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Dr Stephen G. Brown delivering keynote address

Ecumenical Review editor reflects on the ecumenical theology of Joseph Ratzinger

In his first address after his election on 19 April 2005, Pope Benedict XVI pledged to work for the full and visible unity of all of Christ’s followers, Dr Stephen G. Brown, editor of the World Council of Churches journal The Ecumenical Review, has recalled in an address to a symposium in Dublin.

19 April 2023

News

WCC interreligious journal focuses on “healing wounded memories”

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.”

16 February 2023

Interview

Ecumenical theology at chapel, classroom, and office: Odair Pedroso Mateus reflects on serving the WCC

Rev. Dr Odair Pedroso Mateus began to teach at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute in 2004 and joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 2007. Most recently he served as WCC interim deputy general secretary and Faith and Order director. Below, he reflects on his fondest memories, accomplishments, and hopes.

08 February 2023

News

La couverture médiatique de la 11e Assemblée du COE témoigne de l’attention et de l’intérêt du monde entier

La couverture médiatique de la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), qui s’est tenue en 2022 à Karlsruhe (Allemagne), a révélé un intérêt mondial pour les moyens d’action et les décisions de l’œcuménisme face aux préoccupations pressantes de la planète, telles que les changements climatiques, la guerre en Ukraine ou le conflit israélo-palestinien.

17 January 2023

News

El rostro del CMI cada vez llega a más gente del mundo entero

El rostro –y las noticias– del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) han viajado por el mundo de muchas formas, desde un sitio web visitado más de dos millones de veces en 2022 hasta más de 92 000 seguidores y fans en las redes sociales.

13 January 2023

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Le COE de plus en plus suivi, partout dans le monde

En 2022, son site Internet a été consulté plus de deux millions de fois, et ses abonnés et fans sur les réseaux sociaux se sont comptés à plus de 92 000 personnes: le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et ses nouvelles ont fait le tour du monde.

13 January 2023

News

Der ÖRK erreicht immer mehr Menschen auf der ganzen Welt

Eine Website, die 2022 über zwei Millionen Mal besucht wurde, und mehr als 92 000 Follower und Fans auf den sozialen Medien: Das Gesicht und die Geschichten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) gehen um die Welt – auf verschiedene Art und Weisen.

13 January 2023

News

The face of the WCC: reaching more and more people across the world

From a website visited more than two million times in 2022, to more than 92,000 followers and fans on social media, the face—and the stories— of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have been travelling across the globe in many ways.

12 January 2023

Feature story

Pope Benedict XVI met former WCC general secretaries Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (January 2008) and Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit (December 2010). Photos: L'Osservatore Romano

Das ökumenische Vermächtnis von Papst Benedikt XVI

In einer Ansprache am Tag nach seiner Wahl zum Papst gelobte Benedikt XVI., an der vollen und sichtbaren Einheit aller Jünger Christi zu arbeiten und alles in seiner Macht Stehende zu tun, um das grundlegende Anliegen der Ökumene zu fördern.

01 January 2023

News

International Review of Mission focuses on the centenary of the International Missionary Council

The latest issue of the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal, International Review of Mission, focuses on the founding and history of the International Missionary Council (IMC) founded in 1921, following the 1910 World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh.

15 December 2022

News

The Ecumenical Review focuses on the continuing significance of Black liberation theology

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC), focuses on “Black Theologies of Resistance, Existence, and Solidarity.”

15 December 2022

Publication

Cooler Earth – Higher Benefits Second Edition

Actions by those who care about children, climate and finance

Frederique Seidel

Emmanuel de Martel

The second edition of this publication gives suggestions of how churches and other organizations around the world can respond to the climate emergency through investment decisions that are crucial to protect children from global warming. Contains updated tables and reports.

The third edition was published in August 2022 and is available here

09 November 2022

Feature story

Blick hinter die Kulissen der 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen

Im Rückblick auf die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Karlsruhe begeben wir uns hinter die Kulissen: Wie kommt eine Vollversammlung zustande?

29 September 2022

Feature story

Les coulisses de la 11ᵉ Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises

La 11ᵉ Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe est terminée, mais nous vous proposons de découvrir les coulisses de cet événement et de voir comment il s’est déroulé.

29 September 2022

News

WCC communication staff behind computers

Online Daily Assembly News: voices from South America, music, climate justice, and persons with disabilities

Watch a steward communicate via video call with young people back home. Let beautiful singing lifted up to God bring you into prayer. Join climate justice activists in spirit as they demand action. And learn about the gifts that persons with disabilities are bringing to the assembly.

03 September 2022

Photo essay

In the mood for vibrant music? Or deep reflection? Visit the Networking Zone

Whether you need vibrant music, a lively dialogue, calming atmosphere, or a quiet coffee, you’ll find it in the Networking Zone of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly. Located at the front of the assembly grounds, the space invites participants to engage one another in a more relaxed and social area apart from the plenaries.

02 September 2022

News

WCC journals on cutting edge of a changing world

The three journals of the World Council of Churches (WCC) — The Ecumenical Review, International Review of Mission, and Current Dialogue—are playing a dynamic role in a changing world.

02 September 2022

News

Looking to WCC 11th Assembly, take a walk through WCC assemblies of the past

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly quickly approaches, the WCC invites people around the world to take a walk through WCC assemblies of the past, beginning with the first in 1948 up to the WCC 10th Assembly in 2013.

27 August 2022

Video feature

Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC acting general secretary

World Council of Churches leader looks to assembly in Germany to mobilize action for climate justice

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is looking to its assembly at the end of August in Karlsruhe to raise up the issue of climate justice and underline the need to care for the creation, says the WCC’s acting general secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.

12 August 2022

News

Word Council of Churches journals offer free online resources for WCC Assembly

Special thematic issues of the three World Council of Churches journals – The Ecumenical Review, International Review of Mission, and Current Dialogue – with a focus on the WCC’s 11th Assembly are available free to read online until the end of September.

14 July 2022