Venezuelan bishops call for humanitarian aid to be distributed
Caracas, Venezuela, Feb 23, 2019 / 04:50 pm (CNA).- The Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is calling on Nicolas Maduro’s government to allow humanitarian...
Peacemakers at work in Sri Lanka
In the wake of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, the Omnia Institute for Contextual Leadership, based in Chicago, lifted...
UGCC head on future meeting with pope: We will have no taboo topics for...
The hierarchs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church are ready to meet with the Pope, a meeting which will be held in...
“Ambassadors of change” address gender justice at Uganda university
As Makerere University in Uganda admitted new undergraduate students in August, trained “ambassadors of change" were able to speak about preventing sexual...
WCC staff looks ahead to 2021 assembly
On 1-4 October, World Council of Churches (WCC) staff are gathering to develop a common work plan for the year ahead.
Tveit: “Love is about the future: Where are we going from here?”
In a sermon at the Seong Eun Methodist Church on 17 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav...
Pope Francis on Christmas: Christ’s light is greater than the darkness of world’s conflicts
On Christmas, Pope Francis prayed for Christ to bring light to the instability in Iraq, Lebanon, Venezuela, Yemen, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and...
Pope Francis to miss Lent retreat due to cold
Pope Francis said Sunday he will not take part in his annual Lenten retreat with the Roman Curia in Ariccia this week...
WCC support team online and ready to help during pandemic
A World Council of Churches (WCC) support team is online and ready to help WCC member churches as the COVID-19 pandemic continues...
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Libya after discovery of mass graves
Pope Francis expressed “great apprehension and sorrow” Sunday after eight mass graves were discovered in Libya amid the ongoing civil war.