Middle East and Europe

WCC NEWS: First Palestinian Christian woman ordained in Holy Land

Rev. Sally Azar was ordained on 22 January as the first Palestinian Christian woman to serve in...

Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 23, 2023

Next Tuesday Kumi Now will consider the discrimination faced by Palestinian citizens living in...

ELCJHL to ordain the first female pastor in Palestine

By Damaris Dilling, Department of Service for Palestinian Refugees, Middle East Council of...

WCC denounces continuing attacks on civilians in Ukraine

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced continuing...

Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 16, 2023

Kumi Now will focus on the city of Jerusalem on Tuesday, the 24th of January. The United...

3rd Thursday Alert: Tell the Administration and Congress Not to Disburse Military Aid to Israel

Israel’s former and current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said last week, “We formed a...

Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 9, 2023

Next Tuesday Kumi Now will consider Israel’s policy of denying building permits to Palestinians...

B’Tselem report- The Occupied Territories in 2022: largest number of Palestinians killed by Israel in the West Bank since 2004

Palestinians killed In the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Israeli forces killed 146...

WCC condemns desecration of historic Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay joined the Episcopal...

B’Tselem: Fast-tracked war crime – Israel informs Palestinians from Masafer Yatta of imminent expulsion

Today (Monday, 2 Jan. 2023), the Israeli District Coordination and Liaison Office (DCO) notified...

Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 2, 2023

Next week’s Kumi Now will consider the difficulties Palestinians experience trying to run...

Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 26, 2022

This week’s Kumi Now focused on the launch of Xavier Abu Eid’s book entitled, ‘Rooted in...

NCC Condemns Blockade on Armenian Access Road

On the morning of December 12, Azerbaijani activists and soldiers set up a blockade on the road...

Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem 2022 Christmas message

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have issued this Christmas...

A Christmas Message from Bethlehem

The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, President of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, shares a Christmas...