The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) on August 9, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, called on society and governments to support community
The bishop of the Costa Rican Lutheran Church is asking the nation’s Constitutional Court to ensure a state-sponsored sex education program will be based on
An alliance of youth from varied faith groups in Brazil has formed with the goals of ending racial and religious intolerance, promoting social and environmental
Bishop Munib A. Younan, president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has called Norway a beacon of hope and inspiration for the way it has
In a BBC radio broadcast today, Anglican Canon Duncan Green called on people everywhere in the world to live together in peace and harmony, in
Christian leaders representing organizations comprising some 90 percent of the world’s two billion Christians have issued a joint appeal to the 194 governments currently negotiating
A letter by U.S. lawmakers asking the United Nations to take the lead in responding to the recent cholera epidemic in Haiti is gaining support
For more photos, click here. With panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt surrounding the nave of the Washington National Cathedral, worshipers from many faiths mourned
The Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) on July 5 published a tribute to the life and work of liberation theologian Jose Miguez Bonino, who
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on June 26 hosted the launch of a British government initiative called “faith partnership principles” that will guide the Department for International
The Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF) governing Council, during its June 15 to 20 meeting in Bogota, Colombia, appealed to the United Nations High Commissioner for
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has been playing an active role in the two major events taking place in Rio de Janeiro from June
A delegation from the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) will take part in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) from June 20
The Geneva-based World Student Christian Federation’s (WSCF) executive committee, meeting in Berlin from May 20 to 27, approved a “bold advocacy, prayer, theological reflection, and communications agenda for 2012-2014,”
The Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) said it will hold its first meeting in the People’s Republic of China, focusing on “the unique situation of Chinese
Interfaith pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral in June will protest economic injustice. A group of faith leaders announced on May in London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral that
International observers are trying to provide a “protective presence” to vulnerable communities in Colombia. Photo:Agne Alminaite An ecumenical project to document the plight of people
Lambeth Palace in London is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Photo: David Burrows British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Lord Richard
The political situation in Fiji has deteriorated under the military government, Methodist church leaders told a recent Pacific Conference of Churches meeting. Photo: Jose Gil
The volatile situation facing Christians in the Middle East is a key topic of concern for members of the central committee of the World Council