The Vatican has officially confirmed Swiss Bishop Kurt Koch to replace Cardinal Walter Kasper as head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

World Council of Churches' General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit will pay an official visit to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, from 27-29 June.

Christian mission is about sharing both spiritual and material goods, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches said, preaching in Edinburgh on Sunday 6 June.

Bishop Geevarghese Mor Coorilos has spoken at the Edinburgh 2010 conference about a lack of courage and commitment on the part of many churches to address issues of global justice.