Accompaniment as Christian witness

EAPPI officers from sending countries visit a bedouin village in the Jordan Valley. Photo: Rod Benson, 2013. The history and achievement of EAPPI Rod Benson The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel is among the most sustained and distinctive human rights initiatives of the modern ecumenical movement. Established by the World Council of Churches …

Ecumenical perspectives: World Religion Day

World Religion Day, observed each year on the third Sunday in January, is a timely invitation to pause and remember that our world is religiously diverse, and that diversity can be a source of enrichment rather than conflict. It highlights the capacity of faith communities to build mutual understanding, cultivate peace, and contribute to the …