More than one thousand pastors and Christian influencers are in the Holy Land this week. Organizers call it the largest gathering of its kind since Israel's founding.

At the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, Bossey academic dean Rev. Fr. Dr. Lawrence Iwuamadi said the strong participation of young ecumenists at GETI 2025 offered renewed hope for the future of Christian unity.

As a third-generation Orthodox Christian from Kenya and a professor of practical and public theology, Father Evangelos Thiani offers a unique perspective on the intersection of ancient tradition and African identity. In this interview with China Christian Daily, he discusses the history of the Orthodox Church in Kenya, the complex relationship between church and nationalism, and the "Incarnational Model" of mission. He also shares a message of solidarity with the Church in China.

Recently, Bill Maher, an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host, in a viral video said, "I’m not a Christian, but they are systematically killing the Christians in Nigeria. They’ve killed over 100,000 since 2009. They’ve burned 18,000 churches. These are the Islamists, Boko Haram," he said. "This is so much more of a genocide attempt than what is going on in Gaza. They are literally attempting to wipe out the Christian population of an entire country."

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.