The annual general assembly of the National Council of Churches USA and Church World Service has been taking place this week amid sober assessments of national and world conditions and calls for renewal of the churches’ unity.

On the anniversary of a historic piece of environmental legislation, the National Council of Churches USA hosted a candlelight vigil to recall the destruction caused by mountaintop removal mining.

Senior staff of the National Council of Churches USA have praised President Obama's address to the Muslims throughout the world yesterday, renewing the Council's commitment to friendship and dialogue with Muslim people of faith.

The National Council of Churches USA has urged the United States Congress to require assurances that the Philippines is living up to human rights standards before shoring it up with military aid.