NIFEA Panel Calls for Radical Economic and Ecological Transformation
Global church leaders and economists, meeting under the banner of the 6th Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA), have issued a resounding call for transformative change in the face of deepening economic, ecological, and social crises. Convened March 25–27, 2025, in Geneva, the panel gathered under the […]
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Faith leaders call for urgent economic transformation to combat inequality and climate crisis
Faith leaders warn that the global concentration of wealth and power has reached "unprecedented" and "alarming" levels, exacerbating inequality, undermining democracy, and accelerating climate catastrophe. The ecumenical call to action came in a joint communique issued today following a three-day meeting in Geneva of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA).
Yusef Daher earns Menno Simons Sermon Award
Yusef Daher, coordinator of the Jerusalem Liaison Office of the World Council of Churches in Jerusalem, earned the Menno Simons Sermon Award for 2025.
WCC “Faith and Order Update” available
A "Faith and Order Update," presenting some of the main areas of the work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order, has been published as the WCC looks towards the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order later in 2025, and in the year that marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
Shia Muslim students join Bossey class, discuss their understanding of God
Each year, this year for the fifth time, Shia Muslim students from the Risalat International Institute (co-located in Iran and in Great Britain), under the direction of Dr M A Shomali, joined the Bossey Ecumenical Institute students for dialogue, prayer, and fellowship.
GDPR is changing for charities – you need to know how
Learn about the proposed "soft opt-in" changes aimed at charities in our webinar
URJ Joins Coalition of Jewish Organizations in Rejecting the False Choice Between Jewish Safety and Democracy
We say with one voice: our community’s real concerns about antisemitism should not be used to undermine democratic norms and institutions
CSW: Principle of equality a necessary condition for peace, says the BIC
BIC delegation explores how local consultative spaces are enabling communities to foster new patterns of relationships between women and men.
An Easter message from Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson
It’s Holy Week, and United Church of Christ General Minister and President Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson offers a message of hope, joy, and triumph this Resurrection Sunday. Thompson shares her thoughts about the relevance of the Risen Lord to what…
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2025 Serbia-North Macedonia-Albania Annual Conference
March 27-30, Pogradec, Albania