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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.  

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will convene 12-16 May via video conference to conduct the regular business of the first half of the year. The executive committee will also review preparations for the WCC central committee meeting, which will convene 18-24 June in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

In a letter to Pope Leo XIV, World Council of Churches  (WCC) moderator of the central committee Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and WCC  general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended heartfelt greetings and congratulations.

During an ecumenical prayer service for the conclave, organized by the World Council of Churches and the Taize community on 6 May, those gathered reflected on the upcoming conclave, or the assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals who elect a new pope.

An ecumenical prayer written by Br Matthew of the Taize community is being offered globally to mark the election the new bishop of Rome. 

In a conversation held on 2 May that drew repeated applause from the large audience at Kirchentag in Hanover, Germany, Bishop Marianne Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, and Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, reflected together on how churches, with courage and unity, can stand up for justice.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is celebrating the life and mourning the loss of Gwendoline Cashmore, who passed away on 2 April at the age of 95.

As the annual meeting between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and specialized ministries opened at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay emphasized the shared vision for a better world and the urgency of closer collaboration.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Annual Review 2024 is available online. The Annual Review records many of the WCC’s activities undertaken in 2024 and continuing into 2025.