by Sean Reilly | Sep 5, 2008
A pastoral delegation sent by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to Georgia and Russia has not been able to visit South Ossetia from the Georgian side of the ceasefire line. Unable to make the half-hour drive to Tskhinvali from within Georgia, they are now traveling...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 3, 2008
A pastoral delegation from the World Council of Churches is visiting Russia and Georgia today, staying through to 7 September 2008. The participants will listen to WCC member churches in both countries, encourage their efforts for peace and visit people displaced by...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 28, 2008
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 – writes Andreas...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 28, 2008
Some 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’. Hosted by the...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 13, 2008
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. The war begun five days ago and despite its brevity has killed...
