AS FIRES RAGE ACROSS THE WORLD, WCC EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH CHURCHES AND SURVIVORS

 

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Sean Hawkey/WCC

As wildfires continue to rage in Greece, the USA, Albania, and Russia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reached out in solidarity to churches and communities that continue to be evacuated as well as those who have lost everything. 

WCC ACTING GENERAL SECRETARY REFLECTS ON BUILDING THE BRIDGES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE

                             

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World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offers reflections upon receiving the Bridge Builder Award for building bridges of understanding between people, nations, and communities at national and international levels. The award is presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center.

Η ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΠΡΟΣ ΕΝΑ ΚΟΙΝΟ ΟΡΑΜΑ ΠΙΣΤΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΑΞΗ, ΕΓΓΡΑΦΟ ΑΡ. 214 -“THE CHURCH TOWARDS A COMMON VISION”

Η ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ Προς Ένα Κοινό Όραμα Πίστη και Τάξη, Έγγραφο αρ. 214

(THE CHURCH Towards a Common Vision Faith and Order Paper No. 214)

Απόδοση στα Ελληνικά: Βασιλική Η. Σταθοκώστα,

Επίκ. Καθηγήτριας του Τμ. Θεολογίας ΕΚΠΑ, Επιστημονικής Συμβούλου του Πατριαρχείου Αλεξανδρείας και πάσης Αφρικής επί θεμάτων Οικουμενικής Κινήσεως

WEEK OF PRAYER ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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The World Council of Churches will observe a week of prayer from 22-27 March, one year into COVID-19 pandemic. 

WCC RECEIVES WITH JOY THE ELECTION OF HIS HOLINESS PORFIRIJE AS PATRIARCH OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

 

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His Holiness Porfirije speaks at the Conference of European Churches assembly in Novi Sad, Serbia, 2018.Photo: Albin Hillert

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca received with joy the election of His Holiness Porfirije as Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.  

 

AS COVID-19 VACCINES ROLL OUT, WCC URGES RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION

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Amid the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in some communities, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca encouraged religious leaders to build trust, combat misinformation and contribute to decisions accepted in their own contexts.

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ASSEMBLY THEME URGES AN “ECUMENISM OF THE HEART”

 

Photo:Marcelo Schneider/WCC

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WCC LETTER OF CONDOLENCES TO THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ON THE PASSING OF HIS HOLINESS, PATRIARCH IRINEJ

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WCC letter of condolences to the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the passing of His Holiness, Patriarch Irinej

TEACHING ECUMENISM – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 Students in conversation outside the chapel of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. Photo: Peter Kenny/WCC

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NEW BIOGRAPHY MARKS 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF ECUMENICAL PIONEER VISSER ’T HOOFT

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24 September 2020

By Stephen Brown*

WCC, PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE RELEASE ''SERVING A WOUNDED WORLD'' DOCUMENT

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 WCC, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue release “Serving a Wounded World” document

ΤΟ AΡΘΡΟ-ΒΑΣΗ ΤΟY ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ ΤΩΝ EΚΚΛΗΣΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ Η ΤΡΙΑΔΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΔΙΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗ

Ἰωάννου Γ. Λότσιου, Δρ.Θ.

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES SENDS CONDOLENCES IN WAKE OF EXPLOSION IN LEBANON

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Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC, 2019.

05 August 2020

In the wake of a tragic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the World Council of Churches (WCC) sent condolences and called for prayers for those who lost loves ones, for the injured, and for the ongoing work of the rescue teams.

METROPOLITAN VASILIOS REFLECTS ON PEACE PROCESS IN CYPRUS

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All photos: Marianne Ejdersten/WCC, 2019.

30 July 2020

It has been 46 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus led to the partitioning of the island, the northern third inhabited by Turkish Cypriots and the southern two-thirds by Greek Cypriots, whose government is internationally recognized. The August 1974 ceasefire line became a United Nations buffer zone, along which Cyprus remains divided.

WCC STATEMENT ON HAGIA SOPHIA

 

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WCC Statement on Hagia Sophia

24 July 2020

Today, despite the appeals of Christian leaders around the world and many members of the international community, including a number of prominent Muslim leaders, the decision to reconvert the Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque was implemented, with Muslim Friday prayers being heard in the ancient building for the first time since the 1930s.

WCC INTERIM GENERAL SECRETARY: WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR RECONSIDERATION OF HAGIA SOPHIA DECISION

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WCC interim general secretary: We continue to pray for reconsideration of Hagia Sophia decision

RELIGIONS FOR PEACE: HAGIA SOPHIA MEANT TO BE SHARED WITH ALL THE WORLD

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MUSLIM LEADERS IN SOLIDARITY WITH WCC’S URGENT CALLS TO KEEP HAGIA SOPHIA A PLACE OF OPENNESS

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"Hagia Sophia", Photo: Nikos Papachristou

21 July 2020

On 11 July, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent a letter to the Turkish president expressing “grief and dismay,” noting that since 1934, “Hagia Sophia has been a place of openness, encounter and inspiration for people from all nations and religions.”

WCC LETTER TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN TO KEEP HAGIA SOPHIA AS THE SHARED HERITAGE OF HUMANITY

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ROMAN CATHOLIC, WCC JOINT WORKING GROUP CONVENES, DISCUSSES CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, PEACEBUILDING, IMMIGRANTS

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