Category - world council of churches

February 3, 2015

Richard von Weizsäcker: a voice for justice and peace

Former German President Richard von Weizsäcker, died on 31 January 2015. He was 94 years old. "He will be remembered for his voice of justice and peace," said the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches.
January 31, 2015

Urgent calls to protect church leaders in Colombia

Serious death threats to human rights defenders, many of them church leaders, have been made by a paramilitary group in Colombia.
January 30, 2015

Faith groups assess COP20 climate talks en route to Paris

Intergovernmental and civic climate change action has been explored by a faith communities' panel hosted by the World Council of Churches.
January 28, 2015

How the ecumenical movement helped mobilise ecological protest in East Germany

Action of the World Council of Churches more than four decades ago raised the profile of environmental issues, and in the process helping to galvanise the ecological movement in communist East Germany, says Ekklesia associate Dr Stephen Brown. This became the soil for the independent ecology groups in the 1980s as one of the forms of dissent that culminated in East Germany’s 1989 peaceful revolution.
January 28, 2015

Climate change pilgrims target UN COP21 Paris meeting

Thousands of people are planning to embark on a pilgrimage of climate justice, on foot or on bicycles, across many parts of the world.
January 27, 2015

Action and reflection on water need brings churches together

Brazilian Christians were joined last week by the National Council of Churches in India in issuing an invitation to reflection and action on water.
January 25, 2015

WEA and WCC discuss renewed global church collaboration

Representatives of the World Evangelical Alliance and the World Council of Churches have met to explore possible areas of future cooperation.
January 23, 2015

Churches' concern at Congo election violence

Churches have expressed deep concern over reports of widespread violence around demonstrations in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
January 23, 2015

WCC condemns Niger attacks on churches and communities

Attacks in Niger, resulting in the destruction of over 70 churches and many deaths, have been strongly condemned by the World Council of Churches.
January 17, 2015

WCC shock at Nigeria attacks and use of children

The World Council of Churches has expressed deep shock over the attacks by extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, including children used in suicide bomb attacks.