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WCC congratulates new leadership of the ACT Alliance

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit congratulated the new leadership of the ACT Alliance, a partner organization of the WCC

27 October 2014

Companies May Have To Pay More Tax Than Law Requires, Say Theologians

Multinational companies may have a moral duty to pay more tax than the letter of the law strictly requires of them, according to a new Christian Aid report

22 October 2014

120 Pioneers gather in Oxford to discuss mission spirituality and create poetry

On Tuesday (14 October) 120 pioneers met at the Church Mission Society in Oxford for their second annual conversations day on pioneering.  

20 October 2014

Churches to be more inclusive of persons with disabilities

Members of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN), a programme of the World Council of Churches (WCC), met in the Netherlands to develop a new statement with the working title “Gift of Being: Called to be a Church of All and for All”. 

17 October 2014

WCC launches online survey on theology schools to probe climate justice

 new online survey supported by the World Council of Churches (WCC) aims to promote the study of issues such as the environment, climate change and food security as part of the training of future pastors, priests and other Christian leaders.

17 October 2014

Justin Welby: what should we do about ISIS?

[Prospect Magazine] "We may have to use force in the Middle East, but we should not relinquish our values"

16 October 2014

New Anglican Communion toolkit for disaster risk reduction

Anglican and Episcopal Church partners have collaborated on a new disaster risk reduction toolkit

14 October 2014

WCC staff member appointed Unity, Faith and Order Director for the Anglican Communion

The Revd Canon Dr John Gibaut has been appointed to succeed the Revd Canon Dr Alyson Barnett-Cowan in March as Director for Unity, Faith and Order of the Anglican Communion.

09 October 2014

Abp Welby: "La próxima Conferencia de Lambeth dependerá de la decisión de los primados"

El Arzobispo de Canterbury, Justin Welby: "Como no ha sido convocada, no puede haber sido cancelada".

07 October 2014

Abp Welby: "Next Lambeth Conference a decision for the primates"

Archbishop Welby to the BBC: "There is no Anglican Pope, the Lambeth Conference date and agenda will be a collegial decision"

06 October 2014