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WCC mourns the death of three Israeli teenagers

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of three Israeli teenagers

01 July 2014

Women leaders in African churches reflect on HIV and AIDS

Early struggles in developing a response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic were remembered by African women church leaders who gathered in Nairobi, Kenya

30 June 2014

Church leaders meet and agree to advance peace on Korean Peninsula

International group of church leaders from 34 countries, including North and South Korea, met near Geneva, Switzerland, to seek ways to advance reconciliation and peace on the peninsula.

20 June 2014

The forgotten story of the Nuba Mountain people

The security situation for the people of the Nuba Mountain region of Sudan has continued to deteriorate recently with increased attacks on civilians and the denial of basic human rights.

18 June 2014

Young Asian Christians: "Justice, peace possible through interfaith dialogue"

The serene air of the Metta Karuna Reflection Centre in Siem Reap is being stirred up. It is buzzing with the voices of young Christian leaders from Asia

18 June 2014

Christians, Muslims and Hindus express solidarity with victims of Bangladesh's Baniarchar church attack

Thirteen years after the bomb attack at the Catholic Church of Baniarchar in Bangladesh which killed ten people and injured more than twenty in 2001

06 June 2014

WCC celebrates enthronement of Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), extended greetings from the worldwide fellowship of churches to His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II 

03 June 2014

New Arms Trade Treaty shows record progress toward saving lives

The new, global and potentially life-saving Arms Trade Treaty, years in the making, is showing record progress toward coming into effect

03 June 2014

New initiatives explore relationships between ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue

Addressing the urgency of witnessing to the gospel in current ecumenical and multi-religious situations, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will develop materials to assist churches engaged in both ecumenical dialogue and inter-religious dialogue

19 May 2014

Ecumenical delegates at UN pursue energizing alternatives to an unhealthy nuclear regime

Nearly 200 governments met at the United Nations, New York, from 28 April to 9 May to assess progress in curbing and eliminating nuclear weapons.

15 May 2014