Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray and fast for Afghanistan
Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians to intensify their prayer, penance, and fasting for the situation in Afghanistan, as he entrusted the...
Over 240 organisations call for action on human rights ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Over 240 human rights organisations have called for action on human rights in China ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, scheduled to take place...
Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management opens in Mexico
A 10-day program on global economics with participation of church leaders and young activists from diverse backgrounds was opened 19 August in Mexico City.
The...
WCC general secretary expresses appreciation for local community’s help to refugees
In an address to the general assembly of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy in Rome on 16 November, World Council of Churches general secretary...
Urgent call for constitutionalism and respect of Zimbabweans’ rights
At a meeting in Harare on Tuesday this week, church and civil society leaders in Zimbabwe strongly rejected all forms of violence...
Gathering recalls Ecumenical Assembly that mobilised dissent in East Germany
A conference in Berlin has recalled how in 1989 an ecumenical assembly mobilised dissent in the former East Germany in the run-up...
US religious freedom ambassador laments widespread silence on Uyghurs
Islamic countries should be more vocal in criticizing China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnoreligious group, the US ambassador-at-large for International...
WCC invites all to support Global Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean...
The World Council of Churches invites all people of good will to observe a Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of...
WCC joins global climate strike with throngs of young people
“...and a little child will lead them.” Isaiah 11:6
From New York City to Hamburg, from Oslo to Melbourne,...
Roman Catholic Church presents formal response to “The Church: Towards a Common Vision”
The Roman Catholic Church has presented a formal response to “The Church: Towards a Common Vision,” the fruit of three decades of...
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Archbishop of Telmissos is the new Metropolitan of Pisidia – Decisions of the Holy...
The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met July 22, 2022. In this session, under the chairmanship of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop...
Pope Francis: Christ offers example of reconciliation through suffering
Speaking to a group of Catholics at Sacred Heart parish in Edmonton July 25, Pope Francis reiterated his “shame” and sorrow at...
WCC acting general secretary visits the Holy Land
As he visited the Holy Land from 14-17 July, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca...