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WCC news: Church leaders ask for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
An online meeting was convened on 4 October by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to express...
Read MoreSolidarity Sunday
Sunday, October 6, 2024 On Sunday, October 6th, Churches for Middle East Peace and its 35...
Read MoreWCC News: Calls for release of Armenian hostages held by Azerbaijan growing in lead-up to COP29
The fate of Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan was focus of the side event at the United Nations...
Read MoreDar al-Kalima University
Dar al-Kalima University (DAK) is a Palestinian university that is located in Bethlehem,...
Read MoreWCC expresses profound concern over escalating violence in Lebanon and Gaza
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed profound...
Read MoreNot Yet the End
Written by Maria Bakalian and Nishan Bakalian, serving in Lebanon with the Union of Armenian...
Read MoreA Joint Statement on the Current Crisis in Lebanon and the Middle East
September 30, 2024 “He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples;...
Read MoreWCC moderator to Armenian churches and people: “we constantly pray for you”
Attending the reconsecration of the Mother Cathedral and the Blessing of the Holy Myron, World...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Sept. 30, 2024
Last week, Israel launched indiscriminate assaults on Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of at least...
Read MoreChurches for Middle East Peace calls for the UNGA Resolution Calling for an End to Israel’s Occupation of Palestine to be Upheld
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) supports last week’s United Nations General Assembly...
Read MoreWCC gravely concerned by attacks on Lebanon
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep sadness and...
Read MoreWCC NEWS: Accompaniers are “a light to the world” in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley
The most recent group from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in...
Read MoreWCC NEWS: Prayer vigil planned for dispossessed Christian Palestinians
An interfaith solidarity prayer vigil is planned for 29 September, part of an ongoing call to...
Read MoreStatement by the MECC General Secretariat Following the Dangerous Security Incidents in Lebanon
As a result of the escalation of new security events in Lebanon—which have turned into...
Read MoreOur Economic Leverage
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12-1pm Eastern As people of faith in the United States, we have...
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