Search results

WCC Central Committee Potsdam, worship service celebrated in Berlin for the launch of the Decade to overcome Violence, Sunday 4 February 2001, Photo: WCC

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, an Orthodox Hierarch of International Recognition

Upon the admission of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania to “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens at the beginning of January 2025, expressions of widespread acceptance and appreciation emerged from people of all educational backgrounds and ages, from various societal circles (ecclesiastical, academic, political, journalistic), as well as from international inter-Christian and interfaith communities and beyond.

27 February 2025

Bossey students gear up for hands-on ecumenical work

From 17-18 February, four master’s students from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey participated in a series of preparatory sessions ahead of their internships across various WCC departments.

20 February 2025

Pilgrimage to knowledge: visit to Egypt builds bridges

During a recent visit to Egypt with the aim of exploring both its interreligious and intercultural history, Prof. Angeliki Ziaka, World Council of Churches programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, said that her visit to Cairo served as a gateway to deeper exploration of the city's rich heritage and the search for lasting bridges, enriched by Egypt's unique cultural and spiritual richness.

12 December 2024

Report of the WCC general secretary at the executive committee in Paralimni, Cyprus

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.

21 November 2024

Executive committee

The World Council of Churches in Geneva: A pilgrimage to places of ecumenical memory

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) says goodbye to its present headquarters, hoping to return to a renovated Ecumenical Centre before long, we invite you to pay a visit to some places of ecumenical memory in Geneva with which the inspiring life stories of youth ecumenical organisations and of the WCC are associated.

20 June 2024

Commission on Faith and Order

Dr Andrej Jeftić, director of the WCC Faith and Order commission, Indonesia, 2 February 2024, Photo: Dalton Darwin/WCC

Director`s report - WCC Faith and Order commission meeting, Indonesia, February 2024

1. There is no other space like Faith and Order. There are many spaces and places where one can discuss theology, but this one is very unique. And truly remarkable.

03 February 2024

Report of the General Secretary to the WCC Central Committee, June 2023

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 27 June 2023.

21 June 2023

Central Committee

Algorithms: harmful or helpful? Faith-based groups can work to decrease the digital divide

Can we increase our knowledge of how algorithms work? Can faith-based groups help close the digital divide? A webinar on 9 March, offered a way forward in an area that sometimes seems ruled by untouchable artificial intelligence.

09 March 2023

Message

Words of Gratitude on the Occasion of the Public Lecture by Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, by Kurt Cardinal Koch

University of Fribourg, Aula Magna, 23 February 2023, 5.15 pm

23 February 2023

Ecumenical movement

Lecture - Speech

"What Future for the Ecumenical Movement?", by Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca

On 23 February 2023, at a special event at the University of Fribourg honoring his work, former acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, delivered a lecture exploring the question: “What future for the ecumenical movement?”

23 February 2023

General Secretary

What leads to a Geneva Engage Award? Clear structure, efficient methodology, and dedicated content

Members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) communication team shared insights and reflections into what makes up a successful social media strategy, after the WCC was awarded first place for non-governmental organization social media outreach and engagement by Geneva Engage, an initiative of the Geneva Internet Platform.

01 February 2023

Launch of Thursdays in Black at St. Paul'

St Paul’s University School of Theology launches Thursdays in Black, pledges to “build Africa without violence”

As a crowd of more than 300 gathered, the St Paul’s University School of Theology officially launched Thursdays in Black, pledging to build an Africa without violence and to join together on a pilgrimage of justice, peace, and reconciliation.

01 December 2022

Event

2022 Social Forum: Water for human rights and sustainable development

03 - 04 November 2022

A conference focusing on water for human rights and sustainable development will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and online on 3-4 November.

Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

WCC Communique: His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with WCC acting general secretary

On October 17, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Fr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

19 October 2022

General Secretary

11ᵉ Assemblée du COE: élection de huit nouveaux et nouvelles président-e-s

Le 5 septembre, lors d’un vote, en présence de 574 délégué-e-s, la 11ᵉ Assemblée du COE a élu huit nouveaux et nouvelles président-e-s, six régionaux et deux d’Églises orthodoxes.

07 September 2022

WCC 11th Assembly elects eight new presidents

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly elected eight new presidents, six regional and two from Orthodox churches, in a vote on 5 September with 574 delegates present.

05 September 2022

As conflicts continue in South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, Christian groups pray, highlight concerns

In South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the peace and reconciliation work of pastors, priests and lay Christians remains critical for the people, as the global church and ecumenical groups amplify their concerns over the complex but separate conflicts in the two African countries.

26 July 2022