Category - decade to overcome violence

Churches' India visit to back social justice and opposition to caste discrimination

staff writers — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:59:48 +0100

Church representatives from Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia will visit churches and civil society groups in India to back justice and peace work and oppose caste discrimination and violence against Christians.

World churches' team will seek path to dialogue in Pakistan

agency reporter — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:49:36 +0000

Religious freedom and interreligious dialogue will be on the agenda of an international inter-church team visiting Pakistan next week, meeting representatives from churches, the Muslim community and government.

Mennonites and Catholics make joint peace commitment

staff writers — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:03:48 +0100

The Vatican and Mennonite World Conference representatives who met in Rome in October 2007 to prepare theological reflections on peacemaking have made available the full statement and background material.

Pacific is focus of the churches' anti-violence initiative

agency reporter — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:14:33 +0100

Churches around the world will pray for the Pacific as an international church initiative against violence focuses attention on the region this year. Pacific churches themselves will work together on how best to promote peace.

Plea to world churches on overcoming US gun culture

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:12:21 +0100

A US Christian leader has asked a World Council of Churches peacemaking team visiting the United States for assistance to rid his country of the "scourge" of gun violence during the team's September 2007 visit.

Church leaders to learn from US efforts to combat urban violence

staff writers — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:02:27 +0100

Church leaders and communities facing situations of violence in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC and New Orleans will share their experiences with an international team from different churches, who will visit the United States next week.

World church youth interns will give peace a chance

staff writers — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:16:02 +0100

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will welcome five young people to serve as interns in its Geneva offices from February 2008 to January 2009 - working in areas such as peace, media relations and interreligious understanding.

Global peace initiative announced by churches

staff writers — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:19:24 +0100

An International Ecumenical Peace Convocation will galvanize a range of actions taken by Christians in a major global peacemaking and justice initiative, says the World Council of Churches.