WCC news: Hear and see “A Call to All Christians,” message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order

Watch a recording of the message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, now available from the World Council of Churches.  Moderator of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order Rev. Prof. Dr Stephanie Dietrich (centre), Prof. Dr Andrej Jeftić, the director of the Faith and Order Commission (right), and H. E. Metropolitan Dr Job of Psidia of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (left), invite a moment of prayer at the conclusion of a plenary session dedicated to developing an ecumenical affirmation and message to be adopted at the World Council of Churches Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order.  Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 6 November 2025 A “Call to All Christians: Message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order” is the fruit of the historic conference, which drew 400 people to Wadi El Natrun, Egypt, on 24-28 October, to explore the theme “Where now for visible unity?” The call reads, in part, “to renew our commitment to faith, mission, and unity in Christ Jesus; to listen together to the Holy Spirit; to walk together as pilgrims: as children of the Father learning together to live out our faith, hope, and love, and in the practice of justice, reconciliation, and unity.”  The message was preceded by an Ecumenical Affirmation, “Deepening Unity, Journeying in Love, Restoring Hope.” Watch the video: Call to All Christians - message of the 6th World Conference on Faith and Order Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order issues “Call to All Christians” (WCC news release, 28 October 2025) Learn more about the 6th World Conference on Faith and Order See more

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