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Archbishop of Canterbury joins Pope in calling for Status Quo in Jerusalem

Fri, 10/11/2017 - 04:57

Archbishop Justin Welby has echoed Pope Francis’ call for the Status Quo agreement over religious sites in Jerusalem to be protected.

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Memorial unveiled to victims of Remembrance Sunday bomb on 30th anniversary

Fri, 10/11/2017 - 03:36

A memorial has been unveiled to remember 12 people who were killed as they remembered the war dead of Enniskillen in Northern Irealnd.

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Compass Rose Society launches $10 million Anglican Communion endowment

Thu, 09/11/2017 - 22:35

A society which supports the work of the Anglican Communion is creating a $10 million investment fund to further aid the Communion’s work.

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Daughters of the King members injured as heavy wind blows roof off church

Thu, 09/11/2017 - 05:45

A Malawian bishop is asking for prayer for women on a retreat who were injured when heavy winds damaged the church they were in.

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Anglicans urge leaders to push ahead with action on climate change

Wed, 08/11/2017 - 22:59

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is joining Anglicans from around the world in urging world leaders to take action on climate change.

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C of E launches new ethical investment policy for extractive industries

Wed, 08/11/2017 - 21:59

The national investing bodies (NIBs) of the Church of England have announced a new ethical investment policy for the extractive industries.

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Murdered at prayer: US bishops calls church to pray and politicians to act

Wed, 08/11/2017 - 08:24

A group of 70 US bishops has criticised politicians who call people to pray after mass-shootings, while refusing to take action to prevent them.

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40 years of women’s priestly ministry celebrated in New Zealand

Wed, 08/11/2017 - 06:24

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first ordination of women in the Province.

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Scottish and US-based Episcopal Churches celebrate historic bonds of communion

Tue, 07/11/2017 - 06:39

A senior priest of the US-based Episcopal Church has been installed as an honorary canon of St Andrew’s Cathedral in Aberdeen.

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Royal visit to Anglican cathedral in Kuala Lumpur

Tue, 07/11/2017 - 01:42

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall attended a service of Morning Prayer at St Mary’s Cathedral in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

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Archbishop Justin Welby preaches reconciliation to Kenya’s political leaders

Tue, 07/11/2017 - 00:04

The key-players in Kenya’s disputed elections were at All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi as the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about reconciliation.

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Anglican and Lutheran leaders speak out against Niqab ban

Sat, 04/11/2017 - 05:54

The bishops of Montreal and Quebec have joined the Lutheran bishop of the Eastern Synod to oppose a new provincial law that bans the Niqab.

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Liturgical texts published for 2018 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Sat, 04/11/2017 - 05:01

Next year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which traditionally takes in January, has been prepared by the churches of the Caribbean.

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Ugandan Mothers’ Union leader helps overcome HIV

Sat, 04/11/2017 - 03:49

A lay woman in Uganda is helping to build an HIV competent community and church, in a country where the epidemic is still a big challenge.

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Primates’ Meeting 2017: new video released

Fri, 03/11/2017 - 23:32

Two videos have been released telling the story of the October 2017 Primates’ Meeting: a three minute preview and a full 10-minute version.

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Historic Anglican – Oriental Orthodox agreement on the Holy Spirit signed in Dublin

Fri, 03/11/2017 - 08:04

Theologians from the Anglican Communion and Oriental Orthodox Churches have signed an historic agreement on the Holy Spirit.

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Gulf Anglican leaders attend Middle East co-existence conference

Fri, 03/11/2017 - 03:03

Anglican clergy from the UAE joined the country's minister for tolerance at an international conference on religious tolerance in the Middle East.

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New look and domain for the Episcopal News Service

Fri, 03/11/2017 - 02:44

The award-winning online news service of the US-based Episcopal Church has relaunched with a new look, structure, facilities and domain.

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Church of England bishops to remain in reformed House of Lords

Thu, 02/11/2017 - 06:31

The 26 bishops with places in the upper house of the UK Parliament will retain their places under new plans to reform the House of Lords.

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Archbishop of Cape Town says “the ANC’s time may have passed”

Thu, 02/11/2017 - 05:19

Time may be coming to an end for the “glorious movement” of the African National Congress, the Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, said.

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