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On the 80th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his opposition to Hitler, the moderator of World Council of Churches has paid tribute to the deep faith of the German theologian, saying his life and witness continue to inspire the ecumenical movement.

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace, reflected on “Prophetic Diakonia and Vulnerability in the 21st Century” during a conference hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice, being held in South Africa 1-4 April. 

Lutheran Bishop Medardo Gómez from El Salvador passed away on 27 March at the age of 80.

Speaking before the German network ProOikoumene on 26 March, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace, delivered a lecture entitled "Prophetic Theology, Prophetic Church – in Times of Multiple Crises.”

A delegation led by the World Council of Churches (WCC) is participating in the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, being held from 10–21 March at the United Nations in New York City. 

The World Council of Churches Gender Justice Reference Group, in a statement for International Women’s Day on 8 March, expressed solidarity with women and girls across the world.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has released a seminar report entitled Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice. Edited by Lori Ransom, WCC indigenous peoples consultant, the report serves as a platform for the clear, urgent, and much-needed voices of Indigenous peoples to expose the climate catastrophe through which we are living.

As the Christian world enters the Lenten season, the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network will launch its annual Seven Weeks for Water campaign with a prayer service at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.

Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay addressed over 100,000 people attending Asia’s largest Christian gathering on 9 February.