• Report of the WCC general secretary at the WCC executive committee meeting, May 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-22

  Report of the World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting, May 2023.
• Statement of the inter-faith group of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, May 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-17

  In February 2023, members of the Stop Killer Robots coalition met in Costa Rica to consider the impact of digital dehumanisation - a process in which humans are reduced to data points, on which decisions are made which can negatively impact us. The potential of such automated harm includes injury or death from the use of autonomous weapon systems.
• WCC marks 75th commemoration of “Al-Nakba”

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-16

  This week marks the 75th commemoration of what Palestinians refer to as the nakba, or “catastrophe,” when hundreds of thousands of people were uprooted during Israel's creation in 1948.
• "Seeking Peace and Unity", reflection on Matthew 5:1-11 by Rev. Seoyoung Kim

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-15

  "Seeking Peace and Unity", reflection on Matthew 5:1-11 by Rev. Seoyoung Kim during the ecumenical morning prayer held on 15 May 2023, when the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace.
• Introducción al Consejo Mundial de Iglesias

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023

  Brochure introducing the World Council of Churches, April 2023
• Introduction au Conseil oecuménique des Églises

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023

  Brochure introducing the World Council of Churches, April 2023
• Den Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen kennenlernen

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023

  Brochure introducing the World Council of Churches, April 2023
• WCC General Secretary appeals for peace in Manipur, India

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-09

  World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern about the ongoing ethnic and communal violence which flared up last week in India’s north-eastern State of Manipur.
• World Council of Churches General Secretary’s Vesak Message, May 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-05

  Dear Buddhist friends, On behalf of the World Council Churches I send cordial greetings to you as you, the Buddhist community around the world, celebrates the Vesak festival.
• Bischof Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm: "Gerechter Friede durch militärische Gewalt? Friedensethische Überlegungen im Lichte des Angriffskrieges gegen die Ukraine"

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-04

  Bischof Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm: "Gerechter Friede durch militärische Gewalt? Friedensethische Überlegungen im Lichte des Angriffskrieges gegen die Ukraine", Vortrag am 29.4.23 in Kitzingen.
• Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm: "Just Peace through Military Force? Peace Ethical Considerations in Light of the War of Aggression against Ukraine"

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-04

  Lecture of the World Council of Churches central committee moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm delivered at the Kitzingen deanery, a regional church district near Würzburg, Germany.
• Brochure of the WCC Eco School 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-05-04
• Special report: The WCC and the Roman Catholic Church Walking, Praying, and Working together for Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-03-23
• Joint Communiqué - Annual meeting of staff of WCC and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, 26-27 April 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-28

  The annual meeting of the staff members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (DID), Vatican, took place at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 26-27 April 2023.
• WCC statement on the situation in Sudan, 26.4.2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-27

  World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed grave concern about the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, and urged an end to hostilities.
• Statement by the Youth Office of the Sudan Council of Churches

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-25

  Statement by the Youth Office of the Sudan Council of Churches, April 21, 2023 AD.
• WCC Annual Review 2022

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-25

  This annual review of the activity of the WCC records many of the activities undertaken by the council during 2022 and continuing into 2023.
• Fact sheet: East Jerusalem Demolitions, April 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-24

  Between the period of the 13th of September 1993 (when the Oslo Agreement was signed) and the 31st of December 2022: Israel demolished 2787 structures in East Jerusalem including 213 donor-funded structures, and it displaced 5093 persons including 2582 children. These included homes; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities; and agricultural structures.
• WCC Ecumenical Water Network newsletter, January/February 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-24
• Faith and Order Moderator’s Report - April 2023

  World Council of Churches (WCC), 2023-04-21

  I am writing this report just after the celebration of Easter in the West, and I have both a sense of rejoicing that Christ is risen, defeating death and treading down evil, but also a pang of sorrow that we are not yet united in celebrating Easter together.

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