A webinar on 16 June highlighted Anglican perspectives on unity. The third in a preparatory series for the upcoming Faith and Order World Conference—which will convene under the theme “Where now for visible unity?—the webinar focused on the Anglican document “The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals: Renewing the Instruments of the Anglican Communion.”
Visitors to the World Council of Churches (WCC) doing the first two weeks in June delved into many topics, from human rights, to combatting xenophobia, to engaging young people in ecumenism.
Bishop Sean Rowe, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church (USA); Bishop Mark Edington, bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe; and Right Bishop Rev. Peter Eaton, bishop of southeast Florida visited the World Council of Churches (WCC).
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned the Israeli military attack on Iranian territory as “an unlawful act that violates international law and the sovereignty of a nation-state.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), as a member of the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC, invites faith communities, institutions, and climate justice advocates to participate in a Talanoa dialogue during SB62—the 62nd Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies taking place 16-26 June 2025 in Bonn, Germany.
A new network of young people, ages 20-30, has formed a cohort called “Ecumenical voices of youth ambassadors”, to articulate a vision of rooted in justice, unity, and reconciliation.
One hundred years after the United Church of Canada was founded as a bold experiment in church union, an article published in The Ecumenical Review addresses its transformation from being an early mission-driven church union to its engagement with contemporary issues.
As part of a preparatory series for the upcoming WCC Faith and Order World Conference—themed “Where Now for Visible Unity?”—the third webinar of the series brings together theologians and church leaders from across traditions to discuss one of the most ambitious Anglican documents on unity in recent decades: “The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals: Renewing the Instruments of the Anglican Communion.”
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.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is visiting Canada, where he will preach at the centennial service of the United Church of Canada. The following is excerpted from a previous interview with Dr Pillay in Canada.
World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm gave a laudatio on His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Munich on 6 June.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined global faith leaders on 3 June for "Nourishing Hope: Faith-Based Solutions to Hunger and Environmental Crises," a comprehensive webinar that demonstrated how religious communities are uniquely positioned to address the interconnected challenges of hunger, debt, and climate change. The event, co-hosted with Caritas Internationalis and World Vision International, brought together practitioners and advocates from across continents to share innovative faith-led solutions and build momentum for coordinated action against what speakers called a "moral crisis of the world."
As the world prepares for decisive climate negotiations at COP30, faith communities in Latin America and the Caribbean have reiterated a powerful call for action during Panama's Climate Week 2025, demanding that governments move beyond promises to deliver concrete solutions for the planet's most vulnerable populations.
As climate change intensifies pressure on global water resources, threatening food security worldwide, a landmark UN expert group meeting in Rome advanced principles for responsible water tenure governance—the legal frameworks that determine who can access, use, and control water resources—that could reshape how communities manage this vital resource by 2027.
