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World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Formation Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba shared a presentation on the Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, and its 1700th anniversary to be commemorated in 2025, with Partners in Global Mission (Anglican Communion). 

À la COP29, les responsables religieux mettent l’accent sur le besoin de prendre soin de la création que Dieu a créée et de protéger les plus vulnérables qui ont le moins contribué aux changements climatiques, mais qui en subissent les pires effets.

Apprenant la démission de l’archevêque de Canterbury à la lumière de la conspiration du silence qui a entouré pendant de longues années les abus qu’infligeait John Smyth à des enfants, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, a reconnu que cette démission était une décision difficile pour Justin Welby, pour sa famille, pour l’Église d’Angleterre et pour la Communion anglicane.

At COP29, religious leaders are emphasizing the need to care for the creation that God made, and to safeguard the most vulnerable who have contributed the least to climate change—yet face its worst impacts.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, upon hearing about the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, in light of the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the abuses of children by John Smyth, recognized that the decision to resign is difficult for him, his family, the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. 

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent greetings to the Lutheran World Federation to mark Reformation Day, which also marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has worked with the Anglican Communion Health and Community Network Steering Committee to plan deeper collaboration and ways to empower churches in promoting wellness. 

As part of this year's Season of Creation, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will co-host a high-level webinar on 10 September. This event will bring together faith leaders, government officials, and climate advocates to discuss the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) and its role in securing a just energy transition.

Co-moderators of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity Reference Group Rev. Karin van den Broeke, from the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, and Bishop Philip Silvin Wright, Church in the Province of the West Indies, Anglican Diocese of Belize, convened on 22 August to consult with WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay on the direction of the pilgrimage, with particular attention to methodologies and theologies.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined ecumenical partners for an online meeting titled “Assisi Reunion and Next Steps of Feast of Creation.” The event brought together faith leaders to discuss ongoing initiatives and plans for promoting the Feast of Creation, highlighting the critical role of faith communities in environmental stewardship and climate justice.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), as a member of the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment, and Human Rights, is co-organising a side event at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Focusing on the intersection of human rights and noneconomic loss and damage in the context of climate change, the event will take place on 1 July from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at Room XXV, Palais des Nations.