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As wildfires destroyed thousands of structures in the Los Angeles area of California (USA), killing 10 people, and causing nearly 200,000 residents to evacuate, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to affected communities. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the India Peace Centre, has launched an Interfaith Coalition on Land, Water, and Food, the first such initiative in India. 

A WCC staff visit will take place from 12-21 January, aimed at empowering faith communities in Jamaica to take action on sexual and gender-based violence, racism, reparations, and climate justice.

In the wake of an attack involving a truck plowing into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana (US) on 31 December, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the violence against innocent people, and expressed solidarity with the churches and the communities within New Orleans.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay conveyed greetings of joy and gratitude as the 47th European Youth Meeting organized by the Taizé Community gathered in Tallinn, Estonia.

The World Council of Churches extended condolences to the bereaved families and the Korean people after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea on 29 December.

Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), and Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, WCC moderator, have strongly condemned the act of violence perpetrated against people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on 20 December.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay was invited by Yerlan Alimbayev, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and permanent representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations 

A recent event, “Post-Humanism and Artificial Intelligence International Conference,” organized in Athens by Saint Maxim the Greek Institute and the Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended warm greetings to Jewish communities around the world as they celebrate Hanukkah. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined diplomats, faith-based organizations, and leading experts at a roundtable discussion celebrating Geneva’s legacy in global environmental governance. Organized as part of the Geneva Environment Network's 25^th-anniversary series of events, the discussion focused on the vital role of faith-based organizations in tackling the triple planetary climate change crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, offered a reflection at the 5th Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide, held 12-13 December in Yerevan, Armenia. 

The 11th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs will take place on 3 April 2025, in New York City, exploring the vital role of faith-based organizations and civil society in shaping multilateral solutions to global crises. 

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem shared a Christmas message amid continuing conflict and uncertainty in the region.

A webinar held 5 December debuted a new World Council of Churches (WCC) publication, “Love, Justice, and Reproductive Health: A Framework for Churches.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is seeking nominations from its member churches for delegates to the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, to take place in October 2025 in Egypt.