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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Dr Thomas Wieser, a member of the United Presbyterian Church in the US, who was originally from Basel, Switzerland.

As Pope Leo XIV presided over the Mass of Inauguration on 18 May, he urged the world to walk toward God and to love one another—a message that resonated deeply with the World Council of Churches (WCC) leaders who attended the mass as well as a private ecumenical audience with Pope Leo on 19 May.

A webinar on 21 May, entitled “From Occupation to Annexation: Legal perspectives and the implications of current political realities for the occupied population,” will kick off a new World Council of Churches (WCC) campaign, “Stop annexation, end the occupation.”

Reports from the moderator and the director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs summarized the history of the Conference on Life and Work and looked forward at the commission’s upcoming discussions of emerging global trends. 

Noting the situation in Haiti has deteriorated markedly, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a minute on Haiti, urged more international attention and engagement.

Visitors to the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 13 May included 22 students from an international initiative between HTWG Konstanz (Germany) and Elizabethtown College (USA), as well as Outi Piiroinen Backman from Tuusula, Finland.

From 14-17 May, an international symposium on Nicaea is taking place in Bucharest, organized by the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian the Patriarch” University of Bucharest.  

In a minute, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee condemned the atrocities being perpetrated in Gaza by the State of Israel, recognizing that the current government is pursuing policies that are not supported by many Israelis.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a statement, acknowledged that the people of the Philippines have long faced a complex web of challenges, including poverty, inequality, human rights violations, environmental degradation, and recurring natural disasters.

Stop annexation, end the occupation,” a new, multi-faceted campaign running from 21 May to 11 June, will pave a path for just peace in Palestine and Israel.

There’s still time to join a landmark moment in global ecumenical reflection and justice advocacy. 

Moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, to be held 18 May in St Peter’s Square.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will convene a webinar in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity coalition and the ecumenical Season of Creation team on 22 May at 13:00 CEST. With the title "Biodiversity Crisis: Faith Action" the online event coincides with International Biodiversity Day, bringing together faith leaders, Indigenous communities, and environmental experts to address the 69 percent average loss in wildlife species abundance documented since 1970.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) has finalized its 2025 curriculum, methodology, and study material, marking a significant milestone in preparations for this transformative global ecumenical formation program.