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ecumenical action

September 27, 2019

Threats against Guatemalan church leader

The Lutheran World Federation, together with other ecumenical partners, has “expressed deep concern” over recent threats against a Lutheran pastor and human rights activist in Guatemala.
October 18, 2018

New round of funding for Scientists in Congregations

The scheme aims to inspire discussion and learning about the relationship between faith and science.
September 3, 2018

Christians across the world call for eco-juctice in Season of Creation 2018

On the occasion of the first Ecumenical Prayer for Creation on 1 September 2018 in Assisi, The Lutheran World Federation joined with faith-based organisations and Christian World Communions in a call for eco-justice.
August 21, 2018

WCC chief encourages peacemakers during DRC visit

The World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, as head of a delegation visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, offered a sermon encouraging peacemakers during an ecumenical service in the Protestant Cathedral in Kinshasa on 19 August 2018.
February 24, 2018

Ecumenical group calls for Germany to support nuclear prohibition

A group of German ecumenical activists, including former World Council of Churches General Secretary Konrad Raiser, has criticised the German government for its failure to support the United Nations treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons.
February 14, 2018

Seven weeks of Lent highlight water justice in Latin America

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network has invited people to use the season of Lent to reflect on water. This year, the focus is on Latin America.
August 9, 2017

Latin American ecumenical gathering to focus on eco-justice and peace building

More than 30 young adults coming from different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Colombia to reflect and plan actions on eco-justice and peace building.
May 26, 2017

WCC reiterates commitment to health and healing

Convening a range of international representatives and partners in Geneva on 24 May 2017, the World Council of Churches reiterated its commitment to the ministry of health and healing for all people, taking new steps towards a new Global Ecumenical Health Strategy.
May 5, 2017

'Walking, working and praying together', the WCC publishes Annual Review

The World Counci of Churches has publshed its Annual Review under the theme of 'Walking, working and praying together'.
December 29, 2016

WCC mourns Polynesian anti-nuclear weapons advocate

John Doom lived in a small place on the planet, but he was committed to big things through his faith, fighting to stem atomic testing in the fragile ecosystem of his homeland French Polynesia.