The global financial system is producing "growth without justice, efficiency without equity, and profit without peace." #WCCNews #globaljustice #WorldCouncilofChurches #SikhHumanRightsGroup #globalfinancialsystem
The seventh and last reflection of Seven Weeks for Water 2026 is jointly authored by Hella Tangu and Dinesh Suna. Hella Tangu is a Ugandan sustainability professional, working as a Land, Water, and Food advocacy fellow at WCC.
#SevenWeeksforWater2026 #WorldCouncilofChurches
“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
A morning prayer for World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and visitors at the Ecumenical Centre on 30 March was organized in partnership with the Old Catholic World Communion. #WCCNews #morningprayer #HolyWeek #AngelaBerlis #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches Easter message reflects on how we can celebrate Easter in a time in which shouts of joy are so often drowned out by cries of despair. #WCCEasterMessage2026 #Easter #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing released a pastoral message entitled “Peace and Healing in a Time of Conflict: A Call for Reconciliation.” #WCCNEW #peaceandhealing #WorldCouncilofChurches
This week’s reflection – the sixth of the Seven Weeks for Water 2026 is authored by Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith, World Council of Churches president from North America. #SevenWeeksforWater2026 #WorldCouncilofChurches #AngeliqueWalkerSmith
During a morning prayer on 23 March for World Council of Churches staff and visitors, Archbishop of Vilnius Gintaras Grušas, from Lithuania, offered a reflection on suffering, unity, and grace. #WorldCouncilofChurches #VilniusGintarasGrušas #christianunity #wccnews
The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches to join in global prayers for peace, starting with the Middle East on 26 March. #WCCNEWS #prayersforpeace #WorldCouncilofChurches #MiddleEast
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed grave concern over the findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine regarding the deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children. #WCCNEWS #Ukrainianchildren #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and 13 partner world communions invite church leaders, liturgists, ecumenical officers, and all who are interested to join an online webinar on 18 and 19 March. #WCCNews #FeastofCreation #webinar #WorldCouncilofChurches
A resource providing churches and partners with essential legal tools to hold financial actors accountable for their role in the climate emergency is now available also in French, German and Spanish. #climatejustice #WCCNEWS #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches to join in global prayers for peace, starting with the Middle East on 26 March. #WCCNEWS #prayersforpeace #WorldCouncilofChurches #MiddleEast
The fifth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2026 is authored by Michele Vecchi and Anne-Grete Larsen. Vecchi is a senior climate resilient water sanitation and hygiene advisor with Norwegian Church Aid.
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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration will convene in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 17-19 March at the invitation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of Greece. #WCCnews #WorldCouncilofChurches #PermanentCommitteeonConsensusandCollaboration
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has joined 13 faith-based and development organisations in pressing European Union negotiators to safeguard farmers' rights to seeds.
#WCCnews #seedrights #WorldCouncilofChurches #EuropeanUnion #globalfoodsecurity #biodiversity
On the margins of the Cartagena conference, the World Council of Churches (WCC) with the support of its Catholic partners launched the Living Planet Monitor: South Asia. #WCCNews #LivingPlanetMonitor #ICARRD20 #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel has safely evacuated its 11 accompaniers from their posts in the Holy Land. #WCCnews #HolyLand #WorldCouncilofChurches #EcumenicalAccompanimentProgramme
The fourth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2026, coinciding with International Women’s Day, is authored by theologian Renemsongla Ozukum from Nagaland, India. #SevenWeeksforWater2026 #WorldCouncilofChurches
#WCCnews #MiddleEast #WorldCouncilofChurches #MiddleEastCouncilofChurches #WorldCommunionofReformedChurches #WorldMethodistCouncil #MennoniteWorldConference #ChristianConferenceofAsia #ACTAlliance
The World Council of Churches (WCC) convened an online consultation on 6 March with heads of member churches in the Middle East. Under the theme “Standing Together in Faith and Discernment in a Time of War.” #WCCnews #MiddleEast #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has released “A Conversation with Archbishop Anastasios of Albania: An Ecumenical Legacy,” the archbishop’s final interview with the WCC before his passing on 25 January 2025.
#WCCinterview #ArchbishopAnastasiosofAlbania #WorldCouncilofChurches
World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata will serve as a delegate for the People’s Congress for The Hague Group in Amsterdam on 7 March. #WCCNEWS #PeoplesCongress #TheHagueGroup #WorldCouncilofChurches #KennethMtata
Rev. Erdmute Frank, a member of the Provincial Board of the Moravian Church European Continental Province, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 2 March. #MoravianChurch #ErdmuteFrank #WCCNEWS #WorldCouncilofChurches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) met with Mariah Mercer, acting principal deputy assistant secretary for International Religious Freedom with the US State Department, on 3 March. #WCCNEWS #WorldCouncilofChurches #MariahMercer #InternationalReligiousFreedom #USStateDepartment
The third week of Seven Weeks for Water reflection is authored by Musamba Mubanga-Mtonga, who hails from Zambia and works as a senior advocacy officer on food security and climate change at Caritas Internationalis, Rome. #SevenWeeksforWater2026 #WorldCouncilofChurches #Zambia
The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grave concern and condemned military attacks carried out by Israel against Iran, and the subsequent escalation and retaliatory strikes that are rapidly expanding across the region. #WCCnews #attackonIran #WorldCouncilofChurches
A webinar on 4 March will open a new World Council of Churches (WCC) campaign: “From Condemnation to Consequences: Calling on States to Hold Israel Accountable to End the Illegal Occupation.” #WCCNEWS #Webinar #WorldCouncilofChurches #occupationofPalestine
A new World Council of Churches (WCC) campaign, “From Condemnation to Consequences,” running 4-18 March, will call on states to hold Israel accountable for ending the illegal occupation of Palestine. #WCCNEWS #occupationofPalestine #WorldCouncilofChurches
A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will meet with Pope Leo XIV on 28 February in the Vatican. #WCCnews #PopeLeoXIV #WorldCouncilofChurches