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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Dr Thomas Wieser, a member of the United Presbyterian Church in the US, who was originally from Basel, Switzerland.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will convene a webinar in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity coalition and the ecumenical Season of Creation team on 22 May at 13:00 CEST. With the title "Biodiversity Crisis: Faith Action" the online event coincides with International Biodiversity Day, bringing together faith leaders, Indigenous communities, and environmental experts to address the 69 percent average loss in wildlife species abundance documented since 1970.

Churches in Haiti are communicating with hearts overwhelmed by the growing suffering of their people, according to Rev. Eliner Cadet, president of the National Coalition of Haitian Pastors. 

In a joint statement, the World Council of Churches, All Africa Conference of Churches, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, and ACT Alliance expressed deep concern and strong condemnation of the violent escalation of hostilities in Sudan, specifically the recent attacks on the city of Port Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces.

In a conversation held on 2 May that drew repeated applause from the large audience at Kirchentag in Hanover, Germany, Bishop Marianne Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, and Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, reflected together on how churches, with courage and unity, can stand up for justice.