Germany’s Protestant and Catholic churches launch campaign against antisemitism
Germany’s main Protestant and Roman Catholic churches have announced plans for a campaign to be launched in January 2021 to encourage Christians...
WCC urges “return to dialogue rather than conflict” in Ethiopia
The WCC executive committee released a statement lifting up in prayer the people and churches of Ethiopia.
“The WCC...
WCC makes urgent call for “lasting peace founded on justice and human rights” for...
The WCC executive committee issued a statement calling for calm and wisdom following six weeks of intense fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh, suspended by...
9th World Water Forum postponed to 2022 — and so its “alternate” version
The World Water Forum, which takes place once every three years and gathers up to 100,000 participants, has been postponed to March...
Spirituality Year: How a break from academics helps prepare men for priesthood
No phones, no Facebook, no Amazon, no Netflix.
When Fr. Josh Mayer entered St. John Vianney’s Seminary in Denver,...
WCC congratulates Rita Famos, new president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland
World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent best wishes to pastor Rita Famos, who was...
Faith-based forum urgently calls for peaceful resolution of crisis in Cameroon
In a letter sent on 30 October, the Ecumenical Forum on the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon issued “A Passionate Call” to the...
Bringing the Gospel to the Frontlines of Persecution
10/31/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – If there’s one thing I’ve learned in persecution ministry, it’s this: wherever Satan is spreading death and destruction,...
The hallowed tradition of cemetery Masses
The end of October and the first few days of November comprise of “Allhallowtide” in the Church--All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day,...
WCC celebrates 50th ratification of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomes and celebrates the ratification by 50 States of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...