WCC NEWS: WCC expresses solidarity with churches in Argentinian public witness

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with the initiative, “Ayuno y Oración para Despertar las Conciencias” (Fasting and Prayer to Awaken Consciences), and with all those who are participating in fasting, prayer, reflection, and public witness.  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel speaks during the opening of the campaign at Plaza de Mayo on June 2. Photo: Eugenio Albrecht 4 June 2026 “We have received your call at the WCC with deep appreciation and spiritual resonance,” wrote Pillay. “At a time when so many people experience hunger, poverty, exclusion, violence, and the erosion of social bonds, your initiative offers a powerful testimony that faith cannot remain indifferent to human suffering.” Pillay affirmed support or efforts to strengthen democracy, defend human rights, promote social and environmental justice, and build a culture of encounter capable of overcoming polarization, division, and fear.  “We are encouraged by your commitment to dialogue, mutual respect, and the search for unity amid diversity,” he wrote. “Such witness is urgently needed in our world today.” Pillay wrote: “During these days of fasting and prayer, we accompany you spiritually and pray for all who participate in the gatherings in Plaza de Mayo and in communities throughout the country. We pray especially for those who suffer hunger, unemployment, displacement, loneliness, and despair.” Read the full letter Ecumenical organizations launch “Fasting and Prayer to Awaken Consciences” campaign across Argentina (WCC news release, 2 June 2026) 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 356 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland