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WCC offers sympathies to French community after hostage-taking
An elderly French priest celebrating Mass was taken hostage, along with two nuns and several...
Read MoreWCC decries Munich shootings, calls for nonviolence
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, decried the...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: International Players Push for Peace
Israel Trying to Quash Discussion of EU Document Blaming 'occupation' for terrorism [Jerusalem...
Read MoreOne Broken Camera
Shuhada kindergarten may be one of the most vulnerable schools in Hebron. The school sits halfway...
Read MoreStatement from the Middle East Council of Churches on the attack in Nice
Below is a statement from the Middle East Council of Churches on the attack in Nice, France on 14...
Read MoreWCC condemns violence and calls for prayer and action in the wake of Nice atrocity
15 July 2016, originally posted here The acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches...
Read MoreYWCA of Palestine Appeal for Support: July 2016
Dear Friends of the National YWCA of Palestine, We send you summer greetings post Ramadan from very...
Read MoreConference of European Churches Statement on the Nice Attacks
Press Release No: 16/25 15 July 2016 Brussels Nice attack: Amidst bloodshed, build peace with...
Read MoreA grain of hope for justice and peace in the Holy Land (WCC)
By Claus Grue* Every morning a cheerful and articulate man arrives at his office in East Jerusalem...
Read MoreUN Protection of Civilians Weekly Report: July 5-11, 2016
Each week, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs publishes the Protection of...
Read MoreJulio 2016: Compartiendo la experiencia
“Como el agua refleja el rostro, así el corazón del hombre refleja al hombre.” Proverbios...
Read MoreTantur Newsletter: May/June 2016
The Fullness of Spring and Summerby Dan Koski, Tantur Staff With our two Easter dates being so...
Read MoreHagia Sophia: controversy over the call to prayer (WCC)
During this year’s Muslim festival of Ramadan, the Turkish ministry of religious affairs has...
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First South African Church to commit to BDS
In a historic step the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) issued a clear...
Read MoreGo and Do Likewise and Fix the Road for God’s Sake
Luke 10:25-37 On August 16, 1942 the Circassain villagers of Besleney, a small Muslim farming...
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