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Roundtable advances children's rights in climate litigation

Recent years have witnessed a seismic shift in the global landscape of climate litigation, with youth activists taking center stage in the fight for environmental justice.

09 April 2024

News

Three WCC commissions elect vice moderators

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions meeting this week at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva have elected vice moderators.

08 March 2024

News

WCC delegation visits Colombia to strengthen accompaniment of peace process

A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) is visiting Colombia, conveying a message of the WCC’s commitment to accompanying and supporting the nation’s peace processes.

11 December 2023

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In Colombia, WCC is helping people realize dreams of a future in peace with justice

In September, the World Council of Churches (WCC), with the Colombian Episcopal Conference, United Nations Mission in Colombia, and Organization of American States, was appointed as a permanent accompanier for peace talks with the Estado Mayor Central FARC-EP in Colombia.

20 October 2023

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Maluku Protestant Church moderator Rev. Elifas Tomix Maspaitella.

In Maluku Protestant Church, women theologians grow stronger together

For the first time in history, women pastors in the Maluku Protestant Church outnumber their male counterparts. “We have 1,444 pastors in the Maluku Protestant Church, and about 55% are women,” said Maluku Protestant Church moderator Rev. Elifas Tomix Maspaitella.

12 July 2023

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During visit to Bossey, steward describes “God’s paradise on earth”

As members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee and stewards visited the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, they came away newly inspired about the next generation of the ecumenical movement.

04 July 2023

News

WCC mourns the death of Julio de Santa Ana

“It was with sadness that we received the news of the passing of Prof. Dr Julio Hector de Santa Ana, a reference of ecumenical theology in a liberating perspective,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). De Santa Ana passed away in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17 April.

20 April 2023

News

Formation en Théologie Interculturelle course underway at Bossey with “this difference that makes us very rich”

Students at the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Bossey are enrolled in a Formation en Théologie Interculturelle course of 8 weekends that began in October 2022 and ends on 27 May 2023 The 14 students, all from French-speaking parts of Europe, reflected on the rewards of their studies.

27 March 2023

News

Report on sanctions impact launched at the UN Human Rights Council

Sanctions should not harm the support for the most vulnerable, says a report on the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work presented at a side-event of 52nd session at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva on 10 March.

10 March 2023

News

Algorithms: harmful or helpful? Faith-based groups can work to decrease the digital divide

Can we increase our knowledge of how algorithms work? Can faith-based groups help close the digital divide? A webinar on 9 March, offered a way forward in an area that sometimes seems ruled by untouchable artificial intelligence.

09 March 2023

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Rt Rev. Dr Alastair Redfern, Retired Bishop of Derby and Chair of The Clewer Initiative, Church of England and Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC General Secretary

Clewer Initiative, WCC map course for even stronger collaboration

Leaders from The Clewer Initiative, the national work of the Church of England to combat modern slavery, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 30-31 January to discuss current and future collaboration.

02 February 2023

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

Dear future steward

One hundred twenty-seven young people from over 50 countries in all eight regions served as stewards at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11^th Assembly providing essential assistance in all activities and areas as well as contributing energy and perspective to our life together as an ecumenical fellowship. Two of the stewards assisting the WCC Communication team share their experience as a letter and diary to future stewards at the 12^th assembly.

08 September 2022

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Kuzipa Nalwamba, Kenneth Mtata, Peter Cruchley

WCC executive committee appoints three new WCC staff leaders

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has appointed, by consensus, three new WCC staff leaders: a programme director for Unity and Mission; a programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia; and a director of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.

15 June 2022

News

Act on food crisis now, urges WHO special envoy at WCC-led meeting

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.

27 May 2022

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Two men sitting at a table looking at each other.

WCC acting general secretary offers lecture in Iran on “Serving Our Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: An Urgent Call for Us”

During a public lecture at the Ahlul Bayt International University in Iran, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on how we can improve human relations in the post-COVID-19 era.

04 March 2022

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El CMI, distinguido con el premio “Geneva Engage”

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue galardonado como una de las principales organizaciones no gubernamentales por su labor durante 2021, quedando en tercer lugar en el certamen “Geneva Engage” del 1 de febrero por su alcance y su compromiso eficaz e inspirador en los medios sociales.

02 February 2022

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People walking in front of large white building in the countryside.

Alexander Vozhdaev, Bossey student, reflects on “rewarding experience in my life”

Alexander Vozhdaev, from the Russian Orthodox Church, participated in a study visit to Rome 20-27 January as part of pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.

02 February 2022

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People sitting on chairs praying in a chapel with stained glass in the background.

Bossey student Carolina Zamorano reflects on study visit to Rome

Carolina Zamorano, from the Methodist Church of Mexico, participated in a study visit to Rome 20-27 January, as part of pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies at Bossey Ecumenical Institute.

02 February 2022

News

WCC honoured with Geneva Engage Award

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was honoured as a top non-governmental organization for its work during 2021, receiving a third-place Geneva Engage Award on 1 February for effective and inspiring social media outreach and engagement.

01 February 2022