Ecumenical Relations News Today

His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 10 April at the request of the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, the role of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU) in working toward peace, the continued involvement of the WCC in addressing the war, and the process for membership with the WCC. 

Twenty-four students and seven teachers from the Focolare Movement joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) for Ash Wednesday prayer services, and for an introduction to the ecumenical movement. 

Church leaders across the Philippines unite in prayer for peace and solidarity amidst the ongoing crisis. Joining the global celebration for the 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, religious leaders emphasize the call for all Christians to exemplify love for God and neighbor, echoing the story of the Good Samaritan. Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea, prayers are extended for peace in the country and the resolution of conflicts. The joint statement by the National Council of Churc...

A new book, “Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance—sharing the stories,” brings to life in its pages the waterfall tapestry that captured global attention during the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe. 

Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley is to take up a new post as Principal of Ridley Hall College in Cambridge.

What is NCCP, and what drives it to be outspoken in advocating its progressive stance on social and political issues in the country?

Acting Stated Clerk of the General Assembly to deliver apology in Juneau - Interagency delegation urges continued engagement with Native people of Alaska as part of atonement, repentance and repair process.

No bishop from mainland China has been allowed to travel to Mongolia as Pope Francis makes the first-ever visit by the leader of the Catholic Church to this vast landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia.

Forty retired World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 22 August to celebrate the WCC’s 75th anniversary and to receive greetings and reflections from WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

Earlier this summer, the second in-person meeting of the ninth round of U.S. Roman Catholic-Reformed Ecumenical Dialogue took place in Chicago, with participants continuing to discuss areas of possible cooperation related to justice.