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Theological education initiative begins in Seoul

More than 200 international theology students of varied Christian traditions have commenced participating in the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI)

30 October 2013

WCC's 60-year journey for gender justice continues

Participants from across the ecumenical membership of the WCC gathered from 28 to 29 October for a Women and Men’s Pre-assembly programme

30 October 2013

Youth addresses community issues in a virtual conference

The World Council of Churches (WCC) held its first Youth Virtual Conference titled “Live your Faith!” on 12 October

16 October 2013

Churches advocate upholding human dignity of migrants

Migrants are reduced to mere commodities, traded and exchanged in the global market

14 October 2013

WCC 10th Assembly: hopes and aspirations

The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) begins at the end of October and promises to be one of the most diverse gathering of Christians in the world

10 October 2013

Sorrow over church bombings in Pakistan

The World Council of Churches and Lutheran World Federation have both expressed their sorrow about the loss of life at All Saints Church in Peshawar.

23 September 2013

Global survey documents theological education trends

A global survey on theological education urges churches to put emphasis on Christian leadership formation, collaboration in theological education, support for scholarship programmes and development of capacity-building for theology students.

19 September 2013

WCC general secretary on challenges facing Arab Christians

Christians in the Arab world “do not consider themselves as minorities, but rather want to understand themselves as full citizens of their nations, with all that this status entails in terms of duties, responsibilities and full rights”.

06 September 2013

WCC: Military action can't bring Syria peace

The World Council of Churches general secretary has said, “We must do everything possible to starve the fire of war."

04 September 2013

Indian churches reflect on the WCC assembly theme

Around 70 church leaders shared these reflections in a WCC pre-assembly consultation organized by the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), held from 16-18 August in Bangalore, India.

27 August 2013