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Webinar: “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church”

15 July 2025

The webinar will feature a panel discussion exploring “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church.” The webinar is part of a series in the lead-up to the World Council of Churches Faith and Order World Conference under the theme “Where now for visible unity?”

Webinar will explore “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church”

An upcoming webinar on 15 July will feature a panel discussion exploring “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church.” The webinar is part of a series in the lead-up to the World Council of Churches Faith and Order World Conference under the theme “Where now for visible unity?”

02 July 2025

Report

Report of the General Secretary to the WCC Central Committee, June 2025

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central Committee meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on 18-24 June 2025.

18 June 2025

General Secretary

Webinar - Unity of the Church: Anglican Perspectives and Ecumenical Responses

16 June 2025

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.”

Online

Commission on International Affairs

Message

Message of the CCIA Life and Work Centenary Consultation in Athens, Greece

"Reclaiming the Spirit of Life & Work for Ecumenical Renewal", message of the CCIA Life and Work Centenary Consultation held on 18-20 May 2025 in Athens, Greece.

22 May 2025

Commission on International Affairs

Lecture - Speech

Bishop Jonas Jonson: The Stockholm Conference: context, outcome and relevance

Key note address of Bishop Jonas Jonson at the CCIA Consultation on Centenary of Life and Work Conference in Stockholm 1925, Athens, Greece, 19 May 2025.

19 May 2025

Report

Report of the WCC general secretary to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

In his report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on what it means—amid wars, rumours of wars, violence, trade wars, climate catastrophes, retaliations, and the quest for self-protection and preservation of identity—to be God’s family.

12 May 2025

General Secretary

Webinar will explore historic breakthrough on East–West Christian unity

In the lead-up to the World Council of Churches (WCC) 6th World Conference on Faith and Order, the Faith and Order Commission—together with the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Lutheran World Federation—will host a webinar titled “Bridging East and West: A Joint Statement on Filioque” on 28 April.

17 April 2025

Webinar – "Bridging East and West: A Joint Statement on Filioque"

27 May 2025

In the lead-up to the WCC Faith and Order World Conference under the theme “Where Now for Visible Unity?”, Faith and Order, in collaboration with Christian World Communions, is organizing a series of webinars to explore key theological, ecclesiological, and missional questions relevant to contemporary Christian unity.

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WCC “Faith and Order Update” available

A "Faith and Order Update," presenting some of the main areas of the work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order, has been published as the WCC looks towards the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order later in 2025, and in the year that marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.

15 April 2025

On World Health Day, prayers lift up “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) morning prayer focused on World Health Day, observed on 7 April under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures.”

07 April 2025

Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration gathers for time of sharing and reflections

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration (PCCC) convened online on 1 April under the leadership of co-moderators H.E. Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon and Bishop Sally Dyck.

02 April 2025

Webinar: The Bishop of Rome and Christian Unity

18 March 2025

In the lead-up to the WCC 6th World Conference on Faith and Order under the theme “Where Now for Visible Unity?”, Faith and Order, in collaboration with Christian World Communions (CWCs), is organizing a series of webinars to explore key theological, ecclesiological, and missional questions relevant to contemporary Christian unity.

Webinar “The Bishop of Rome and Christian Unity” will kick off series exploring Christian unity

The first of a series of webinars on Christian unity, “The Bishop of Rome and Christian Unity,” will be offered on 18 March 2025

10 March 2025

Feature story

an orthodox priest reads the Holy Scripture at the altar of a church during a prayer of the WCC Executive committee meeting in Cyprus

WCC executive committee radiates hope amid world’s darkness

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee concluded its meeting in Cyprus with inspiration and practical plans for a way forward with hope, even in a challenging world.

28 November 2024

Istanbul conference remembers theological and ecumenical vision of Elder Metropolitan John Zizioulas

The theological legacy and ecumenical vision of the Orthodox theologian Elder Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon, who died in 2023 aged 92, has been remembered at a conference in Istanbul organized under the patronage of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I.

11 November 2024

Nicaea 2025 Bossey International Conference opens with reflections on unity

More than 130 people gathered in-person and online for the Nicaea 2025 Bossey International Conference, being held 5-7 November.

05 November 2024

Dialogue central to dealing with conflicts between churches, says WCC Faith and Order director

The vision of being on a pilgrimage together can help churches deepen their mutual understanding, Dr Andrej Jeftić, director of the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC), has told an ecumenical consultation in Romania on dealing with conflicts within and between churches.

24 October 2024