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Moderator’s Address to the Central Committee, June 2025

Address of bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, at the WCC central committee meeting on 18-24 June 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

18 June 2025

Central Committee

Ansprache des Vorsitzenden, Zentralausschuss, Juni 2025

Ansprache des Vorsitzenden, Bischof Prof. Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Zentralausschuss, 18.-24. Juni 2025, Johannesburg, Südafrika

17 June 2025

Central Committee

Interview

Argentinian journalist Eugenio Albrecht reflects on his pursuit of a more just world

Global South World ranked the top 100 most influential journalists on TikTok in Latin America. Coming in at number 14 was Rev. Eugenio Albrecht from Argentina.

13 June 2025

hands of a person writing on a yellow post it note

Ambassadors of hope: young people share their visions rooted in justice, unity, and reconciliation

A new network of young people, ages 20-30, has formed a cohort called “Ecumenical voices of youth ambassadors”, to articulate a vision of rooted in justice, unity, and reconciliation.

12 June 2025

Media advisory

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Media accreditation still open for WCC central committee meeting, pilgrimage encounters

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee will convene in Johannesburg, South Africa, 18 – 24 June 2025, for important encounters on the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity, particularly with South African churches. Media accreditation is mandatory for access to open sessions, press conferences, briefings, and seminars – onsite, as well as online.

04 June 2025

Message

Unity in Diversity - WCC Pentecost message 2025

03 June 2025

WCC Presidents

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.

19 May 2025

A man kneels on a metal roof while installing or inspecting solar panels, using his hands to adjust or secure the equipment. Trees are visible in the background.

From Rome's “Jubilee for Workers” to COP30 - churches champion just transition

At the "World of Work, Place of Hope" event held in Rome on 2 May, faith leaders, economists, and labour representatives gathered to address the intertwined challenges of climate justice and dignified work. Among the speakers, Athena Peralta, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, highlighted a critical upcoming milestone: COP30 and its focus on just transition.

13 May 2025

Report of the moderator of the WCC central committee to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

In a report before the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee, reflected on the urgent need for peace, the hope found in a common Easter, and the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others whose lives still inspire and uphold the ecumenical movement.

12 May 2025

WCC Officers

Report of the WCC general secretary to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

In his report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on what it means—amid wars, rumours of wars, violence, trade wars, climate catastrophes, retaliations, and the quest for self-protection and preservation of identity—to be God’s family.

12 May 2025

General Secretary

Anmeldung eröffnet: Nehmen Sie an der Ökumenischen Konferenz des ÖRK in Berlin teil – 140 Jahre nach der Konferenz, die Afrika und die Welt veränderte

140 Jahre nach der Berliner Konferenz von 1884–1885, einer der folgenreichsten geopolitischen Zusammenkünfte der modernen Geschichte, eröffnen der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und ökumenische Partner

12 May 2025

Les inscriptions sont ouvertes: participez à la Conférence œcuménique du COE à Berlin — 140 ans après la conférence qui a changé l’Afrique et le monde

140 ans après la conférence de Berlin de 1884–1885, l’un des événements géopolitiques les plus lourds de conséquences de l’histoire moderne, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et les partenaires œcuméniques

12 May 2025

Inscripciones abiertas: Únanse a la Conferencia Ecuménica del CMI en Berlín ciento cuarenta años después de la conferencia que cambió África y el mundo

Ciento cuarenta años después de la Conferencia de Berlín de 1884-1885, una de las reuniones geopolíticas más importantes de la historia moderna, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y sus asociados ecuménicos,

12 May 2025

Interview

Parishioners gathered with Easter bread at the church entrance

Easter messages from Ukraine: “pray for us, stay with us”

People in Ukraine observed their fourth Easter since the Russian invasion of their nation. Oleksandra Kovalenko, a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, and Valentyn Hrebennyk, a graduate of the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey shares their Easter experience and encourages the WCC fellowship to continue praying for people of Ukraine.

09 May 2025

Registrations Now Open: Join the WCC Ecumenical Conference in Berlin – 140 Years After the Conference That Changed Africa and the World

140 years after the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, one of the most consequential geopolitical gatherings in modern history, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ecumenical partners

08 May 2025

Reflexión del secretario general del CMI en Taiwan “debemos ser agentes de justicia y reconciliación”

Con motivo de su visita a Taiwán para asistir a la 70ª Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Taiwán, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, compartió reflexiones sobre la justicia transicional.

24 April 2025

Pope Francis, ecumenical prophet of mercy, dies at age 88

The world today learned of the death of Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and leader of the world’s 1.37 billion Catholics.

21 April 2025

Interview

Globethics, WCC collaborate to create innovative learning environments

Prof. Dr Amélé Ekué is academic dean of the Geneva office of Globethics. She took time to reflect on how the collaboration between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Globethics works to create innovative learning environments that are values-driven toward more peaceful communities. She also reflects on the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) 2025, which will take place 12-29 October during the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, near Alexandria, Egypt, under the theme “Where now for visible unity?”

10 April 2025