Traditionally celebrated between 18 and 25 January (in the northern hemisphere) or at Pentecost (in the southern hemisphere), the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity mobilises countless congregations and parishes around the world.

The National Council of Churches USA has announced that General Secretary Michael Kinnamon is resigning due to health reasons.

Some 275 Christian leaders are meeting in Indonesia from 4 to 7 October to plot an ecumenical future, in what has been called a watershed gathering.

In a historic move, the Anglican diocese of Rupert's Land has appointed a Lutheran pastor as dean of St John's Cathedral in Winnipeg, Canada.