As the US government considers overhauling a 35-year-old policy on toxic chemicals, 34 religious groups have annunciated reform principles.

Church leaders in the USA are re-promoting the idea of Western and Orthodox Christians sharing a common Easter, on a fixed date every year.

The general secretary of the US National Council of Churches has welcomed a White House decision lifting travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba.

The head of the World Council of Churches has affirmed its ties with the National Council of Churches USA, praising churches there for "bringing change and reformation".