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Ecumenical officers share perspectives on peacebuilding in a world marked by conflicts
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (351+ words) The first of a series of drop-in thematic online sessions of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Officers Network was held on 20 May and focused on the role of the churches in peacebuilding." Carla Khijoyan, WCC programme executive for…...
Patmos Bible Summit closes with shared commitment to global engagement
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (678+ words) The historic Patmos Bible Summit closed on 15 May in Jakarta, Indonesia, with 250 participants from all over the world, representing various denominations and church traditions, agencies, and Bible Societies in a wide spectrum of people whose hearts, minds, and prayers centered…...
WCC Faith and Order consultation to convene in Romania
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (248+ words) The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, in partnership with the Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Saint Andrei "aguna" at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania, will convene an international academic theological consultation on 1314 May under the theme,…...
Fr Jaroslav Vracovsk: Being poor among the poor to witness God's glory
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (553+ words) How to grow in faith and trust when we are surrounded by anxiety and nothing seems certain? Providing a rare insight in rural parish life in Mongolia, Fr Jaroslav Vracovsk, Salesian of Don Bosco, reflected on the Gospel reading from…...
Webinar explores how AI can guide people to church
2+ week, 5+ day ago (601+ words) The European Christian Internet Conference, with WACC Europe, hosted a joint webinar on 29 April, "Feeding AI: How Data and Chatbots Can Guide People to Church." Via crucis in front of the Helsinki Cathedral, April 2026." Participants had the opportunity to hear…...
Peter Prove: Peace of God calls us to overcome all violence
2+ week, 6+ day ago (191+ words) The World Council of Churches (WCC) director for international affairs'offered a keynote on the Evangelical Church in Germany's peace memorandum during the Academie Internationale Oekumene an der Universit't Hamburg on 29 April.' Irpin in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 2022. The memorandum,…...
Symposium will explore "Faith Meets Global Values - Crisis and Promise of Multilateralism
3+ week, 2+ day ago (211+ words) The 12th Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs, scheduled for 5 May, will explore'Faith Meets Global Values - Crisis and Promise of Multilateralism." The hybrid event, with limited in-person participation, will be held at the Church Center…...
Webinar will explore how AI can guide people to church
3+ week, 6+ day ago (149+ words) The European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) with WACC Europe invite all to a joint webinar on 29 April, "Feeding AI: How Data and Chatbots Can Guide People to Church." Participants will have the opportunity to hear two inspiring presentations on the…...
Webinar "Feeding AI: How Data and Chatbots Can Guide People to Church
3+ week, 6+ day ago (205+ words) The European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) with WACC Europe invite all to a joint webinar on 29 April, "Feeding AI: How Data and Chatbots Can Guide People to Church." ECIC & WACC webinar "Feeding AI: How Data and Chatbots Can Guide People…...
Pacific Church Leaders" Meeting plenary asks: what foundations must we revisit?
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (303+ words) The 2026 edition of the Pacific Church Leaders'Meeting, in a plenary session, revisited the foundations of Pacific ecumenism, exploring many years of ecumenical history, then exploring how the future is grounded in stories and theology. Rev. James Bhagwan, general secretary of…...