A third world war against nature is being waged, warns Patriarch Bartholomew. https://ow.ly/WnSy50Zw4iC 📸 Nikos Papachristou
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The World Council of Churches (WCC) joins the World Social Forum, Cotonou, on land, water, and food justice. 4–8 August | Cotonou, Benin More: oikoumene.org/events/wcc-at-the-world-social-forum-2026 #WorldSocialForum2026
Season of Creation begins 1 Sept — Green Anglicans webinar traces its story, 4 Aug ➡️ https://ow.ly/MeKK50ZuGPK 📸 Valter Hugo Muniz/WCC
US$2.887tn: 2025's record military spend. World Council of Churches (WCC) The Lutheran World Federation, WMCouncil and cwmission meet for peace, not war. ➡️ https://ow.ly/mQbm50ZuClx 📸 LWF/Albin Hillert’
What should a church do with land it no longer uses? In Kerala, a bishop answers at 6:30 am. #ClimateJustice https://ow.ly/pXyr50Zu9Cu 📸 CSI MKD Communications
"Do Kamo — a Kanak concept meaning a person is never just an individual, but formed through relationships with land, community, and God — is at the centre of a new WCC blog connecting Pacific and Palestinian experiences of belonging." https://ow.ly/NZEx50ZjhQv
Vocational students from Switzerland visited the World Council of Churches (WCC). #Visits ➡️ https://oikoumene.org/news/vocational-training-students-from-german-speaking-switzerland-visit-wcc 📸 Pauline Tête/WCC
The World Council of Churches hosted an online meeting of ecumenical communicators on 22 June to share updates on work, challenges, and hopes in the coming months. ➡️ https://ow.ly/s45E50ZjgKL
"When money and power dominate the negotiating room, who speaks for the most vulnerable? At the UN June Climate Meetings in Bonn, faith communities had an answer." #ClimateJustice ➡️ https://ow.ly/BbWW50Zixvb 📸 LWF/Albin Hillert
What happens to disarmament when the world is rearming? Tomorrow, 30 June, 14:30 CEST — A webinar will bring voices from Sweden and Finland on holding the line for peace as Europe militarizes. Register 👇 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IWVCTQAJTIGgaEG784oOnQ
50 leaders. 18 countries. Rome. Not IF work must change — but who pays the price. #JustTransition ➡️ https://ow.ly/56r650Zhhqj 📸 Ignacio Alonso/ICMC
Malawi loses $87M/year to tax breaks for multinationals. WCC-backed churches demand fairer rules. #TaxJustice ➡️ https://ow.ly/AlAu50Zgcf6 📸 Sean Hawkey/Life on Earth Pictures
WCC, Caritas & World Vision have launched "Give your loaves and fish" — a new hunger campaign in 13 countries. 🍞 #ZeroHunger https://ow.ly/j9cJ50Zc9bV 📸 Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth Pictures
500M+ women lack menstrual products. World Council of Churches (WCC) webinar breaks silence. #MenstrualHygiene ➡️ https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-webinar-no-woman-banished-for-her-god-given-biology
The feeding of the 5,000 starts with what you hand over. Join us tomorrow — 14:30 CET. Register at https://ow.ly/Frt950Z8R2g
'Breaking the Blood Taboo' — year 5. Churches challenged on period poverty. Today, 15:00 CET #WCC 👇 https://ow.ly/Pexr50Z7tpQ
For the first time, the World Council of Churches (WCC), Caritas Internationalis, and World Vision International have cosigned a joint open letter on global hunger. Join the webinar on 9 June. ↓ https://ow.ly/INBO50Z7t0U
What if biodiversity loss isn't "out there" — but within us? Five faiths just gathered to ask. #LivingPlanet Read the webinar's summary here: https://ow.ly/L0bW50Z55on
Where are we on climate? Faith communities convene at the WCC Talanoa Dialogue in Bonn — 8 June. #SB64 Read more at https://ow.ly/H8hq50Z53X4
We're hiring: Coordinator for the Ecumenical Office to the United Nations (EOUN) — New York Deadline: 15 June 2026. #WCC #Ecumenical #Advocacy Apply → https://wcccoe.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0zvyo
Up to 1 million species face extinction. Faith has a response. WCC webinar — 22 May. #BiodiversityJustice ➡️ https://ow.ly/90MJ50YYZCq
Silence around menstruation has consequences. Faith communities can break it. Join us for a webinar on 4 June. #WCC ➡️ https://ow.ly/7SqQ50YY9yS
Following the Africa Consultation on Mining, Land, and Justice, #WCC & the Council for World Mission demanded binding reform of extractive industries — enforceable environmental standards, genuine post-closure rehabilitation, and agrarian justice. 👉 https://ow.ly/ZTjT50YWoUE
What does it mean to act locally as biodiversity collapses? Free WCC webinar → 22 May ➡️ https://ow.ly/2Oi250YUWgs 📸 Albin Hillert/Life on Earth Pictures
Something shifted in Santa Marta. WCC joins 20+ groups calling to end new coal, oil and gas. #FossilFuels https://ow.ly/GMjl50YSvVt
COP30 didn't name fossil fuels. WCC joins a global call — Colombia. 🌍 #ClimateJustice ➡️ https://ow.ly/MJFU50YQUp0 📸 Valter Hugo Muniz/WCC
Climate breakdown and violent conflict aren't separate crises — they are deeply entangled. #ClimateJustice ➡️ https://ow.ly/Mx7y50YNYgm 📸 LWF/Albin Hillert’
1.8 Earths per year. Water injustice isn't about scarcity — it's about rights. WCC speaks out on #EarthDay2026 ➡️ https://ow.ly/52Ok50YNWwm 📸 Paul Jeffrey/Life On Earth Pictures
The WCC and partners explored the Pan African journey — transformation, resilience, strategy. #RacialJustice ➡️ https://ow.ly/m6Kj50YKnio 📸 Grégoire de Fombelle/WCC
Africa: minimal blame for the climate crisis, maximum cost. What does faith owe the continent? #Climate ➡️ https://ow.ly/lU2F50YJKis