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Churches have a significant role and moral voice in society to shift public opinion on what banks are for and how banks should behave, stated a webinar on climate responsible banking as a means to fight desertification in the Mediterranean region, hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 9 December.

In a statement released on 22 November, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem reflected on the commemoration of the religious observances of Advent and Christmas in the midst of the continuing war.

H.H. Catholicos Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, asked for people to join the prayer for Armenian hostages on 10 November.

One year after the Hamas attacks on southern Israel, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called on all WCC member churches and partners, and all people of faith and good will, to pray and act for peace in the Holy Land.

The Felm visited the World Council of Churches, strengthening collaboration and dialoguing about church cooperation, development, peace and reconciliation, and humanitarian aid. The Felm works with local Lutheran churches and non-governmental organizations in 24 countries around the world, aiming to promote human dignity and justice.

An interfaith solidarity prayer vigil is planned for 29 September, part of an ongoing call to action to support dispossessed Christian Palestinians in the Holy Land. 

A World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer on 16 September, held during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, focused on how Christians can be a source of hope amid the crushing war in the Holy Land.