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World Council of Churches Launches Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action

The World Council of Churches has launched an Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action, following a session at the WCC central committee meeting.

 

27 June 2025

'Peace with Creation' announced as the focus of the Season of Creation in 2025

On Ash Wednesday, the Steering Group for ‘Season of Creation’ announced that ‘Peace with Creation’ would be the theme for 2025.

10 March 2025

IASCUFO Communiqué: ‘Facing our theological differences more productively’

A meeting of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order (IASCUFO) gathered in Kuala Lumpur from 6-12 December.

18 December 2024

Secretary General and other Christian leaders unite against “spiral of violence” in Colombia

International group of church leaders join forces in ecumenical effort to urge President Iván Duque Marquéz to end violence in Colombia.

20 May 2021

Church leaders say United Kingdom’s “nuclear weapons increase is immoral and wrong”

The Archbishops of York and Wales describe the UK’s intention to increase its nuclear-weapons capacity as both “immoral and wrong”.

02 April 2021

Porvoo church leaders discuss the Church’s voice in the public square

Climate change, Brexit and digital media under discussion as leaders from the Porvoo Communion churches gathered in Portugal.

24 October 2019

Covenant for “historical cousins” – the Methodist Church and the Church of England – moves forward

Church of England’s General Synod has agreed a series of motions to take forward its Covenant with the Methodist Church in Britain.

12 July 2019

Senior ecumenical panel to discuss Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

Five Christian denominations associated with the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification are discussing how to take the text further.

27 March 2019

Archbishop of Canterbury cautions against political mood over UK’s Brexit debate

Archbishop Justin Welby speaks out against personal attacks and threats in debate about the UKs withdrawal from the European Union.

11 January 2019

Britain’s Methodists debate Church of England full communion proposals

The Methodist Church of Great Britain has debated proposals that could see it enter into a full communion agreement, including the interchange of ministries, with the Church of England.

02 July 2018