UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “deeply concerned and troubled” by rising tension on the Korean Peninsula and has called on all parties to help calm the situation.

Dr Oh Jae Shik, an ecumenical peace activist from South Korea, died earlier this month at the age of 80. World church leaders have paid tribute.

Churches "cannot challenge injustice if they cannot recognise its entrenched presence within the church itself,” a WCC working group has said.

The Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) received congratulations from the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) as it celebrated its 100th anniversary.