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The National Council of Churches in Korea Reconciliation and Reunification Committee is hosting an “80th Anniversary of Liberation and Division Ecumenical Joint Worship for the Sunday for Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula” on 10 August at the Yeondong Presbyterian Church in Seoul. 

The Pacific Conference of Churches declared 13 July, as Freedom Sunday for Kanaky and Maʻohi Nui, calling on its member churches and ecumenical partners to observe the day in prayer, worship, and advocacy for self-determination and justice.

As Kenyan church leaders seek peace and dialogue, the groups are also demanding justice, the protection of freedoms and rights, and the rule of law, after protests left behind a trail of death, pain, and destruction. 

In a letter, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed gratitude for the service of Susan C. Johnson, national bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. 

On 2 July, Refcemi, the Coptic Orthodox Office for Advocacy and Public Policy, alongside communications agency Jersey Road, hosted an inaugural “Faith In the Media" event at The Sanctuary, St Andrew by the Wardrobe Church in London, inviting members of UK national press and UK church leaders to hear findings of “The Christianity in the Media 2025 report.” The “Faith in the Media” event aims to become an annual event that will provide a space to examine representation of faith in UK media, with its focus this year on Christianity.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is involved in many different aspects of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convening in Geneva from 16 June to 9 July. 

Faith-based groups, collaborating with their partners, including the World Council of Churches, will be advocating for digital justice at the “World Summit on Information Society +20,” to be hosted by the International Telecommunication Union from 7-11 July in Geneva.