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Armenian Christians are under siege with the destruction of religious, cultural, and historical heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, and the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Swiss Protestant Churches have pledged to continue fighting for justice in the area.

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal on interreligious relations, focuses on “Reconfiguring Interfaith Work: Lessons from the Field.”

As Pope Leo XIV presided over the Mass of Inauguration on 18 May, he urged the world to walk toward God and to love one another—a message that resonated deeply with the World Council of Churches (WCC) leaders who attended the mass as well as a private ecumenical audience with Pope Leo on 19 May.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will convene a webinar in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity coalition and the ecumenical Season of Creation team on 22 May at 13:00 CEST. With the title "Biodiversity Crisis: Faith Action" the online event coincides with International Biodiversity Day, bringing together faith leaders, Indigenous communities, and environmental experts to address the 69 percent average loss in wildlife species abundance documented since 1970.

A delegation from the “Thank you, Doctor!” campaign visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 13 May. The global campaign seeks to value the humanizing role played by the primary care physician, also known as the family doctor, in the healthcare system and in society.

The world today learned of the death of Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and leader of the world’s 1.37 billion Catholics.

Lors d’une visite auprès des Églises et des communautés du Bangladesh, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a rencontré des responsables religieux, a pris part à des dialogues interreligieux et a dit la solidarité pour toutes les personnes au Bangladesh aux prises avec la dévastation engendrée par les changements climatiques.

Durante una visita a las iglesias y comunidades de Bangladesh, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, se reunió con dirigentes religiosos, participó en diálogos inteconfesionales y expresó solidaridad con todas las personas que hacen frente a la devastación del cambio climático en el país.

Während seines Besuchs bei Kirchen und Gemeinschaften in Bangladesch traf Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay religiöse Führungspersonen, nahm an interreligiösen Gesprächen teil und bekundete seine Solidarität mit all jenen, die in Bangladesch von Zerstörung durch den Klimawandel betroffen sind.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended greetings to all Jewish communities around the world on the joyous occasion of Passover.