Peter Kenny

(Photo: REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed) Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends the closing ceremony of the 25th Arab Summit in Kuwait City, March 26, 2014. The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, wrote to Sudan President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir in June about religious freedom after a Sudanese court sentenced Meriam Ibrahim to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith.

(Photo:Yevhenia Kravchuk/Facebook) PACE meeting on Oct. 1, 2024

(Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter) Activists carry placards during a protest against a proposed amendment of a German law about medically assisted suicide in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin November 29, 2012. The German parliament was to debate an amendment to the the criminal code that deals with euthanasia, drawing criticism of activists, who say the proposed changes signify a concealed move towards legalizing medically assisted suicide. The placards read: "Lonely," "Demented," "Suffering from eating disorders," "Ill."

(Photo: WCC / Joanna Lindén-Montes) The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during a radio interview on November 1, 2013 he gave during the World Council of Churches 10th Assembly in Busan, South Korea.

The ecumenicals and the Pentecostals, representing two significant strands of Christianity, have not joined forces in a new move toward greater Christian unity in one group, but they are talking to each other.

(Photo: © Peter Kenny) Campaign to stop violence against Christians in India on square in front of United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on June 23, 2021 during a session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Geneva professor Achim Wennmann says it is essential for churches and networks of churches striving for peace to be as close as possible to individuals on the ground and listen intently to what makes for conflict dynamics, talking to friends and foes in the process.

(Photo: Peter Kenny) Professor Achim Wennmann, director for strategic partnerships at Geneva's Graduate Institute on Oct 15, 2024.

The World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, and the ACT Alliance, have issued a joint' Call to Action for Biodiversity and Climate Justice at COP16' in Cali, Colombia.

(Photo: REUTERS / Rebecca Cook) Michigan Stadium is seen before the start of the NCAA college football game between University of Michigan and Notre Dame in Ann Arbor, Michigan September 10, 2011. Both teams wore throw back jerseys during the first night game in the history of Michigan Stadium.