World Council of Churches News

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Churches are called to be peacemakers in Africa

Amidst increasing security issues in several African countries plagued by violence, political turmoil, religious intolerance and lack of democratic governance, churches are called to engage in peace-building, said African church leaders in a presentation on “Burning issues of insecurity in Africa” at a World Council of Churches (WCC) consultation in Kigali, Rwanda.

News item date: 3rd Feb 2012 at 11:16:00

 

Unity must remain our goal, says WCC general secretary

"Divisions between churches remain a scandal that we have to overcome," the WCC general secretary said at an ecumenical preparatory event for the "Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe" this week.

News item date: 1st Feb 2012 at 13:19:00

 

African churches address peace and security issues

A WCC consultation in Kigali discussed peace and security issues in Africa, with more than ninety church and ecumenical leaders. Together, they also reflected on Rwandan experiences of ethnic violence, genocide and church initiatives of reconciliation.

News item date: 31st Jan 2012 at 16:22:00

 

WCC speaker addresses Catholic superiors general

How is Christian identity defined today? What is the relationship between Christian identity, spirituality, religious plurality and Christian-self understanding? Rev. Carlos Emilio Ham addressed these and other questions at the International Union of Superiors General’s Assembly of the Constellation of Rome.

News item date: 30th Jan 2012 at 12:57:00

 

Religious leaders reflect on Christian presence in the Arab world

The WCC general secretary reaffirmed churches’ commitment to justice and peace in the Middle East, while stressing the importance of a common vision for living together by Christians and Muslims in the Arab world.

News item date: 27th Jan 2012 at 13:35:00

 

Recommendations for advancing toward Christian unity

Representatives of a broad range of Christian churches and organizations met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14-19 January, to complete a report and make recommendations for significant advances toward Christian unity and inter-religious cooperation.

News item date: 26th Jan 2012 at 13:37:00

 

Nigerian archbishop encourages inter-religious solutions to violence

Methodist Archbishop Michael Kehinde Stephen of Ibadan, Nigeria has appealed to Christian and Muslim leaders worldwide to act together in the face of extremist violence that threatens to divide Nigerians along religious lines.

News item date: 26th Jan 2012 at 09:14:00

 

WCC asks Nigerian president to support Christian Muslim joint efforts for peace

The WCC general secretary expressed deep sadness over the current wave of violence in Nigeria, calling on the churches to pray for the victims, and asking the Nigerian president to support solidarity efforts for peace by both Christians and Muslims in the country.

News item date: 26th Jan 2012 at 08:47:00