Anton Goodman is director of Partnerships for Rabbis for Human Rights. He took time to reflect on how and why Rabbis for Human Rights values its partnership with the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel; the challenges ahead; and ultimately the vision for a just and peaceful future.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended warm greetings to Jewish communities around the world as they celebrate Hanukkah.
In Exodus 3:10, God comes down to deliver the Israelites from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey. God has always elevated and used surprising people – people who are marginalised – and in the case of Moses, this is no different.
Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.
On behalf of the World Council of Churches, I send warm greetings to all Jewish communities all over the world during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah.
"Living into Hope: Disciples Transforming the World", a homily by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary on Jeremiah 22, Galatians 5, and Luke 4 at the Presbyterian Church (USA) 226th General Assembly in Salt Lake City, 2 July 2024.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted for the 4th time an annual webinar to celebrate International Menstrual Hygiene Day. The online event discussed the crucial links between menstrual health and access to water and sanitation, as well as the role of faith-based initiatives in tackling menstrual health taboos.
Au nom de la communauté fraternelle mondiale, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a présenté ses vœux aux juives et aux juifs partout dans le monde à l’occasion de leurs célébrations de Pâque.
En nombre de la comunidad mundial, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, hizo llegar sus saludos y mejores deseos al pueblo judío de todo el mundo con motivo de la conmemoración de la Pascua judía.
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, hat im Namen der weltweiten Gemeinschaft von Kirchen allen Menschen jüdischen Glaubens anlässlich des Pessachfestes seine Grüße und seine besten Wünsche übermittelt.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, extended greetings and wishes to Jewish people everywhere as they commemorate Passover.
Reflection on Acts 4:5-12 by Prof. Dr Dmytro Tsolin, pastor of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine and professor at the Department of Biblical Studies of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, during a World Council of Churches morning prayer focusing on both the pain of the war in Ukraine as well as how we hang onto hope.
In an online conference organized by the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations on 5 March, the World Council of Churches (WCC) was represented among inter-religious voices bringing their concerns and sense of solidarity in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March.
Sometimes the pilgrims were a couple dozen people walking on the shoulder of a nondescript rural highway in freezing temperatures. Other times their ranks swelled into the hundreds, as they rallied in US cities including Philadelphia, Baltimore, and, finally, Washington, D.C., where, on 21 February, they urged President Biden to call for an end to the war in Palestine.
During a time of war, struggle, and pain, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is accompanying the churches and the people in Palestine and Israel on their journey with prayer, action, and hope for a better future.
The tenth rendition of the Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs was held on 23 January in New York City, drawing more than 700 registered followers online;