World Council of Churches
Agnes Abuom, global ecumenist, peacemaker and African church leader, dies at 73
By Fredrick Nzwili — June 2, 2023
(RNS) — A longtime official with the World Council of Churches, Abuom played a significant role in the search for peace in Sudan and South Sudan after the latter gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
In these polarized times, even a prayer could be up for debate
By Adelle M. Banks — December 15, 2022
(RNS) — After struggling over wording in the prayer, one ecumenical organization is developing new tools to address divides within its own network.
At World Council of Churches gathering, Russian church keeps its membership
By Jack Jenkins — September 9, 2022
(RNS) — The 11th assembly of the World Council of Churches approved a statement on Thursday (Sept. 8) regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The UN’s positions on Israel are not gospel. Why do Christians cite them?
By David Michaels — July 7, 2022
(RNS) — How can we explain important church groups’ preoccupation with, and stridency on, Israel?
Incoming WCC head Jerry Pillay: ‘Our task is to proclaim God’s name’
By Jack Jenkins — July 5, 2022
(RNS) —The Rev. Jerry Pillay told Religion News Service that controversy after his election to lead the World Council of Churches was ‘expected.’
New World Council of Churches head draws criticism over Israel remarks
By Jack Jenkins — June 30, 2022
(RNS) — Jewish leaders voiced frustration with the Rev. Jerry Pillay's comparison of the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid in South Africa.
Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream
By Samira Mehta — May 25, 2022
(The Conversation) — Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place.
Will the World Council of Churches expel Kirill? We talk with Bishop Mary Ann Swenson
By Jack Jenkins — May 3, 2022
(RNS) — ‘The Orthodox community is very, very important in the World Council of Churches,’ Swenson said.
World Council of Churches urges Patriarch Kirill to lobby for Easter cease-fire
By Jack Jenkins — April 19, 2022
(RNS) — The letter to the Russian patriarch comes amid calls to expel him and the Russian Orthodox Church from the WCC.
World Council of Churches faces calls to expel Russian Orthodox Church
By Jack Jenkins — April 11, 2022
(RNS) — WCC head the Rev. Ioan Sauca has pushed back on the idea, but a growing chorus of Christian leaders is suggesting the group cut ties with the ROC.
The World Council of Churches must act with courage and expel Kirill, Russian Orthodox Church
By Rob Schenck — March 28, 2022
(RNS) — Supporters of the effort to oust Kirill from the WCC believe he has disqualified the ecclesial entity he embodies by effectively endorsing Putin's military campaign.
COP26 event urges partnership between religious, Indigenous leaders to save planet
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 4, 2021
(RNS) — There can be no solution to the climate crisis that does not recognize the rights and spiritualities of Indigenous peoples, according to religious leaders who gathered for the official COP26 side event ‘Making Peace with Nature.’
Could a revived ‘theology of hope’ restore faith in hopeless times?
By Martin E. Marty — November 1, 2019
(Sightings) — The theme of hope, found in the preaching of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as in feminist, Latin American and black theologies, urges fellow believers to be impatient with the world as it is.
Kenyan faith leaders urge better treatment for children with HIV
By Yonat Shimron — June 16, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) An estimated 26,000 children living with HIV in Kenya need treatment, but are not receiving it, the faith leaders said.
Peace in the Holy Land can be realized only if we work together
By Olav Fykse Tveit — April 19, 2017
(RNS) Our Christian principles and teachings compel us to insist on an equal measure of justice and dignity for all people, for Israelis and Palestinians alike, writes the general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
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