Category - world council of churches

December 26, 2014

Why global water justice is a theological priority

Theologians from around the world have convened at the Ecumenical Institute, Bossey, Switzerland, to reflect on water justice.
December 25, 2014

Palestinian dispossession is focus of WCC exhibition and conference

Experiences of death and expulsion faced by some 750,000 Palestinians in 1948 are the subject of an exhibition hosted by the WCC.
December 22, 2014

Arms Trade Treaty: a life-saving gift this Christmas?

On 24 December 2014 an international law to regulate the global trade in armaments and ammunition enters into force.
December 21, 2014

Churches in Japan 'are witnesses to justice and peace'

Churches in Japan "are true witnesses of Jesus Christ through their words and deeds", says WCC General Secretary Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
December 20, 2014

Momentum builds for ban on nuclear weapons

After the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons and two earlier conferences, 44 states present call for a ban on nuclear weapons.
December 19, 2014

WCC works with Ukrainian churches for peace

A World Council of Churches rep has joined a representative of the Moscow Patriarch to visit Ukraine and to encourage efforts toward peace.
December 18, 2014

World churches' body welcomes Cuba-US relations progress

Following positive progress in relations between Cuba and the United States, the World Council of Churches has welcomed the developments.
December 17, 2014

Church solidarity message to the victims of Peshawar atrocities

The WCC has extended sympathies to those bereaved or wounded in Pershawar, offering prayers for the victims and their families, for their communities.
December 9, 2014

Global ecumenical advocacy network for 'just peace' launched

The World Council of Churches has launched an Ecumenical Peace Advocacy Network (EPAN) at a recent international conference.
December 8, 2014

Christians 'called to be peacemakers and build just peace'

Pilgrimage towards peace and justice formed the theme of remarks opening the recent five-day Ecumenical Peace Consultation in Sweden