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  • July 7, 2019
    WCC hosts Sikh-Christian dialogue on peace building

    The World Council of Churches has hosted a Sikh-Christian dialogue with the theme 'Pursuing Peace in a Pluralistic World' to commemorate the 550th birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first guru of the Sikhs.

  • May 14, 2019
    Words Out of Silence - Foreword

    A little distance into Words Out of Silence, Jill Segger suggests that “Quakers are not generally theologians, systematic or otherwise.

  • November 30, 2018
    Interfaith submission to Talanoa Dialogue calls for respecting Mother Earth

    A network of faith-based organisationsbhas released a submission to the Talanoa Dialogue. The title of the submission is: 'Respecting Mother Earth and caring for ecological systems, the most vulnerable communities and all future generations.'

  • November 11, 2018
    Centenary of the Armistice is a time for remembrance and for change, says Christian Aid

    On the centenary of Armistice Day, Christian Aid has warned that appalling levels of violence across the globe continue to cost lives and that world leaders, including the UK’s, are too often fuelling rather than preventing conflict.

  • June 12, 2018
    WCC expresses hope for outcome of US-North Korea summit

    The World Council of Churches has expressed hope for a successful outome to the North Korea-United States summit.

  • December 19, 2017
    WCC condemns attack on church in Pakistan

    World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has condemned an attack at a church in Pakistan that killed at least eight people and injured dozens of others. Tveit expressed sorrow for the lives lost in the suicide bomb and gun attack.

  • November 26, 2017
    WCC chief condemns attack on mosque in Sinai

    The World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has condemned an attack at a mosque in Egypt during which hundreds of people are believed dead.

  • July 20, 2017
    WCC students study communication and peace building

    Last week, young Jewish, Muslim and Christian students learned about communication and peacebuilding during a workshop at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, all with the hope of serving as peacemakers in their own contexts. The session was led by Marianne Ejdersten, director of Communication at the World Council of Churches.

  • October 3, 2016
    Quaker Week 2015 is 'Inspired by Faith'

    World Quaker Day fell on Sunday 2 October this year (2016) and brought together the global Quaker community. It falls in the ninth British Quaker Week which rune from 1-9 Ictober. Quaker meetings around England, Scotland and Wales are opening their doors with a warm welcome, offering music and art, drama and discussion, worship and witness.

  • June 1, 2016
    WCC reiterates complaints to Israeli authorities

    The World Council of Churches continues to reiterate complaints about the interrogation and treatment of its staff and professional colleagues at Ben Gurion International Airport on 29 April-2 May 2016