Tveit: Cardinal Lehmann worked tirelessly for unity Cardinal Karl Lehmann. Photo: Raimond Spekking, 2014. Cardinal Karl Lehmann, the former head of Germany’s Catholic Bishops Conference, died on 11 March. He was 81. As bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, ...
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Patriarch Ignatius Mor Aphrem II to speak at WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism Ignatius Mor Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church (2nd from the left) welcomed at CWME. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC His Holiness Ignatius ...
Read MoreGender justice exhibit in Scotland showcases women activists WCC deputy general secretary Isabel Apawo Phiri is one of the featured women in the exhibit. An exhibit entitled “Faith in Gender Justice” will open in the Scottish Parliament on 8 ...
Read MoreSpecial online issue of International Review of Mission offers African perspectives on Mission and Evangelism 28 February 2018 As the World Council of Churches (WCC) prepares to hold its next Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) in Arusha, Tanzania, ...
Read MoreArab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion Opening address by Ecumenical Patriarch His All-Holiness Bartholomew I. Photo: Marianne Ejdersten/WCC 26 February 2018 An “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace, Promoting Peaceful Coexistence & Common Citizenship”in Vienna on 26 February is creating ...
Read MoreWCC encourages participation in day of prayer for South Sudan, DRC 16 February 2018 The World Council of Churches (WCC) will participate in a day of prayer and fasting for South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...
Read MoreSeven Weeks for Water 2018 This week marks the start of Lent, and an official opening service for the Seven Weeks for Water will take place in Bogota next Wednesday! As you are aware, every year since 2008, during the Lent ...
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