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Zimbabwe Anglicans return to shrine for Bernard Mizeki celebrations

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:31:00 GMT

Thousands of pilgrims from Zimbabwe and beyond are expected to gather in Harare next week to commemorate the life of Bernard Mizeki, a lay African catechist and missionary martyred in 1896.

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"MPs elected for public service, not personal gain" - Kenya Primate

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:58:00 GMT

The leader of Kenya’s Anglican Church has reprimanded the country’s parliamentarians for demanding a pay increase 100 times the minimum wage.

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Archbishop of Canterbury's speech to the Lords on the government's gay marriage Bill

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:31:00 GMT

Read the Archbishop's speech today during the Lords' debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

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The Melanesian Brothers and Sisters visit Archbishop Justin

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:23:00 GMT

Members of four Melanesian religious orders visited Archbishop Justin at Lambeth Palace on Thursday last week. Amid prayer, worship and song, the Brothers and Sisters pledged their desire to work for "peace and reconciliation in the Anglican C... [More]

Archbishop Chama: "Anglican Alliance a catalyst for change"

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:38:00 GMT

"A catalyst for change" across the Communion is how Archbishop Albert Chama of Central Africa describes the Alliance, as he takes on the position of Chair of the new Board of Trustees.

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Archbishop of Cape Town encourages Anglican Communion to Think.Eat.Save

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:01:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, the chair of the Anglican Communion Environment Network (ACEN), is encouraging the 85 million Anglicans in 38 Provinces to use new ACEN prayers and resources from South Africa and England in... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said today that "all our prayers and mine" are with the family of Lee Rigby, the British soldier killed in Woolwich on Wednesday. In a joint press conference in Leicester with Shaykh Ibrahim Mog... [More]

New proposals to enable women to become bishops

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:00 GMT

The Church of England has published, today, new legislative proposals to enable women to become bishops which will be debated by the General Synod in July.

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Anglican Health Network (AHN) Communique following International Conference on Faith in Health and Healing

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58:00 GMT

A major conference on the relationship between Faith, Health and Healing was held in Birmingham, England, at the end of April under the auspices of the Anglican Health Network. Provinces were invited to send representatives to the conference and to... [More]

Three thousand attend enthronement of Tanzania's new Primate

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:00 GMT

Around 3,000 people from Tanzania, other parts of Africa and beyond gathered at Dodoma’s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Saturday (18 May) for the installation of the Anglican Church of Tanzania’s new Primate.

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Archbishop of Myanmar: "God kept me from committing suicide"

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Myanmar, Stephen Than Myint Oo has revealed that, during his time in prison, he planned to kill himself and that it was God's intervention that stopped him.

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Faced with fracking? Anglican network offers advice

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:00 GMT

Anglicans and Episcopalians are being encouraged to inform themselves and join in the debate about the controversial and growing practice of drilling for natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

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Global survey aims to equip Anglicans to engage in Truth and Reconciliation Commissions

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:21:00 GMT

The Anglican Communion’s Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN) has launched a worldwide survey to gather the experience of Anglicans and Episcopalians who have taken part in national or local truth and reconciliation commissions. ... [More]

NZ archbishop's new life in Rome

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:01:00 GMT

Former Archbishop of the New Zealand Dioceses, the Most Revd David Moxon, has become the new Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See

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