Humanitarian Access Blocked for Myanmar’s Kachin State
05/18/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – According to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in Kachin and northern Shan...
Priest Flees Chinese Province After Church Demolition
06/11/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Local officials in China’s northeastern Henan province demolished a church last month after members refused to donate the...
WCC, IJCIC agree to restore formal relations, strengthen communication
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC ) have met formally on 25-27 June...
Lviv to become a meeting venue for active laity from Europe and Ukraine
The 30th Anniversary Colloquium of the European Parishes (CEP) to be held from July 27 to August 1 will gather in Lviv the clergymen...
WCC general secretary denounces violence against mosque in Norway
After a man shot and injured at least one person in a mosque in Oslo, Norway, World Council of Churches general secretary...
Hundreds of Christians in India’s Jharkhand State March in Protest
09/08/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – On August 31, some 500 Christian youths marched in protest against the BJP-led state government of...
Slowdown of church legalizations in Egypt continues with only 62 licenses approved
A downward trend continues with only 62 churches and church-affiliated building licences approved by Egyptian authorities in the latest batch announced on 23 September...
WCC general secretary nominated as presiding bishop for Bishops’ Conference of the Church of...
The Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway has nominated World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit as...
WCC gravely concerned about “red-tagging” of Council of Churches in the Philippines
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed alarm and grave concern over the listing of...
Pope Francis on sharing the Christian message in ‘reality’
Pope Francis spoke Friday about how the Gospel message must be based in concrete reality, through which Christ himself communicates to the...
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WCC executive committee statement urges “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee published a statement entitled “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights,” in...
Four Students Injured as Myanmar Military Shells Bible School in Shan State
Four men were wounded as a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) shell struck the premises of a Bible school in northern Shan State on November 3.
WCC acting general secretary: “We are a fellowship united by faith for action”
In his last report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca...