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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the continuing Russian campaign to terrorize the people of Ukraine, “exemplified by yesterday’s missile attacks on several Ukrainian cities which resulted in at least 30 deaths and more than 160 wounded,” he said.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is postponing a planned initial roundtable dialogue meeting on Ukraine, announced WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

Durante la visita de la delegación de dirigentes del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) a Ucrania que tuvo lugar en mayo se celebró un servicio ecuménico de oración en Bucha, a las afueras de Kiev, el 12 de mayo. El servicio, oficiado por los dirigentes del CMI, con la participación del secretario general del CMI, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay; el moderador del Comité Central del CMI, el obispo Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, y el arzobispo Vicken Aykazian, así como de miembros del Consejo Ucraniano de Iglesias y Organizaciones Religiosas (UCCRO), tuvo lugar en la Iglesia ortodoxa de San Andrés de Bucha.

During the World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership delegation visit to Ukraine in May, an ecumenical prayer service was held in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on 12 May. The service, led by the WCC leadership, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC moderator Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, with participation of members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO), took place at St Andrew Orthodox Church in Bucha.

Against the background of the Russian invasion and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a high-level WCC leadership delegation visiting Ukraine undertook an intensive series of consultations in Kyiv on 11 May 2023, with church leaders, Ukrainian government officials, and others.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) convened an ecumenical roundtable consultation on the situation in Ukraine, which took place 30 March at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.