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Young Adult Friends Development Fund re-opened
The Young Adult Friends Development Fund (formerly the Youth Pilgrimage fund) has re-opened, following a period on hold during the pandemic restrictions. Already in 2023…
Living the Spirit of Ubuntu in 2023
The commencement of Southern Africa Yearly Meeting in January 2023 marks the beginning of a global process of discussion and discernment among Quakers on the…
Quakers push for justice at UN climate talks
At the global climate talks in Egypt from 6 – 18 November, Quakers continued their intensive advocacy for sufficient climate finance to developing countries, for…
World Quaker Day 2022: The biggest ever
Based on the number of reports received, World Quaker Day 2022 was the biggest on record, as Friends around the world responded to the invitation…
World Council of Churches calls for an ‘ecumenism of the heart’
The highest governing body of the World Council of Churches has called on Christians everywhere to search for an “ecumenism of the heart”, described as…
Nuclear weapons talks “a glimmer of light and hope”
The Friends World Committee for Consultation has joined with 139 other faith organisations in welcoming the first Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on…
