that are greatly impeding response in that nation to COVID-19.

Easter message by the leadership of the WCC Central Committee.