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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

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

North American participants lay groundwork for a 2015 consultation on evangelism

Evangelism in new contexts was the focus of a meeting last week in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, involving the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the North American councils of churches.

09 October 2014

New UN document means churches can do more on indigenous rights

The world’s governments are now inviting churches and other civil society groups to be seen and heard when it comes to advocating for Indigenous Peoples’ human rights.

26 September 2014

Interfaith declaration on climate change

30 faith leaders representing nine religions signed their names to a statement calling for concrete actions to curb carbon emissions.

22 September 2014

Church voices address statelessness at global forum

Recommendations advocating the rights of stateless persons was presented by a WCC delegation.

19 September 2014

Churches advocate for the rights of stateless people

To give visibility to the voices of stateless people in our society as well as to strategize together in how to support protection of their rights

16 September 2014

Churches from diverse traditions to address persecution faced by Christians

A recent meeting of representatives from ecumenical, Catholic, Evangelical and Pentecostal churches in Strasbourg, France has promised to address more effectively discrimination, persecution and violence faced by Christians around the world

12 September 2014

Humanitarian need and loss punctuate crisis in northern Iraq

Even as hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant attacks find refuge in the towns of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq

09 September 2014

Sea Prayers in Samoa show solidarity with people exposed to sea-level rise

To raise awareness of the impact of climate change, representatives of churches, ecumenical organizations and the United Nations stood together in the sea in Apia, Samoa

08 September 2014