Tag: WCC
World Council of Churches assembly gets underway in Korea
2/11/13 The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) opened on Wednesday 30 October in Busan, Republic of Korea under the themeGod of ... Read More
Geneva exhibition raises awareness of Armenian genocide
8/9/13 The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Armenian Apostolic Church are hosting a one-month exhibition on the Armenian genocide. It will display information ... Read More
WCC Delegates visits the regional Headquaters of the Syriac Orthodox Church in India
2/2/13 PATRIARCHAL CENTRE, PUTHENCURIZ: Delegates from World Council of Churches visited Patriarchal Centre, the regional Head Quarters of Syriac Orthodox Church in India on Jan ... Read More
Orthodox Churches reflect on WCC Assembly theme
20/1/0/2012 Orthodox churches have reaffirmed their commitment to "unity, justice and peace" saying that the "supreme act of God's love is the economy of salvation". ... Read More
WCC tribute to Pope Shenouda III and condolence message to the Coptic Orthodox Church
To the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church Geneva, 18 March 2011 Your Eminences and Graces, Respected members of the Holy Synod of the ... Read More
“Kairos Palestine”: From Mendacity to Megalomania
Malcolm Lowe 23/12/2011 Late in 2009, a small group of Palestinian Christian clergy and laity banded together to produce a document entitled "Kairos Palestine." Basically, ... Read More
Ecumenical Patriarch calls for freedom of religion and minority rights
2/12/2011 In a presentation to a gathering of experts on religious freedom and religious rights of minorities, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said there must ... Read More
Christian leaders plot ecumenical future in Indonesia
By Paul R. Kopenkoskey 4/10/2011 An estimated 275 Christian leaders are meeting in Indonesia this week (Oct. 4-7) to plot an ecumenical future in what ... Read More
Inter-Orthodox consultation begins discussion on the nature of the Church
04.03.11 A week-long inter-Orthodox consultation with the aim of studying the Faith and Order document “The Nature and Mission of the Church” began its work ... Read More
WCC general secretary honoured in JerusalemWCC general secretary honoured in Jerusalem
A high distinction has been bestowed on the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit. On Thursday ... Read More
Mor Gabriel Church in Mount Lebanon consecrated by Holy Father
Syrian Orthodox Church Mor Gabriel Church in Mount Lebanon consecrated by Holy Father on August 08, 2010 08 August 2010, Kesrwan, Mount Lebanon:His Holiness the ... Read More
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the WCC General Secretary
On 28 June 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, received the Rev. Dr. Olaf Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World ... Read More
Armenian Pontiff Receives World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order
21/6/2010 Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin On June 21, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received 31 members of the ... Read More
Faith and Order Standing Commission Convenes in Holy Etchmiadzin
21/6/2010 On June 21, the five day meeting of the Faith and Order Standing Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in the ... Read More