WCC condemns attack on building adjacent to St Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is condemning an attack on one of the buildings within the...
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Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Calls for a Ceasefire and Issues Desperate Plea: President Biden’s Humanitarian Relief is Not Getting to People in Gaza
[The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ are founding members of...
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem condemns Israeli airstrikes targeting humanitarian institutions in Gaza
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem expresses its strongest condemnation of the Israeli...
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WCC calls for urgent humanitarian response in Gaza and UN-Led criminal investigation
The World Council of Churches (WCC), in consultation with heads of churches and representatives of...
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WCC NEWS: Palestinian ambassador meets with WCC to discuss urgent calls for peace and aid
Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi, Mission of Palestine to Switzerland; and Doa Nofal, second secretary...
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Shoulder to Shoulder: In Wadea Al-Fayoume’s Memory – a Call to Counter Dehumanizing Narratives
[The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ are founding members of...
Read MoreFaith-based Organizations and NGOs Call for Ceasefire in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory
As the violence in the Middle East escalates in Israel/Palestine, the Christian Church (Disciples...
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CWS Calls for Immediate Creation of Humanitarian Corridors in Gaza, Ceasefire to Protect the Innocent
Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2023--Church World Service today called for an immediate ceasefire and...
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Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Expresses Sadness and Outrage at Bombing of al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza
[Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza is a partner of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Oct. 16, 2023
More than a week since the beginning of a series of catastrophic events in Gaza, the West Bank,...
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NCC Statement on Israel and Palestine, and the Current Hostilities
“As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only...
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NCC Statement on the Situation of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Armenian Genocide (1915 – 1923) was the first genocide of the 20th Century. Over 1 million...
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WCC calls for immediate ceasefire, urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza
More than 1.1 million Palestinians are struggling to flee from areas of north Gaza targeted by the...
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CWS Mourns Lives Lost in Horrific Attacks in Israel and Palestine, Calls for End to Violence and Protection of Vulnerable Families
Washington, DC – Oct. 12 - Following horrific attacks by Hamas this weekend, resulting in the...
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Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Joins United Nations in Call Not to Ignore Gazans “Dying at the World’s Watch”
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) is an organization in consultative status with the Economic...
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