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  • 17 Sep 2008
    World church leaders to look at response to global crises

    As the world is rocked by financial and other crises, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet in Lübeck, Germany on 23-26 September 2008 to look at responses from faith communities.

  • 16 Sep 2008
    WCC gathering generates changed views on Israel-Palestine conflict

    A global conference on the concept of "Promised Land" that aired different theological approaches to this key issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has given church leaders and theologians new views to take home to their churches.

  • 16 Sep 2008
    Global peace prayer and action day grows

    Organisers of the International Day of Prayer for Peace, which is observed on 21 September 2008, say that record numbers of churches, groups and individuals will be joining in all across the world.

  • 11 Sep 2008
    Church delegation alarmed at destruction in South Ossetia

    The destruction of ethnic Georgian communities in South Ossetia, the deep wounds to local society and war damage to the capital city confronted a delegation from the World Council of Churches on the second half of a 3-7 September 2008 pastoral visit to Georgia and Russia.

  • 5 Sep 2008
    Churches delegation concerned about South Ossetia after visit problems

    A pastoral delegation sent by the World Council of Churches to Georgia and Russia in the wake of the bitter conflict there has not been able to get safe passage to visit South Ossetia from the Georgian side of the ceasefire line.

  • 3 Sep 2008
    World churches' delegation visits Russia and Georgia

    A pastoral delegation from the World Council of Churches is visiting Russia and Georgia today. Participants will listen to churches in both countries, encourage efforts for peace and visit displaced people and church aid programmes.

  • 28 Aug 2008
    Dutch gathering hails WCC for 'giving a voice to the victim'

    The future of the World Council of Churches lies in playing to its strength of giving those less fortunate in the world a voice, a former Dutch church leader has told a gathering in Amsterdam to commemorate the WCC's 60th anniversary.

  • 28 Aug 2008
    Muslim and Christian women work for 'peace through religion'

    Twenty Christian and Muslim women will meet together in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the beginning of next month, as part of an ongoing practical dialogue and conflict transformation process called 'Moving towards peace through religion'.

  • 13 Aug 2008
    Global churches call for negotiation over Caucasus

    A public statement from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) has called for prayers and assistance for those affected by the recent conflict in the Caucasus.

  • 25 Jul 2008
    Mennonites and Catholics make joint peace commitment

    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.