Ukraine joins International Religious Freedom Alliance
The United States has been joined by 26 other countries in a new International Religious Freedom Alliance that seeks to reduce religious persecution across...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited His Holiness Pope Francis to visit the capital and the...
The audience of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the First Lady Olena Zelenska with His Holiness Pope Francis took place in Vatican...
WCC receives Geneva Engage Award
The World Council of Churches (WCC) was nominated as a top non-governmental organization and received a 4th place in the Geneva Engage Award...
WCC general secretary appointed as presiding bishop for Church of Norway
On 30 January, the Church Council of the Church of Norway appointed World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav...
Korean pilgrims confer at WCC on a 1,000-day pilgrimage for peace on Korean Peninsula
On day 847 of a 1,000-day pilgrimage for peace on the Korean Peninsula, the Bargn Nuri Community stopped at the World Council...
Middle East Council of Churches urges prayer and action for peace
Upon completion of a meeting in Cyprus on 21-22 January, the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches released a...
WCC regrets rejection of youth activists’ appeal over climate crisis
As a US federal appeals court ordered dismissal of a lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs against the federal government over the...
CSW calls for UK to raise spike in abductions and violence in London talks...
CSW is calling on the government of the United Kingdom to raise the general deterioration in security in Nigeria with President Muhammadu...
Pope Francis celebrates 50th ordination anniversary by honoring his mentor
On Dec. 13, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained a Jesuit priest in Argentina. As pope, he will celebrate his ordination anniversary Friday...
Ecumenical family prepares for Christmas
During the second week of Advent, staff members of the World Council of Churches and other organizations at the Ecumenical Centre in...
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