The Rev Nilton Giese, a Lutheran pastor from Brazil, has been named as the new general secretary of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), the leading inter-church body in the region.

Churches in Latin America are engaging positively with Pentecostals, but not back-peddling on social justice

Many Christians recognise that the development of the Gospel has implied taking responsibility for other human beings and human rights, says the general secretary of the Latin American Council of Churches.