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As the World Council of Churches (WCC) global fellowship embarks on prayers for peace on the Korean Peninsula from 1 March to...
WCC leadership postpones central committee meeting in light of coronavirus
In light of concerns about and implications of the current international spread of COVID 19, the coronavirus, the leadership of the World Council...
Festivities and dialogue launch new WCC journal
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Ukraine joins International Religious Freedom Alliance
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Pastor martyred in DRC for refusing jihadists’ demand he convert to Islam
Islamist militants murdered a 60-year-old pastor in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 29 January after he refused their demands to convert...
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...
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