When the car horn sounded at the gate, Nthenya (not her real name) always stood on the alert. A single blare meant peace, but if it persisted for three or four times, it signaled the time to run. #WCCFEATURE #ThursdaysinBlack #Africa
Water justice movements, including faith-based networks and civil society groups, are holding the United Nations accountable as the world prepares for only the third UN Water Conference in 50 years.
#WCCFEATURE #waterjustice #UnitedNations #UNWaterConference
The number of femicides reached a record high in Brazil in 2025: 1,470 cases were recorded from January to December, according to data from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. #WCCFEATURE #femicides #Brazil
On a school morning in Punnakkadu, Kerala, children learned a lesson no textbook could teach. Guided by their local church manager, Rev. Varkey Thomas, students at CMS Punnakkadu walked slowly across their campus. #WCCFEATURE #biodiversity #VarkeyThomas
Seventeen students from the University of Münster in Germany visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 10-11 November. #UniversityofMünster #WCCFEATURE #WorldCouncilofChurches #EcumenicalInstituteatBossey
The church needs to move beyond words about ecumenism and unity to concrete acts that combine contemplation and action, work and prayer, the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order gathered in in Egypt has been told. #WCCFEATURE #SixthWorldConferenceonFaithandOrder
The World Council of Churches and Franciscans International, on 22 September, co-coordinated a side event at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. #WCCFEATURE #HumanRightsinIndonesia #WorldCouncilofChurches #FranciscansInternational
A “Gingko 2025 Interfaith Fellowship Retreat” from 1-5 September at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey was held under the theme “Productive Encounters With Polemical Texts.” #WCCFEATURE #GingkoInterfaithFellowshipRetreat #ProductiveEncountersWithPolemicalTexts
A webinar entitled “Second International Decade for People of African Descent: A call to action for Christian anti-racism actors” explored how the church will respond in the face of enduring racial injustice. #WorldCouncilofChurches #WCCFEATURE #Christianantiracismactors #Webinar
What does interfaith mean, why does it matter, and how can it make a difference in building peace? Under the theme: ”Building Peace Together.” #WCCFEATURE #BuildingPeaceTogether #AzzaKaram
Christians gathered in Sweden for a week of activities recalling the Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work which gathered in Stockholm in 1925 after the First World War and was a milestone on the path to founding the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 1948. #WCCFEATURE
In the face of enduring racial injustice, how will the church respond? #WCCFEATURE #WCCWebinar #SecondInternationalDecadeforPeopleofAfricanDescent #UnitedNations #WorldCouncilofChurches
As hunger spreads across Gaza, faith leaders are expanding and amplifying the call for the suffering to end. #WCCFEATURE #Gaza #starvation
As the world prepares for decisive climate negotiations at COP30, faith communities in Latin America and the Caribbean have reiterated a powerful call for action during Panama's Climate Week 2025. #WCCFeature #Panamafaithcommunities #climatejustice #COP30 #ClimateWeek2025
As climate change intensifies pressure on global water resources, threatening food security worldwide, a landmark UN expert group meeting in Rome advanced principles for responsible water tenure governance.
#WCCFeature #watertenure #UnitedNations
In our brief article, as an expression of love and deep appreciation for the esteemed Archbishop of Tirana, Anastasios, we present his significant contribution to interfaith dialogue and his active involvement in actions and initiatives aimed at establishing peaceful. #WCCFEATURE #Anastasios
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Gender Justice Reference Group engaged in a series of visits in Harare, Zimbabwe during its meeting in December. #WCCFEATURE #Zimbabwe #WorldCouncilofChurches #GenderJustice
A World Council of Churches (WCC) staff visit took place from 12-21 January, aimed at empowering faith communities in Jamaica to take action on sexual and gender-based violence, racism, reparations, and climate justice. #WCCFEATURE #Jamaica #genderbasedviolence #racism #reparations #climatejustice
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group on Overcoming Racism, Xenophobia, Casteism, and all other forms of Discrimination, met in Accra, Ghana from 2-6 December. #WCCFEATURE #WorldCouncilofChurches #racism #xenophobia #casteism
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. #WCCFEATURE #ThursdaysinBlack #GunillaHallonsten
Churches in the Netherlands are ready to commemorate an ancient Ecumenical Council in very modern ways. #WCCFEATURE #Netherlands #FirstEcumenicalCouncilofNicaea
