The annual general assembly of the National Council of Churches USA and Church World Service has been taking place this week amid sober assessments of national and world conditions and calls for renewal of the churches’ unity.

A top-level delegation of international Christian leaders has visited Washington DC to advocate for the cessation of widespread human rights violations in Honduras.

On the anniversary of a historic piece of environmental legislation, the National Council of Churches USA hosted a candlelight vigil to recall the destruction caused by mountaintop removal mining.

The National Council of Churches USA has urged the United States Congress to require assurances that the Philippines is living up to human rights standards before shoring it up with military aid.

A reported decline in US Catholic and Southern Baptist membership raises eyebrows because they have grown dependably over the years, but now join the majority of mainline churches reporting a gradual decline.

Religious leaders in the USA are celebrating President Obama's signing of legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Programme (SCHIP) which will lift thousands out of poverty.

A dozen Christian leaders in the United States are asking President-Elect Barack Obama to ease travel restrictions to Cuba, which hinder church relations between the countries.

Leaders of 24 US churches gathering in Washington DC next week will deliver a message to President-elect Barack Obama, outlining hopes for the new administration in working for peace with justice.

Faith groups in Northern Ireland and America have been seeking to learn from one another about making peace in the human and the physical environment together. Earlier this month a US interfaith group visited the province.

Faith groups throughout the USA observed the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on 11 January 2008, seeking also move beyond consciousness of the problem to collaborative actions towards ending exploitation.