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WCC: Israeli action towards WCC leadership unjust, discriminatory and misinformed
"In an unprecedented move against the leadership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the...
Read MoreThere is No Way to Peace, Peace is the Way
December 4, 2016 St. Andrews Scots Memorial Church Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12 “A shoot shall...
Read MoreYWCA Statement Issued at the UN on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Today, November 29th, the World Young Women’s Christian Association (World YWCA) and its member...
Read MoreTake Action: ALL Israeli Settlements are Illegal [CMEP]
Illegal Israeli settlements are a primary obstacle to any just and sustainable peace agreement...
Read MoreSabeel Christmas Message, 2016
Christmas is a time of joy. Amid the sorrows and hardships of daily life, we need the Christmas...
Read MoreChurches’ diaconal action in the Middle East analyzed [WCC]
The story shared by Fr Yukoub Babawe of the Oum-El-Nour Relief Committee of the Syrian Orthodox...
Read MoreA Future Not Our Own
Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet;righteousness and peace will kiss each other.Psalm...
Read MoreWalk with the men through this checkpoint at Tarqumeya
Written by Joyce Cassel, former Ecumenical Accompanier in Tarqumeya Palestinians from the Southern...
Read More“Ahh Yanoun …….”
Written by Pat Ochodnicky, former Ecumenical Accompanier in Yanoun As we rounded a curve in the...
Read MoreNew project to assess media portrayal of refugees in Europe and promote their rights to speak on their own behalf
As increasing numbers of people are seeking refuge in Europe, a new project aims to promote the...
Read MoreUPDATE: Bethlehem pastor, Synod preacher feature in Middle East Initiative webinar
Written by Anthony Moujaes, UCNews [UPDATE: The webinar with the Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, originally...
Read MoreMediterranean Hope – Newsletter November 2016
The abyss in their eyes, by Alberto Mallardo, Mediterranean Hope Lampedusa Lampedusa is an island...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Nov. 28, 2016
This prayer ministry enables local and international friends of Sabeel to pray over regional...
Read MoreWCC NEWS: Removal of IS alone won’t secure return of Iraqi and Syrian minorities, says WCC report
The removal of the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) will not alone secure the return of...
Read MoreIn Syria and Iraq, minorities must come out of the darkness
By NCA general secretary Anne-Marie Nørstelien Helland, and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav...
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