World Council of Churches urges religious and political leaders to protect fundamental rights of Christian communities

The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemned the Jerusalem Municipality’s attempt to seize the property of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and called on the world’s religious organizations and political leaders to take decisive action to protect the fundamental rights of Christian communities.

“We denounce this act as a blatant attack on religious freedom and an alarming violation of the historic Status Quo that governs the Holy Sites of Jerusalem. For centuries, the Armenian Patriarchate, alongside other Christian institutions, has safeguarded the sacred heritage of the Holy Land, serving as a beacon of faith, community service, and justice,” the WCC said in a statement.