As a “Life and Work” centenary conference in Athens entered its second day, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs traveled back in time to consider the scene in Stockholm in 1925—then took a courageous look forward at the many serious global issues under consideration by churches today.

Reports from the moderator and the director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs summarized the history of the Conference on Life and Work and looked forward at the commission’s upcoming discussions of emerging global trends.

In a conversation held on 2 May that drew repeated applause from the large audience at Kirchentag in Hanover, Germany, Bishop Marianne Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, and Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, reflected together on how churches, with courage and unity, can stand up for justice.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended ecumenical greetings to Pope Leo XIV and an assurance of continuing engagement with the Roman Catholic Church in the era of its new pontiff.

On April 23, on the occasion of the 30th World Book Day, an online unveiling ceremony was held for the Italian Christian Milan bookcrossing station of the Nantong Chiziqing overseas Chinese library in Nantong, Jiangsu Province.

The world today learned of the death of Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and leader of the world’s 1.37 billion Catholics.

Kaliningrad's Baptists are on the upswing. That’s the assessment of Nikolay Vladimirovich Kazakov, since March 2024, senior pastor of the city’s “Peace Church.”

On the 80th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his opposition to Hitler, the moderator of World Council of Churches has paid tribute to the deep faith of the German theologian, saying his life and witness continue to inspire the ecumenical movement.

A court in Moscow has banned the distribution of the New Testament: The Restoration Translation, published by the ministry of Witness Lee and Watchman Nee, for being “extremist.”

Prof. Filler bridges real-world cases and theological interpretation to reveal humanity's inherent conflict between environmental protection and prosperity maintenance. Through a biblical anthropological framework, he demonstrates how the environmental crisis reflects a spiritual crisis.