The Evangelical Church in Germany has elected the Rev Nikolaus Schneider as its head, and the senior representative of German Protestantism.

A South African cleric elected first president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches wants to strive for unity between the members of the newly-formed organization.

A survey by Public Religion Research released March 6 shows that mainline Protestant clergy are much more likely to identify themselves as liberal and Democrat than conservative or Republican.

A year of public events and discussions to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Protestant reformer Jean Calvin is being launched in Geneva, a cradle of the Protestant Reformation in Europe, part of Switzerland since 1815.