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The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in the 8th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion, being held in Vienna, Austria from 8-12 July. The overarching theme of the conference is "Religion and Socio-Cultural Transformation: European Perspectives and Beyond” and it hosted approximately 1,000 participants.

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. 

Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, on behalf of WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, shared a message with the quinquennial congress of the Baptist World Alliance, convening in Brisbane, Australia, 7-12 July, under the theme “Living the Good News.”

In an address before the Diakonia World Federation on 8 July in Tanzania, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on “Dancing the Faith, Drumming Up Hope: Ecumenical Diakonia and Our Global Crisis.”

As ten students began their summertime inter-religious studies on 30 June, at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, they prepared to encounter one another in honesty and humility. 

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?”