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WCC NEWS: New accompaniers commissioned in Palestine and Israel
A commissioning ceremony was held on 24 June in Jerusalem during which a group of ecumenical...
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B’Tselem report: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israel in West Bank at highest rate since 1967
B'Tselem has released a new report detailing the 54 cases in which Israeli forces killed...
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Learning From People Whose Lives Have Been Characterized by Turmoil and Uncertainty
Written by Fiona Kendall, a mission co-worker serving with Mediterranean Hope, the refugee and...
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WCC expresses great concern over plans for another Israeli settlement in West Bank
“This development would further isolate Beit Sahour, accelerate the confiscation of...
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WCC NEWS: Patriarch Theophilos III and Cardinal Pizzaballa arrive in Gaza for pastoral visit
His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of June 22, 2026
The United States and Iran have officially signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending...
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CMEP Welcomes U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and Calls for Comprehensive Regional Peace
[Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) issued the following statement following the announcement...
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One Body, One Spirit: CEOSS and Global Ministries — A Journey of Faithful Partnership and Shared Witness
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.”...
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WCC calls for Russia to immediately end illegal, immoral invasion of Ukraine
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for an immediate end...
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WCC executive committee affirms steadfast witness of the Palestinian Christians
In a statement, the World Council of Churches executive committee acknowledged the profound...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of June 8, 2026
Confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah continue despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire...
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WCRC webinar on Palestine: “Settlement Expansion in the West Bank, International Law, and the Church’s Response”
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), of which the United Church of Christ is a...
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WCC encourages global fellowship to pray for peace in Ukraine
In a series of global prayers for peace, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and...
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