Faith leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Brasília, Brazil, 18-20 March, to reflect on the current reality of the climate crisis and to plan for an effective engagement in the run up to COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
As Rev. Tut Kony Nyang Kon sits at the helm of the South Sudan Council of Churches as the general secretary, he hopes to transform the organization into one that inspires Christian Communities to work more for peace, justice, and reconciliation.
Emma Van Dorp, de la Confederación Suiza, de la Iglesia Protestante de Ginebra, es miembro de la Comisión de los Jóvenes en el Movimiento Ecuménico del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI).
Emma Van Dorp der Reformierten Kirche Genf, Schweiz, ist Mitglied der Kommission für junge Erwachsene in der ökumenischen Bewegung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK).
Emma Van Dorp, de l’Église protestante de Genève, en Suisse, est membre de la Commission des jeunes dans le mouvement œcuménique du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE).
Emma Van Dorp, from the Confederation of Switzerland, Eglise Protestante de Genève, is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Young People in the Ecumenical Movement.
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.
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.
As the world edges closer to exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold set in the Paris Agreement, members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development gathered in Panama City for a training on climate litigation for churches.
Dr Nora Bayrakdarian, current vice moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, and former member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, has been appointed Minister of Youth and Sports in the Lebanese Republic; and Dr Tarek Mitri, former WCC staff, has been appointed deputy prime minister.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has offered the first in what will be a series of training workshops on climate litigation. In partnership with the Caribbean and North America Council for Mission (CANACOM), the WCC led the training through a lens of child protection and our future generations.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for resuming dialogue that supports peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict has escalated following an incursion of Rwandan troops into Congolese sovereign territory on the Goma/Rubavu border.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and King’s College London, with Our Children’s Trust and Generations Together, have released a new report, “Accelerating climate solutions through youth-focused litigation: Report and findings of roundtables held at King’s College London on 5 April 2024 and 6 December 2024.”
Sermon by the World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm at the funeral of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania.
The mountaintop is a holy place. The valleys below are distant, and the weight of daily life feels momentarily lifted. In scripture, it’s where humanity and the divine meet: Moses conversed with God amidst fire and cloud on Sinai; Elijah heard the still small voice on Horeb; Jesus transfigured in the presence of his disciples, his face shining like the sun.
Scholar Kristina Mantasasvili chose to focus her doctoral dissertation on work related to the World Council of Churches (WCC). She took time to reflect on what inspired her, the challenges she faced, and the hope she has for the growth of future visions.
In a letter to the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil and the National Council of Christian Churches, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared condolences on the passing of Bishop Flavio Augusto Borges Irala on 9 January.
At the 25th anniversary celebration of the Geneva Environment Network, global leaders and advocates gathered to address pressing climate and environmental crises under the theme, “Multilateralism Looking at the Future – Protecting the Environment with Humanity at the Center.”
Athena Peralta, director of the WCC Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, answers frequently asked questions about the outcomes of Biodiversity COP16 and Climate COP29—and why churches have a crucial role now and in the future.
