Middle East and Europe
Latest News
As International Court of Justice hearings commence, WCC calls on “all responsible members of the international community to respect and implement the ICJ rulings”
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay marked 11 January as...
Read More
Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 8, 2024
In the final days of 2023, South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against...
Read More
B’Tselem: Israel is starving Gaza
Everyone in Gaza is going hungry. About 2.2 million people are surviving day by day on almost...
Read More
Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 1, 2024
On the 1st of January, the Gregorian calendar marked the arrival of the new year. It is customary...
Read More
WCC denounces Russian campaign to terrorize people of Ukraine
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the...
Read More
WCC calls for immediate end to brutal violence in Gaza
As a year of exceptional and increasing conflict draws to a close, and as we pray for peace for...
Read More
WCC calls for upholding the rights of Armenian community in Jerusalem
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay said the WCC is...
Read More
Christ in the Rubble – A Liturgy of Lament – Christmas Lutheran Church, Bethlehem
On Dec. 23, the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem held a special service, "Liturgy of...
Read More
Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 26, 2023
On the 25th of December, many celebrated Christmas day, the day the western church remembers the...
Read More
Sabeel’s Cornerstone: “Christmas Amidst Massacres”
Sabeel announces the publishing of its regular newsletter, Cornerstone (Issue 86), which is now...
Read More
Muslim, Jewish, Christian Leaders Commit to Countering Anti-Jewish, Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Heads of national religious movements across faiths - including the General Ministers and...
Read More
CMEP affirms the statement by The Episcopal Church in response to the Israeli military’s closure of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) affirms the statement by The Episcopal Church in response to...
Read More
Episcopal Church Statement on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
[This statement, issued by The Episcopal Church (USA) on Dec. 22, originally appeared on The...
Read More
Christmas message from ELCJHL Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar
Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy...
Read More
WCC: Displaced people south of Gaza face extreme difficulty
Ministering to the needs of displaced people, most of them south of Gaza, the Department of...
Read More