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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, in collaboration with Christian World Communions, will host a webinar titled “Unity of the Church: Anglican Perspectives and Ecumenical Responses” on 16 June.

Hundreds of people gathered in St Mary’s Anglican Church in Bridgetown, Barbados, for a trip down memory lane on 27 May during the annual “Hymnspeak,” during which people of all ages lifted their voices in harmony, singing timeless hymns that have shaped their faith and experiences.

World Council of Churches of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay joined church leaders in condemning in the strongest terms yet another deliberate and unconscionable attack on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. The attack killed five people, including three journalists.

As the world marked International Biodiversity Day on 22 May with the theme "Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development," religious leaders, Indigenous representatives, and environmental advocates joined forces in a global webinar. The event, organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Working Group on Biodiversity and Creation Justice in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity Coalition and the Ecumenical Season of Creation team, challenged the dominant worldview driving environmental destruction and proposed faith-based solutions rooted in ecological justice, peace with nature, and respect for all creation.

Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Middle East held an official celebration marking the 17th Centennial Jubilee (1700 years) of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.

Du 18 au 20 mai se déroulera à Athènes une conférence pour le centenaire de «Vie et Action» afin de renouveler l’attachement à la quête d’unité de l’Église et de toute l’humanité.

A “Life and Work” centenary conference will be held 18-20 May in Athens to seek a fresh commitment to seeking unity of the church and of all humanity.

Une rencontre historique sur les dimensions spirituelles de la crise écologique a rassemblé les responsables chrétien-ne-s de traditions orientales et occidentales à Assise, en Italie, pour concevoir une Fête de la création liturgique commune. La conférence s’est déroulée sur trois jours du 5 au 7 mai et a constitué une étape importante vers ce que l’évêque Heinrich Bedford-Strohm qualifie de «merveilleuse expression de l’essence trinitaire qui nous unit en tant qu’Églises» et de réponse spirituelle forte aux enjeux climatiques urgents qui assaillent le monde.

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