Tag: WCC

World Council of Churches assembly gets underway in Korea

OCP- November 2, 2013

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

OCP- September 8, 2013

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

OCP- February 2, 2013

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

OCP- October 20, 2012

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

OCP- March 24, 2012

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

OCP- December 23, 2011

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

OCP- December 3, 2011

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

OCP- October 4, 2011

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

OCP- March 5, 2011

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

OCP- September 7, 2010

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

OCP- August 15, 2010

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

OCP- July 1, 2010

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

OCP- June 22, 2010

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

OCP- June 22, 2010

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