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Collage of some of the Week of Prayer pictures shared by Christians in different places

In Bildern: Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen

Die Gebete für die Einheit sahen dieses Jahr etwas anders aus und fühlten sich auch anders an, doch konnten ihnen die verbreiteten Einschränkungen von persönlichen Versammlungen nichts anhaben. Von Gebetsbildern über persönliche Besinnungen und von Online-Versammlungen zu neuen Verbindungen: Die Bilder aus der ganzen Welt zeugen von einem spirituellen Reichtum einer ökumenischen Familie, die sich im gemeinsamen Gebet vereinte.

02 February 2021

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, 2 February 2021

O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

02 February 2021

Photo essay

In pictures: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Prayers for unity took on a different look and feel this year, but they weren’t stopped by widespread restrictions on face-to-face gatherings. From prayer cards to personal reflections, online gatherings to new connections, the images worldwide convey the spiritual richness of an ecumenical family that came together in prayer.

01 February 2021

Blog post

Reflection from a Bossey graduate on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

At the end of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, even though we could not be in Rome as we had hoped, my fellow students at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Bossey Ecumenical Institute and I were thrilled to be able to participate online with two services: the WCC’s Global Ecumenical Prayer and the Vatican’s Vespers for the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul live from the Basilica of St Pauls Outside-the-Walls. Both services reflected on a reading from John 15 – from which was taken this year’s Week of Prayer theme: “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit.”

29 January 2021

Kirsty Borthwick

Feature story

Gathered in the chapel of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey.

As Bossey students graduate, they celebrate "truly different thinking and living in Christ”

As they celebrated their graduation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Bossey Ecumenical Institute on 26 January, students reflected on their one-of-a-kind experience, and how they will continue their ecumenical work as they go forth into the world.

28 January 2021

21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: Pope Francis speaks at an Ecumenical Encounter between Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches.

Newly published vademecum for Catholic bishops highlights importance of reciprocal trust

An Ecumenical Vademecum for Bishops, first drafted by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity then published by the dicastery with the blessing of Pope Francis, promotes ecumenism within the Catholic Church and within its relationships with other Christians.

26 January 2021

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, 26 January 2021

Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

26 January 2021

Weltweites ökumenisches Gebet für christliche Einheit

Weltweites ökumenisches Gebet zeigt: „Wir sind eine Welt und eine menschliche Familie“

Zum Abschluss der Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen organisierte der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 25. Januar zum ersten Mal einen weltweiten ökumenischen Gebetsgottesdienst online. In einem Geist der Hoffnung nahmen Menschen aus der ganzen Welt daran teil.

25 January 2021

Global ecumenical prayer for Christian Unity

Global ecumenical prayer shows “we are one world and one human family”

In a culmination of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the World Council of Churches (WCC) held its first ever online global ecumenical prayer on 25 January, drawing attendees from across the world who came together in a spirit of hope.

25 January 2021

Pastoral greeting of H.B. Archbishop Anastasios of Albania

Pastoral greeting of H.B. Archbishop Prof. Dr Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania at the Global Prayer concluding the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 25 January, 2021.

25 January 2021

Message of the WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the Global Prayer

Words of welcome by the WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the Global Prayer concluding the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 25 January, 2021.

25 January 2021

General Secretary

Global ecumenical prayer for Christian Unity

Order of prayer for the livestreamed public prayer service on the final day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021.

25 January 2021

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Day 8

Morning Prayer for Monday, 25 January 2021

You who call us to be praise in the midst of the earth: glory to you!

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey.

Today marks the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

This week also marks Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

25 January 2021

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Day 5

Morning Prayer for Friday, 22 November 2020

Blessed are you, God our Father, for the gift of your word in Holy Scripture...

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

Theme: Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit

(John 15: 5 – 9)

AND

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of the Arabian Peninsula:

Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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22 January 2021

US National Prayer Service: “the only way to ensure domestic tranquility is to establish justice”

As the 2021 Biden-Harris National Prayer Service unfolded at the Washington National Cathedral on 21 January, dozens of prayers and a message from Rev. Dr William Barber II together gave a clarion call for repairing the breach in America.

22 January 2021

Message

Communique of the annual WCC-PCID meeting, January 2021

Gathering for an annual meeting from 19-20 January, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and World Council of Churches Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation discussed ways of sharing more widely the document “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond,” which was co-produced by the two offices in 2020.

21 January 2021

Media advisory

WCC to host online prayer for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

To observe the final day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will host the global ecumenical family and friends for a livestreamed public prayer service.

21 January 2021

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Day 4: Praying together: “I do not call you servants any longer … but I have called you friends” (Jn 15:15)

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 21 January 2021

Through your Spirit, teach us to pray according to your will of love...

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

Theme: Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit

(John 15: 5 – 9)

AND

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of the Arabian Peninsula:

Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

21 January 2021