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WCC expresses hope and prayer for a just peace for people of Ukraine
As the presidents of the United States and Russia meet in Alaska, World Council of Churches...
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Following a shipwreck near Lampedusa, Mediterranean Hope’s coordinator states, “Without legal channels, more lives will be lost”
[The following article was originally posted by the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy...
Read MoreGlobal Ministries is Saddened to Learn of the Death of Rev. Kenneth Robert Ziebell
The Rev. Kenneth R. Ziebell passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Ken was born on August...
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B’Tselem: Palestinian activist Awdah al-Hathaleen filmed settler Yinon Levi shooting him
In video footage obtained by B’Tselem, filmed by al-Hathaleen himself, Levi is seen shooting at...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Aug. 11, 2025
August 6 and 9 of this year marked 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on...
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Pray with Greece, August 17, 2025
Lectionary Selection: Luke 12: 49-56 Prayers for Greece Dear Heavenly...
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WCC: As Gaza faces starvation, global religious voices call for immediate aid and respect for human life
As hunger spreads across Gaza, faith leaders are expanding and amplifying the call for the...
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WCC news: Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem condemn attack in Taybeh
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, in a statement on 29 July, expressed profound...
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TODAY (7/30/25) – Senate Voting on Arms Sales to Israel
Israel’s use of indiscriminate weapons in Gaza’s densely populated areas has had devastating...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 28, 2025
Last week, the Israeli Knesset overwhelmingly approved of a symbolic motion calling for the...
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B’Tselem: Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip
In a new report, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem describes the development of a...
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Statement from ELCJHL Bishop on Israel’s Starvation of Gaza
The following statement was issued by Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar, Bishop of the Evangelical...
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Joint Statement: As Mass Starvation Spreads Across Gaza, Our Colleagues and Those We Serve Are Wasting Away
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) - of which the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and...
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WCC expresses deep sorrow, alarm over recent eruption of violence in southern Syria
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep alarm and...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 21, 2025
Last week, Israeli forces bombed the Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and wounding at...
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