By Benedict Mayaki, SJ A delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has paid a visit to Ukraine as the Russian invasion, which has devastated several cities and caused a humanitarian crisis, enters its sixth month. A WCC statement said that the delegation, led by the acting general secretary,Continue Reading
Istanbul, July 12, 2020: The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey”s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque. In a letter to Erdogan, the Council, which counts 350 churches as members, said the move would sowContinue Reading
Geneva, March 12, 2019: An environment expert employed by the World Council of Churches was among 157 people killed in the recent Ethiopian plane crash. Pastor Norman Tendis was on the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi that crashed on March 10 shortly after take-off. Pastor Tendis, aContinue Reading
Geneva: Pope Francis vowed Thursday to seek deeper “unity” between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he arrived in Geneva, a centre of Protestantism, amid Christianity’s waning influence in Europe. Pope touched down in Geneva, the home of French Protestant reformist Jean Calvin, shortly after 10:00 am (0800Continue Reading
Pope Francis will visit WCC headquarters on June 21 Continue Reading
Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches addressed CCA diamond jubileeContinue Reading
The May 29-June 11 meet facilitated learning on the theme ‘Religion and Public Space’ from an interreligious perspective
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