Communications Officer

*Disponible seulement en anglais. On May 17, 2012, the Joint Religious Leadership Coordination for the G8 and G20 Summits (JRLCS) gathered representative organizations and delegations from G8 and G20 member communities for a closed meeting at the Berkley Center. The session extended a long history of religious and interreligious organizations using the occasion of global […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Letter to Minister Kenney Marks International Conscientious Objectors Day Download the full letter + backgrounder [PDF]. En français Tuesday May 15, 2012 Dear Minister Kenney, Today is International Conscientious Objectors Day. On this occasion, the Commission on Justice and Peace of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has written The Honourable Jason Kenney,

Download a PDF version of this announcement. Ethical Action in Extreme Conditions Join us in welcoming PATRIARCH SVIATOSLAV SHEVCHUK (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church); JACOB DOV BLEICH (Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine); PATRIARCH FILARET DENYSENKO (Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate) and other leaders of the Orthodox Churches of Ukraine; other religious authorities of Ukraine and international

“The Unity We Seek” An Evening with the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches On Wednesday March 14 from 7 9 pm, the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will be offering a keynote address entitled “The Unity We Seek: Exploring the Hopes and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW DECLARATION CALLS FOR PRECAUTIONARY OVERSIGHT FOR THE EMERGING FIELD OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY Tuesday March 13, 2012 — Today the Biotechnology Reference Group of The Canadian Council of Churches is one group within a broad coalition of 111 organizations from around the world who have endorsed The Principles for the Oversight of

Keynote Address on Just Peace Dr. Glen H. Stassen, Fuller Theological Seminary – “Without justice, can there be peace? Without peace, can there be justice?” Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7 pm,  Siegfried Hall – St. Jerome’s University, Waterloo, ON For more information, please see the promotional flyer here.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANADIAN ELECTION OBSERVERS IN TAIWAN Eight Canadian election observers are in Taiwan monitoring the upcoming Presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January 14, 2012. The election polls indicate a close race between the two leading Presidential candidates. Along with Taiwan’s economic performance, the relationship with mainland China is again playing a critical

“On the eve of the United Nations Conference on climate in South Africa, we are reissuing the Canadian Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate. Now endorsed by over 50 faith communities and faith-based organizations representing a large segment of people of faith in Canada, the statements calls for ‘leadership to put the long-term

Following the disturbing television images of demonstrations and conflict on the streets of Cairo, Egypt, the Canadian Council of Churches President has written the Minister of Foreign Affairs to express his concern for religious freedom in Egypt. Please read the full letter here.

Check out this article from the Council for Responsible Genetics: “Gene Patenting in Canada” – By James J. Rusthoven Written with input from the Biotechnology Reference Group of the Canadian Council of Churches!