by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev Samuel Kobia, a Methodist from Kenya, has announced that he will not seek a second term at the head of the world’s biggest Christian grouping. “Kobia made his intentions known today stating...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
Ethnic and political divisions have prevented church leaders in Kenya from responding to the political crisis in their country, the main governing body of the World Council of Churches has been told by its general secretary, the Rev Samuel Kobia. “At a time of...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 22, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI and the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), along with high-level representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the WCC, will meet in Rome on Friday 25 January 2008, at the centennial of the Week of...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
World Council of Churches’ general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has called on the leaders of Kenya’s two main political parties to “turn urgently from partisan postures and negotiate in good faith to reach a non-violent, political...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 7, 2007
Concern about undue pressure exerted by the European Union on African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to sign interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) by the end of the year has been expressed by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Samuel...
