Prof. Klaus Koschorke showed that Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity existed long before European colonialism, which proved that Christianity wasn't just a European religion brought to Africa. The Ethiopian church became an important example for African and African-American independence movements.

On October 28, the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order concluded in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt, with the blessing from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the call to take action and witness.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the leadership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and WCC central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm; Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, vice-moderator of the WCC central committee; and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, vice-moderator of the WCC central committee, on 28 October.

"Let us aspire to live the unity for which Christ prayed, that the world may believe and experience God's gifts of healing, justice and abundant life," the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order has said in a "Call to all Christians: Message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, " agreed on the last day of the 24-28 October gathering.

A press conference on 25 October drew reflections from those leading the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order in Wadi El Natrun in Egypt. Organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order, the conference is meeting from 24-28 October.

As the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order convenes, China Christian Daily spoke with Rev. Prof. Dr Stephanie Dietrich from Norway, one day after it began. In this interview, she reflects on the preparation and key themes of the conference, the significance of holding it in the Global South, and her personal journey in pursuing Christian unity through ecumenical theology.

The Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, a gathering of global Christian leaders organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC), officially opened on October 24 at the Logos Papal Center near Egypt's ancient St Bishoy Monastery.

In a world that is divided and where churches are also divided, the quest for visible unity is more relevant than ever, according to Rev. Prof. Dr Stephanie Dietrich, moderator of the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order is set for 24-28 October in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt around the theme “Where now for visible unity?”

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered three lectures as part of the "Students' Lectureship on Missions" at Princeton Theological Seminary (USA).