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,...
Frontline workers taking on “sacrificial burden” as COVID-19 spreads
A 5 November webinar, “People at the Frontlines: the Gift of Life,” hosted by the World Council of Churches, brought together both...
Pope Francis: Prepare to meet the Lord with good deeds inspired by His love
Pope Francis said Sunday that it is important not to forget that at the end of one’s life there will be “a...
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...
Pope Francis: The saints are ‘authoritative witnesses of Christian hope’
On the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis encouraged everyone to follow the model of the saints, who pursued virtue in contradiction...
Churches ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Children in War Zone
Courageous churches on the edge of an active war zone are in a race against time to save children's lives as bitter...