WCC NEWS: WCC invites World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, highlights “Faith, Hope and Love in Action”

As the 2022 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel approaches in September, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land. Church of the Ascension, seen from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 20 May 2022 This year, the theme is anchored in active hope and in striving for a better future with no occupation. It builds on the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”   The theme for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, to be observed 15-22 September, is “Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice in Israel Palestine.” “The annual world week for peace in Palestine and Israel offers an opportunity for all of us to engage in active hope towards ending the occupation,” said WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca. Prayers, a video, and feature stories will be available for download by WCC member churches and all people of good will in the coming weeks. World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2022 Concept note for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 550 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland