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Former WCC president reflects on a lifetime dedicated to the common good

Ninety-six-year-old Lois Wilson, a former World Council of Churches president and the first female moderator of the United Church of Canada, is at the centre of a book, For the Sake of the Common Good: Essays in Honour of Lois Wilson,” published by McGill-Queen's University Press and written by people who worked with her.

International conference “Towards Nicaea 2025: Exploring the Council’s Ecumenical Significance Today”

04 - 08 November 2024

The World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Institute at Bossey cordially invites emerging and senior scholars from diverse Christian traditions to participate in an international conference focusing on the ecumenical significance of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and its relevance in today’s rapidly changing world.

The Ecumenical Institute at Bossey

בארץ הקודש, “לאור ולחיים יש קיום אמיתי ומתמשך” כאשר ראשי הכנסיות מתכנסים עם ה-WCC

המזכיר הכללי של מועצת הכנסיות העולמית (WCC) הכומר פרופ' ד"ר ג'רי פילאי נפגש עם הפטריארכים וראשי הכנסיות בירושלים ב-17 בפברואר, והתקבל בתודה "בזמן קשה ומסובך זה עבור כל עמי האזור, ובמיוחד עבור הקהילה הנוצרית בארץ הקודש", אמר תאופילוס השלישי, הפטריארך של ירושלים, בנאום קבלת הפנים.

Bossey research fellows begin their WCC journey

Six students from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey are beginning their research fellowship programme with the World Council of Churches (WCC), where they will work and study for six weeks as part of their spring semester. 

Seven Weeks for Water 2024, week 2: How can we drink from our own cisterns?

The second reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Rev. Vinod Victor, Anglican Church of Freiburg in Germany. In this reflection, he compares the water situation of early Palestine to that of today in the wake of the ongoing war in Gaza. He also asks how people can drink from their own cisterns when they are controlled by outsiders. 

In Holy Land, “light and life have a true and enduring existence” as heads of churches gather with WCC

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on 17 February, and was received with gratitude at this difficult and complicated time for all the peoples of this region, and especially for the Christian community of the Holy Land,” said His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, in a welcome address. 

מזכיר הכללי של מועצת הכנסיות העולמית מבקר בארץ הקודש לחיזוק הקריאה לשלום צודק

כנסיות חברות, מנהיגים דתיים וקבוצות נוצריות מקומיות בפלסטין ובישראל - כמו גם הנשיא הפלסטיני אבו מאזן ונשיא ישראל יצחק הרצוג - ייפגשו עם המזכיר הכללי של מועצת הכנסיות העולמית (WCC) הכומר פרופ' ד"ר ג'רי פילאי בביקורו האזור המתחיל בתאריך ה-16 בפברואר.

WCC general secretary visits Holy Land to strengthen call for just peace

Member churches, religious leaders and local Christian groups in Palestine and Israel—as well as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli president Isaac Herzog—will meet with World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as he visits the area beginning 16 February. 

WCC at peace dialogue table with UN Security Council in Colombia

Members of the United Nations Security Council have completed a visit to Colombia, during which they received firsthand impressions of the ongoing Colombian peace process, and participated in dialogues with many organizations, including the World Council of Churches (WCC). 

Seven Weeks for Water 2024, week 1: Water for peace in the Middle East region

The first reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Dr Munib Younan,* bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and former president of the Lutheran World Federation. In this reflection, the author, as a Palestinian, in line with this year's theme of "leveraging water for peace,” reflects on Isaiah's promise of free water for the thirsty in the context of the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza that has worsened the water situation in Gaza to catastrophic levels.