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Webinar - Unity of the Church: Anglican Perspectives and Ecumenical Responses

16 June 2025

As part of a preparatory series for the upcoming WCC Faith and Order World Conference—themed Where Now for Visible Unity?”—the third webinar of the series brings together theologians and church leaders from across traditions to discuss one of the most ambitious Anglican documents on unity in recent decades: The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals: Renewing the Instruments of the Anglican Communion.”

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Faith communities unite to address biodiversity crisis through eco-justice and unity in creation care

As the world marked International Biodiversity Day on 22 May with the theme "Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development," religious leaders, Indigenous representatives, and environmental advocates joined forces in a global webinar. The event, organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Working Group on Biodiversity and Creation Justice in collaboration with the Faiths for Biodiversity Coalition and the Ecumenical Season of Creation team, challenged the dominant worldview driving environmental destruction and proposed faith-based solutions rooted in ecological justice, peace with nature, and respect for all creation.

WCC executive committee closes with renewed commitment to unity and strength

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened 12-16 May via video conference to complete regular business of the first half of the year; review preparations for the WCC central committee meeting, which will convene 18-24 June in Johannesburg, South Africa; and issue public statements and minutes about some of the worlds most pressing issues.

As Pope Leo XIV is inaugurated, WCC celebrates unity of humanity

As Pope Leo XIV presided over the Mass of Inauguration on 18 May, he urged the world to walk toward God and to love one another—a message that resonated deeply with the World Council of Churches (WCC) leaders who attended the mass as well as a private ecumenical audience with Pope Leo on 19 May.