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November 24, 2019

2020 to be celebrated as ‘jubilee year’ for peace on the Korean Peninsula

Churches across the Korean Peninsula will mark the year 2020 as a 'jubilee year' and as they commemorate 70 years since since the Korean War, religious leaders are pledging to redouble their ongoing efforts for stronger peace and reunification.
November 9, 2019

Berlin Wall 30th anniversary commemorated as Germany tackles rising tensions

Thirty years ago when the Berlin Wall fell, the Nicolaikirche in Leipzig had gained a reputation as a gathering point for events signalling the end of an era of communist rule in what was then East Germany.
October 28, 2019

Churches express alarm and concern at Chilean crisis

The General Secretaryof the World Council of Churches has joined other church leaders in calling for a cessation of violence in Chile and a mechanism for addressing its root causes.
August 8, 2019

Churches respond to shootings in USA

The wave of shootings in the United States has prompted lament, condolences and condemnations from US churches and the World Council of Churches.
July 24, 2019

Demolitions in Wadi-Al-Hummus 'a catastrophe for the community'

This demolition establishes a new and dangerous precedent, says the WCC, in that the houses being razed are in an area under Palestinian Authority control, and their construction had been approved by the Palestinian Authority.
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.
June 23, 2019

World Council of Churches joins call for global solidarity with refugees

The World Council of Churches is among 25 signatories to a statement released by the UN Refugee Agency entitled Faith Actors call for Global Solidarity
June 10, 2019

World Council of Churches Pentecost message: to prophesy is to tell the truth

The regional presidents of the World Council of Churches have sent special greetings to churches around the world celebrating Pentecost.
May 30, 2019

New resource promotes justice in a culture of gun violence

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has released a collection of daily observances that call people to face the painful truth of gun violence and work for its prevention.
May 13, 2019

Green Reformation: seeds of hope for an ecological theology

An international consultation on 'Green Reformation: Ecology, Religion, Education and the Future of the Ecumenical Movement' organised by the World Council of Churches (WCC) department on Ecumenical Theological Education in cooperation with the Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany, is taking place at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland.