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...
Muslim-Majority Indonesia Invites Pope Francis to Visit
01/30/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has extended an official invitation to Pope Francis to visit the Muslim-majority country,...
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...
Auschwitz – 75 Years Later Deception Continues
Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Jan. 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, when the world remembers and mourns the victims...
WCC regrets rejection of youth activists’ appeal over climate crisis
As a US federal appeals court ordered dismissal of a lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs against the federal government over the...
WCC Faith and Order Commission proposes world conference, maps common ground among churches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, through its three study groups, is proposing a world conference as it...
Pope Francis: To know Christ better, contemplate his ‘holy face’
Meditating on the Gospel and on Christ’s holy face is a good way to know Jesus better, especially as the Lamb of...
WCC’s interreligious YATRA Programme to be expanded globally
The WCC’s interreligious training programme YATRA (Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity) launched by the World Council of Churches after its...
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