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As COP29 opened today in Baku, Azerbaijan, the World Council of Churches (WCC) held an online ecumenical service where Rev. Charissa Suli, president of the Uniting Church in Australia, delivered a sermon urging decisive action for climate justice. Drawing from scripture and the wisdom of Indigenous communities, Suli called on global leaders to move beyond incremental changes toward profound transformation in their approach to climate stewardship.

On 7 October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Notre Dame University in Sydney, Australia. He then delivered an address entitled “The Need for Dialogue Today.”

The Asian Ecumenical Institute, a month-long ecumenical formation training organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC), concluded with a valedictory ceremony.

The ecumenical world is mourning the passing of Rev. Dr Gondarra Oam, a giant in the life of the Uniting Church and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, and a revered Yolŋu leader.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered a homily in St Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia, on 23 June, bringing greetings from the global fellowship and reflecting on “Christ our spiritual compass and hope.”

On 21 June, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay addressed the 11th Forum of National Council of Churches in Australia, reflecting on the theme of the forum, “Christianity Matters.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Australia from 21-26 June, his first visit to the nation in his current WCC leadership post.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, expressed solidarity with the people of Kanaky New Caledonia as they cope with tension and blockades that have brought shortages of food, healthcare, and essential services.

A delegation from the Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), sharing concerns about human rights and self-determination for the people in Kanaky New Caledonia.