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In a pastoral letter to the Korean Christian Federation, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed “very deep Christian concern” over the COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

World Council of Churches moderator Dr Agnes Abuom participated in the 102nd Katholikentag in Stuttgart this week as the event was held under the theme “Sharing life.”

The world faces a global crisis on food exacerbated and brought to the fore by the war in Ukraine, but humanity can and must take remedial steps in economic and climate justice, a World Council of Churches-led meeting has heard.

At a pre-assembly planning meeting and informal networking session, the Karlsruhe local assembly office hosted a programme on 17 May to discuss the current status of planning for the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly. More than 150 people attended.

A group of Catholic journalists visited the Ecumenical Centre on 13 May, where they were received by Rev. Dr Odair Pedroso Mateus, interim deputy general secretary and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

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Twelve graduate students from different churches in Switzerland and France, and originally coming from nine different countries, attended the first course in Intercultural theology offered at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Bossey Ecumenical Institute. This was the first time such a programme in French has been offered in Bossey.

During a 22 March press briefing, a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance shared their observations from a recent trip to Hungary, Romania and Ukraine, where they witnessed firsthand both urgent humanitarian needs and a robust church response.

A roundtable hosted by the World Council of Churches and the World Association for Christian Communication released a message on 8 March that addresses the role of media in a world striving for gender equality.

A Specialized Ministries Pre-assembly, to be held 9-10 March, will articulate a response to the brokenness and discrimination that threaten creation and the human family.

A team of young communicators began a comprehensive training programme on 1 March to help them prepare for their roles in telling the stories and carrying the messages from the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly.

Der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat die entscheidende Bedeutung der Befassung mit kritischen Themen in Verbindung mit sozialer Gerechtigkeit im Rahmen der digitalen Transformation durch die Kirchen hervorgehoben.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee has underscored the vital importance of churches addressing critical issues related to social justice raised by digital transformation.

In her opening remarks at the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting on 9 February, Dr Agnes Abuom shared landmarks from the past eight years, acknowledged the losses during COVID-19, and celebrated the hope ahead for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee will convene via video conference from 9-15 February to prepare for the 11th WCC Assembly, taking place in August-September in Karlsruhe, Germany under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” The WCC governing body will also address business matters and strengthen the WCC fellowship through sharing and prayer.