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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 22, 2024
Last week, Gaza had a near-total telecommunications blackout, making it difficult for information...
Read MorePray with Hungary, January 28, 2024
Lectionary Selection: Mark 1:21-28 Prayers for Hungary Compassionate and...
Read MoreDSPR: An Update from Gaza
The Department of Service for Palestinian Refugees (DSPR, registered in Gaza as the Near East...
Read More3rd Thursday Alert: Urge a ceasefire; abide by international law; release hostages & prisoners; protect civilians; and support humanitarian aid & access to Gaza
The devastating loss of life in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories since October 7...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 15, 2024
Last week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard the arguments for and against the motion...
Read MoreGlobal Ministries among 74 organizations supporting Senate resolution requiring reporting on Israel’s human rights practices
Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ is...
Read MoreGlobal Ministries (Disciples & UCC) among Christian sponsors of a Candlelight Prayer Vigil for a Ceasefire in the Middle East
With many mobilizing in Washington D.C. for the March for Gaza, this Christian-led prayer vigil...
Read MoreAs 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 MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Jan. 8, 2024
In the final days of 2023, South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against...
Read MoreB’Tselem: Israel is starving Gaza
Everyone in Gaza is going hungry. About 2.2 million people are surviving day by day on almost...
Read MoreSabeel 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 MoreWCC denounces Russian campaign to terrorize people of Ukraine
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the...
Read MoreWCC 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 MoreWCC 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 MoreChrist 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...
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