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...

WCC staff shares “great blessing of waters”

Fr Prof. Ioan Sauca walked through 42 different offices within the World Council of Churches on 13 January, sharing with appreciative staff...

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...

Coronavirus: Commentary of His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head of the UGCC

"We pray for those who are ill, for those who are most vulnerable to this virus, and for health care workers, because...

Minister of Religious Affairs appoints commissioners to investigate Khartoum church attack

The Sudanese Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments has appointed five commissioners to investigate a series of attacks on the Sudan Church...
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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...