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Lecture - Speech

Prophetic Theology, Prophetic Church – in Times of Multiple Crises

By Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata.

28 March 2025

WCC Programmes

Statement: public statement

“Joint Interfaith Statement to the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.”

As people of faith representing diverse traditions, united in our common belief in the sanctity of life and the pursuit of justice, peace, and human dignity, we commend the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) for your historic commitment and leadership in working toward a world without nuclear weapons. Each signature and ratification affirming this Treaty is an act of courage and beacon of hope, and we applaud you.

06 March 2025

Commission on International Affairs

Statement: public statement

WCC statement on 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

24 February 2025 marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has provoked the bloodiest and most destructive war in Europe since the Second World War.

21 February 2025

General Secretary

Blog post

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Follow the star of Bethlehem, follow the star of justice

“For we observed His star at its rising, and we have come to pay Him (Jesus) honor.”
Matthew 2:2

03 January 2025

Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan

Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, Oslo, 10 December 2024, Photo: ICAN

Nihon Hindankyo accept Nobel Peace Prize, demand urgent action on nuclear threats

In a lecture delivered in Oslo, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nihon Hidankyo called on all governments to take their stories as a call to action—and to immediately eliminate any activities that give nuclear weapons legitimacy.

19 December 2024

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WCC: “We yearn for peace in Ukraine, in Russia and throughout the region”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee, in a statement entitled “Yearning for Just Peace in Europe,” recalled with heavy hearts that the war in Ukraine has now passed 1,000 days. “Each of those days has been marked by the blood of so many civilians as well as combatants killed and maimed, the traumatic displacement of communities, and the destruction of homes, livelihoods, and civilian infrastructure,” the statement reads. “We reaffirm our Christian calling and desire for peace, and for the justice without which peace is unsustainable.”

25 November 2024

Statement: public statement

WCC Executive Committee statement: Yearning for Just Peace in Europe

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee statement “Yearning for Just Peace in Europe,” adopted at the meeting in Cyprus on 21-26 November 2024.

25 November 2024

Executive committee

Blog post

Japanese children deposit folded paper cranes they have brought to Hiroshima in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the U.S. dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The cranes are a sign of hope and peace.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2024: The big surprise

The Nihon Hidankyo and the call for a nuclear taboo.

25 October 2024

Bishop emeritus Tor B Jørgensen

Young people praying on August 6, 2015, at a memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, that commemorates the victims of the atomic bombing of the city by the United States in 1945, Photo: Paul Jeffrey/WCC

WCC welcomes Nobel Peace Prize award to Nihon Hidankyo

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed the news on 11 October that the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo.

11 October 2024

Interview

Jennifer Philpot-Nissen, WCC programme executive for Human Rights and Disarmament, during a side event to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, September 2024, Photo: WCC

WCC, human rights, and the United Nations: how do they intersect?

Jennifer Philpot-Nissen, is the World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for Human Rights and Disarmament. She took time to explain how the WCC contributed to the recent 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, and her personal perspective of the value of human rights work.

10 October 2024

a photo of the audience, “Nuclear Justice and Transitional Justice" side event to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, 27 September 2024, Geneva, Photo: WCC

Side event seeks to break legacy of nuclear injustice in Marshall Islands

“Nuclear Justice and Transitional Justice,” a side event to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, was held on 27 September.

03 October 2024

On International Youth Day, young people send clear message: we are strong peace-builders

On 12 August, young people across the world participated in the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical International Youth Day, which convened under the theme "Journey of Justice, Peace, and Unity: A Call to End Violence." The online event highlighted the experiences and resilience of young people and children living amidst conflict, emphasizing the urgent need for peace and support.

14 August 2024

Liturgical text

2024 Joint South-North Prayer for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula

Inspired by Psalm 10 (NRSV)

24 July 2024

Ecumenical movement

WCC visitors focus on human rights, ecumenical formation amid the world’s challenges

Recent visitors to the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Ecumenical Institute at Bossey focused on ecumenical formation, human rights, racism, inequality, and other major considerations facing the world—as well as how the WCC is providing hope and solidarity.

07 June 2024

Senator David Anitok, Marshall Islands Presidential Envoy for Nuclear Justice and Human Rights pictured at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva at the event "Nuclear Resilience for Peace and Prosperity", hosted by the World Council of Churches and the Permanent Mission of the Marshall Islands in Geneva

Images from the Marshall Islands portray pain—and pursuit of justice

As a photo exhibition from the Marshall Islands opened at the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 8 March, speakers offered a stark overview of the damage done by nuclear testing—as well as the resilience and determination of the Marshallese people to pursue justice.

08 March 2024

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Oslo, 2017, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

Remembrance Day honors victims and survivors of nuclear testing in Marshall Islands

Remembrance Day, observed 1 March, is a national holiday in the Marshall Islands that honors victims and survivors of nuclear testing done in the area in the 1950s.

01 March 2024

A meeting of the WCC delegation with the National Nuclear Commission of the Marshall Islands, November 2023, Photo: Chewy C.Lin/WCC

Pilgrimage to Marshall Islands brings new urgency for justice in wake of nuclear testing

With a focus on the legacy of nuclear testing and climate change, the World Council of Churches (WCC) completed a pilgrimage visit to the Marshall Islands on 16-24 November.

30 November 2023

WCC seeks effective international engagement for justice, peace, and reconciliation

As the world reaches what UN secretary-general António Guterres has termed “an inflection point” in addressing major, converging crises, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is intensifying its close interactions with the United Nations, key UN agencies, and partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

22 November 2023

Commission on International Affairs

Lecture - Speech

Keynote address by Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the Peace Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia

"Peace Among the People – Interreligious Action for Peace and Inclusive Communities", keynote address by Peter Prove, director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, World Council of Churches, at the Peace Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 November 2023.

21 November 2023