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oikoumene.org > news > team-from-cuba-begins-drafting-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-materials-for-2028

Team from Cuba begins drafting Week of Prayer for Christian Unity materials for 2028

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (256+ words) A team from Cuba has joined an international editing team to begin drafting the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity materials for 2028. The resources are being prepared jointly with Catholic and Protestant Christians from Cuba, including the staff and students…...

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oikoumene.org > news > children-in-war-are-more-than-a-security-crisis-warn-african-church-leaders

Children in war are more than a security crisis, warn African church leaders

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (715+ words) Across Africa, churches are stepping up aid for children affected by civil wars and conflicts, as crises rise on the continent. As lightning illuminates the sky behind them, a man speaks during a nighttime prayer vigil for peace in Nakubuse,…...

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oikoumene.org > news > new-documentary-portrays-heart-of-taize-community-through-the-eyes-of-young-people

New documentary portrays heart of Taizé community through the eyes of young people

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (580+ words) Kathy Kuczka, producer and director of the documentary “Taizé: A Pilgrimage of Trust,” reflects on what sparked her creative idea, and how the authenticity of nine young people gives the film a sense of hope. Young people during a prayer…...

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oikoumene.org > news > wcc-general-secretary-women-have-stood-at-the-heart-of-gods-mission

WCC general secretary: “Women have stood at the heart of God's mission”

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (379+ words) In a message to the Mother's Union of the Church of the Lord (Aladura), Nigeria, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed gratitude for the women’s faithful witness, steadfast commitment to prayer, and tireless service…...

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oikoumene.org > news > technology-is-not-good-not-bad-and-not-neutral-discussion-explores

Technology is not good, not bad???and not neutral, discussion explores

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (404+ words) A discussion on “AI Utility, Ethics, and Governance” on 20 August hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) featured Dr Ezekiel Takam, who recently completed his PhD on Theology and AI Ethics at the University of Geneva; and Michael Meier,…...

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oikoumene.org > news > what-25-west-africans-took-home-from-the-world-social-forum

What 25 West Africans took home from the World Social Forum | World Council of Churches

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (386+ words) WCC encounter many faith actors at the World Social Forum 2026 The forum had been scheduled for 4-8 August. On 21 July, Benin’s interior minister wrote to the organizers that the government was unavailable “to host such an event on Beninese soil, owing…...

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Theology of Companionship - Foundations: Why Companionship Now?

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (227+ words) This opening session of the webinar series introduces the theological foundations of companionship and asks why this language matters for the churches today. In a world marked by fragmentation, violence, forced migration, ecological crisis, and deep inequalities, companionship invites churches…...

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oikoumene.org > blog > studying-at-bossey-was-for-me-an-enormous-honour-and-delight

Studying at Bossey was for me an enormous honour and delight

1+ week, 9+ min ago   (296+ words) From Day One of the 1997 Graduate School I was struck by the diversity of our Christian witness – doctrinally, ecclesiologically and liturgically—our varied mother tongues, our cultural richness and difference and our tremendously wide-ranging political and religious situations back home....

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oikoumene.org > news > nun-dul-dega-eomne-nowhere-to-lay-my-eyes-wins-locarno-film-festival-prize

“Nun Dul Dega Eomne” (Nowhere to Lay My Eyes) wins Locarno Film Festival prize

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (196+ words) The film “Nun Dul Dega Eomne” (Nowhere to Lay My Eyes) earned the prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, held 5-15 August. The Ecumenical Jury, appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, awarded the prize, donated by the Evangelical…...

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oikoumene.org > news > in-wake-of-earthquake-wcc-stands-in-solidarity-with-sisters-and-brothers-in-indonesia

In wake of earthquake, WCC stands in solidarity with sisters and brothers in Indonesia

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended prayers and assurance of solidarity with the people of Flores Island and East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, following a devastating earthquake that struck the region on 15 August. “We are…...