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November 24, 2019

Churches' plan for new President falters because of equal marriage

Plans to appoint a further President for Churches Together in England have faltered because not all denominations would accept a nominated President who is in a same-sex marriage.
May 25, 2019

Head of LWF World Service encourages closer cooperation at Caritas Internationalis General Assembly

Practical collaboration between Lutherans and Catholics is vital because it represents the visible consequence of ecumenical theological endeavours, says the head of the Lutheran World Federation World Service department.
December 29, 2018

WCC sends greetings as Taize youth gathering reflects on hospitality

The World Council of Churches General Secretary sent greetings to hundreds of young people from the Taize community as they gathered in Madrid from 28 December to 1 January to reflect on the theme of hospitality.
October 1, 2018

WCC General Secretary visits Caribbean

The World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit is visiting Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Antigua from 29 September to 9 October. He will be preaching, meeting with religious leaders and visiting communities.
October 8, 2017

Consultation explores role of women in churches

A consultation with the theme 'Ecumenical Perspective on the Role of Women in the Churches' brought together 28 women and men to the Monastero di Bose in northern Italy from 3-7 October.
September 22, 2017

Roman Catholic-WCC group focuses on peace-building, migration

Meeting on 12-15 September 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal, the Joint Working Group of the World Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Church focused its work on peace-building and the concerns of migrants.
June 28, 2016

New member churches welcomed to World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has welcomed three new member churches to the ecumenical fellowship and also admitted two others to interim membership status.
June 6, 2016

Pilgrimage draws young leaders from 14 Asian countries

Nearly 30 young ecumenical leaders from 14 Asian countries have gathered at the Jakarta Theological Seminary in Indonesia for the third Youth in Asia Training Programme for Religious Amity (YATRA)
April 15, 2016

Ecumenical 'prayerful support' for Anglican Consultative Council

Leaders and other representatives of Anglican churches throughout the world have gathered from 8 -19 April 2016 for the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) in Lusaka, Zambia. Participants are celebrating good news of faithful ministries within the communion, while exploring tensions among its provinces.
April 8, 2016

Methodist Conference address to Pope Francis

The Secretary of the Methodist Conference, the Rev Gareth J Powell, with other senior Methodist representatives from around the world, were received by Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican yesterday.