News in brief 
28. September 07
US Christian leaders met Iranian president Ahmadinejad
In an effort to promote dialogue as an alternative to a possible military confrontation between Iran and the United States, the World Council of Churches (WCC) co-sponsored a discussion between Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and nearly 140 people of faith from across the United States.
20. September 07
"Our globalized world is in great need of unity," Riccardi says
"We still believe strongly in the work to achieve unity, because it is God’s commandment to us and because our globalized world is in great need of unity," said Prof. Andrea Riccardi speaking at the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Remembering ecumenical leaders
The WCC mourns the deaths of Claire Randall and Rev. Kim Dong Wan.
19. September 07
Living Letters to the US - join the visit!
"We’re living letters. And we believe we’re stamped and sealed with love, comprehension and peace." Blogging on the road, Brazilian theologian Marcelo Schneider uses these words to describe his experience as part of a Living Letters delegation currently visiting the United States as part of the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV).
14. September 07
WCC congratulates Patriarch Daniel, newly elected head of the Romanian Orthodox Church
“Most sincere congratulations” were expressed to the newly elected head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Daniel, by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia.
5. September 07
Pacific Christians need to be assertive, WCC president says
As people from "a region which has experienced, and is experiencing, the effects of all the major issues that have affected the world," Pacific representatives need to be assertive "in bringing Pacific perspectives and experience into international forums," said the World Council of Churches (WCC) president from the Pacific region, Mr John Taroanui Doom, addressing participants at the 9th assembly of the Pacific Conference of...
4. September 07
African women theologians address children issues
Orphans and vulnerable children are one focus of the 4th Pan African Conference hosted by the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 3-8 September 2007. Topics include sexual abuse, child-headed households, the role of faith based organizations in child care, and many more.
31. August 07
Pacific churches are signs of hope amidst new challenges
Churches in the Pacific become "signs of hope" as they "bear witness to the Gospel and work together to address the issues that most concern the peoples of the region," World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia said in a message sent to the 9th assembly of the Pacific Conference of Churches.
23. August 07
Kobia honoured by Kenya's ecumenical family
WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has been appointed chancellor of St. Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya. The board of trustees thereby expressed their appreciation for Kobia’s position “within the ecumenical family in Kenya and beyond”, as well as his “vast experience within the church” and contribution to the university.
7. August 07
WCC internship programme 2008
The World Council of Churches (WCC) will welcome five young people (aged 18-30 years) to serve as interns in its Geneva offices from February 2008 to January 2009. Interns bring valuable experiences to the WCC at the same time as they undertake several modules of ecumenical learning.