“Our presence among you is a reminder that you are not alone,” said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay during an ecumenical service held at the Episcopal Cathedral of Havana on 29 March. #WCCnews #Cuba #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, met with H.E. Ambassador Caroline Ziadeh, permanent representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office in Geneva, to discuss the escalating humanitarian situation in Lebanon. #JerryPillay #CarolineZiadeh
A week-long visit by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the Holy Land has drawn to a close, with the testimonies of local communities at the heart of the way ahead. #WCCNEWS #HolyLand #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay visits member churches and partners in Palestine and Israel this week, as part of ongoing accompaniment and efforts for justice and peace for all people in the region. #WCCNEWS #HolyLand #JerryPillay #WorldCouncilofChurches
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, in accompaniment and affirmation of the churches’ witness in the region. #WCCNEWS #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay #HeadsofChurchesinJerusalem
Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris met with World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay on 5 February to discuss the government’s new peace and reconstruction plan. #WCCNews #RepublicofSudan #KamilIdris #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
A landslide caused by heavy rain on 28 January collapsed several mines in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead. #WCCNEWS #Congominecollapse #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay commented on the changing world order, the Board of Peace launched in Davos, and the challenge to multilateralism. #WCCNEWS #multilateralcooperation #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay #BoardofPeace
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned the brutal abduction of about 177 Christian worshippers during church services in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria.#Nigeria #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to churches and communities in Spain in the wake of a collision between two high-speed trains near Córdoba on 18 January. #WCCnews #traincollisioninSpain #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay communicated a message to the World Economic Forum, meeting under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue.” #WCCnews #WorldEconomicForum #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay celebrated the appointment of Archbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka as the next metropolitan archbishop of Cape Town. #WCCnews #SithembeleAntonSipuka #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay rejoiced at the liberation of four Armenian captives—Gevorg Sujyan, Davit Davtyan, Vigen Euljekjian, and Vagif Khachatryan—who will safely return to Armenia from Azerbaijan. #WCCNews #Armeniancaptives #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land on the upcoming consecration of Bishop-Elect Rev. Dr Imad Musa Haddad. #WCCNEWS #ImadMusaHaddad #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the United States of America in Venezuela describing the actions as “stunningly flagrant violations of international law.” #WCCNEWS #USAttacksinVenezuela #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to Dr Barham Salih, newly elected as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. #WCCnews #UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay #BarhamSalih
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced a terrorist attack that took place in Sydney, Australia, during the ceremony for lighting the first candle of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach. #Sydneyterroristattack #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay #BondiBeach
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended prayers, on behalf of the global fellowship, for the success of the ongoing negotiations for peace in Ukraine. #WCCNews #peaceinUkraine #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in a pastoral letter to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, extended condolences and solidarity in the wake of an attack that killed people in Arsi Zone, Ethiopia. #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep solidarity and sorrow following the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines. #WCCnews #TyphoonKalmaegi #Philippines #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern and sorrow over post-election violence and the use of lethal force in Tanzania. #WCCNews #electionsinTanzania #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed grave concern over reports emerging from El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan following the recent capture of the city by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. #WCCNews #Sudan #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to Rev. Dr Karen Georgia Thompson on her election as president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. #WCCNEWS #JerryPillay #KarenGeorgiaThompson #WorldCommunionofReformedChurches
Speaking at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) on 23 October, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), delivered an address titled “Do We Need Church Unity?” #GlobalEcumenicalTheologicalInstitute #GETI #JerryPillay #WorldCouncilofChurches
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended warm congratulations to Rt. Rev. Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to be appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. #WCCnews #SarahMullally #ArchbishopofCanterbury #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay congratulated Anne Cecilie Kaltenborn, who was appointed new secretary general of Norwegian Church Aid. #WCCNEWS #NorwegianChurchAid #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay #AnneCecilieKaltenborn
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to Rev. Philip Peacock, who was elected as the next general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
#WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay #PhilipPeacock #WorldCommunionofReformedChurches
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed support for the “Stand up for Children in War” campaign, which runs through the International Day of Peace, 21 September. #WCCNews #StandUpforChildreninWar #WorldCouncilofChurches #JerryPillay
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended congratulations to the new archbishop-elect of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, Rinalds Grants. #WCCNEWS #RinaldsGrants #EvangelicalLutheranChurchofLatvia #JerryPillay #WorldCouncilofChurches
As Russia launched a mass attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on 28 August killing 18, including children, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for a stop to attacks on Ukraine, and urged dialogue not violence. #WCCNEWS #RussianUkrainianWar #JerryPillay
