Korean Christians hear call to be peacemakers

The head of the World Council of Churches has used a visit to South Korea to appeal to the country’s Christians to be peacemakers. The Reverend Dr Olav Fykse Tveit challenged Christians to..

Ecumenical leader meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has heard concerns about religious freedom during a meeting with the head of the World Council of Churches. During the meeting this week at..

Global church group calls for Pakistani government commission to probe abuse of blasphemy law

Urging the Pakistani government to “take realistic and solid steps to stop abuse of the blasphemy law that are causing massive human rights violations” was the inter-faith and faith..

Global church body to hold emergency conference in response to imprisonment of Pakistani 10-year-old girl

"At the best of times, the situation for most of Pakistan's Christians is deplorable. They live in extreme poverty and degradation, limited to the lowest of job and educational opportunity. But there..

WCC moderator expresses solidarity with church in Indonesia

The GKI Taman Yasmin Church has been prevented from worshipping in their sanctuary and has been prohibited from continuing further construction of their building, in spite of their constitutional..

Hope in Christ is answer to challenges facing churches – WCC

There is no other way to address the changing ecclesial landscape or challenges facing churches today than a shared hope grounded in Christ, the moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) said..