• Churches Must Confront 'Moral Crisis' in World Economy, Say Church Leaders

  The church needs to be the prophetic voice that confronts the moral crisis underlying the world’s economic crisis, said global church leaders this past week at a public hearing.

• Clinton Urged to Raise Rights Issues in China

  A U.S. government body that monitors religious freedom urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to raise human rights issues in China when she visits the country this week as part of her four-nation Asia tour.

• Christian Chinese Couple Pleads for Final Meeting

  A Christian Chinese couple who has been persecuted for years by authorities for their faith is pleading with officials for one final meeting as the husband is said to be near death by medical doctors and the wife is imprisoned for “fabricated charges.”

• Churches Decry Protracted Gaza-Israel Clash; Offer Aid

  A large number of churches from around the world this past week joined the international call for a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel as the conflict entered its second week and the death toll approached nearly 1,000 lives lost.

• Korean Christian Leaders Proclaim '09 as Year of Ecumenical Unity

  South Korea’s Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant leaders have together declared 2009 as the Year of Prayer for Christian Unity.