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Easter Monday is a popular holiday in Rome, a day Italians head out to the countryside or the beaches with picnic baskets weighed down with pasta bakes, piles of seasonal vegetables, prosecco, and Easter cake.

As the world mourned the death of Pope Francis, voices from the World Council of Churches (WCC) fellowship brought forth special memories, deep gratitude, and heartfelt prayers. 

Christians from all of France’s main church traditions packed the newly restored Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to celebrate Easter Sunday together, which in a rare occurrence is being marked in 2025 on the same day by Eastern and Western churches. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Africa Regional Programme Office, Abuja, in collaboration with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, convened a two-day Human Rights Training Workshop for church leaders and partners from the Niger Delta. 

A training hosted 15 April by the World Council of Churches (WCC) helped church leaders realize that climate litigation isn’t necessarily about winning individual cases—it’s about changing government policies and corporate behavior. 

During a leadership summit held 9-11 April in Nairobi, Kenya, the World Council of Churches (WCC) offered a listening ear, accurate information, and a sense of solidarity for people living with HIV, who are facing a sudden lack of resources.

As the Easter calendar coincides this year for Western and Eastern churches, theologians, clerics, and ordinary Christians in Africa have viewed the occurrence as a boost for efforts towards Christian unity.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) debuted its new resource on legal tools for climate justice, the focus was on hope for children—a hope strongly backed by knowledge on how churches can hold financial actors accountable for their role in perpetuating the climate crisis.

The Feast of Creation initiative represents a profound ecumenical opportunity as Christian churches worldwide consider elevating 1 September from a World Day of Prayer for Creation to a liturgical feast across denominations. A key milestone in this journey will be the upcoming Nicaea Centenary and Creation Day Conference in Assisi in May, where church actors will discuss pathways in this important process. A new WCC podcast explores the vision of the Feast of Creation initiative, highlighting its significance as a potential gesture of Christian unity and ecological commitment. 

At the 6th Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) held in Geneva from 25-27 March, faith leaders and experts united to call for a radical reformation of economic systems that prioritize justice, sustainability, and the needs of the most vulnerable.