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Ecumenical agencies and churches working in the field of relief and development have called for the creation of a new international alliance of church-related organizations to address issues of poverty and injustice, provisionally named "ACT Global".

By Hugh McCullum (*)

by Henrike Müller (*)

<span style="font-weight: bold; "» Where is the ecumenical movement going in the 21st century?

By Ruth Lee (*)

By Martin Smedjeback (*)

> Samuel Kobia to Canada

To "expose and inspire" the US churches' witness to "the power and promise of peace" is the aim of events being organized in October in Atlanta, Georgia, by the US Conference for the World Council of Churches (WCC).

By HH Aram I (*)

By Elizabeth S. Tapia (*)

by Aruna Gnanadason (*)

Middle Eastern church leaders have condemned attacks on Iraqi churches and called for solidarity following bombings at churches yesterday.

"When we recognize that our lives are gracious gifts of God, it becomes our mission in this world to care for life and the dignity of all," said the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia in a public lecture given during his visit to Fiji last week.

Cf. Press Release PR-03-22 of 11 June 2003

Cf. WCC Press Release, PR-04-02, of 12 February 2004

Cf. WCC Press Update PU-03-44 of 14 November 2003