NEWS
News from our member churches and the wider ecumenical movement, with our monthly roundup and a library of stories from ecumenical bodies around the world.
Parishes pray for peace after Easter
Catholic parishes around New Zealand took up Pope Leo XIV’s Easter invitation to pray for peace by setting aside ten minutes after each Mass on the weekend of 11 and 12 April for a short liturgy of prayer.
Fiji’s churches celebrate Easter together
The Fiji Council of Churches held its annual Ecumenical Resurrection Sunday at the Suva Civic Centre on Easter Day, 5 April, a tradition that has brought Fiji’s churches together to celebrate the resurrection since 2017.
An Easter message from Nepal
The Lutheran World Federation’s Easter message for 2026 was written by Rev.
Let love lead: the archbishops’ Easter message
In their joint Easter message for 2026, Archbishops Don Tamihere, Sione Ulu’ilakepa and Justin Duckworth reflected on Jesus’ command to love one another as he has loved us.
Southern Eastercamp turns thirty
Southern Eastercamp began in 1996, when Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian youth ministries brought 360 Canterbury teenagers together to hear the Easter message.
An Easter message from Pasifika Communities University
In his Easter message, “The Intensity of Grace Amid a Wounded World”, Rev.
Holy Week prayer with the Old Catholic churches
The WCC’s morning prayer on the Monday of Holy Week was prepared with the Old Catholic World Communion.
Easter messages from Australia’s church leaders
The National Council of Churches in Australia published Easter messages from the national leaders of its member churches, noting that Western churches would celebrate Easter on 5 April and the Orthodox and Oriental churches would keep Pascha a week later, on 12 April.
The WCC’s Easter message for 2026
The WCC’s Easter message asked how Christians can celebrate Easter honestly at a time of so much suffering in the world.
Lent and Easter resources from Bible Society
Bible Society New Zealand released free Lent and Easter resources under the title “Walking in Jesus’ Final Footsteps”.