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Africa

Anglican human shields in Ethiopian conflict

Anglicans in Ethiopia are asking for prayer following an increase in tribal tensions between the Nuer and Anyuak ethnic groups. Local Anglicans have acted as human shields by escorting students from one tribe through the territory of the other, with the support of the security services.

03 February 2016

Welcome for Anglican family's new bishops

Some of the newest bishops in the Anglican family from around the world are spending the day in London as part of the Anglican Communion’s New Bishops’ course. Some 28 bishopsare spending the morning at the Anglican Communion Office before heading to Lambeth Palace for a meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

02 February 2016

South Sudan bishops appeal for support as new areas hit by conflict

Bishops from Equatoria, South Sudan, have given harrowing accounts of how recent conflict is affecting local communities and urged the Anglican Alliance and Anglican partners to advocate for relief assistance.

28 January 2016

Seafarers' ministry goes digital

The Anglican mission agency Mission to Seafarers has teamed up with the North American Maritime Ministry Association to launch a new international digital centre for Seafarers’ Ministry. The MARE project will bring together a number of seafarers’ ministry organisations to deliver support, information and professional development using social media.

26 January 2016

Protect the environment with a candlelit dinner

Anglicans and other Christians are being challenged to take enjoy a candlelit dinner as part of a series of challenges for a “carbon fast” during Lent. The initiative comes from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and is being supported by the Anglican Communion’s Environmental Network (ACEN).

25 January 2016

WCC / UN conference: joint statement on refugee crisis

Following this week’s high level conference on the refugee crisis in Europe, organised by the World Council of Churches and the United Nations, a joint statement has been issued by the WCC, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund, and the UNHCR.

21 January 2016

Anglican Alliance: live out the Gospel in word and action

Four years on, the Anglican Alliance continues to grow and develop as it supports the Anglican Communion to live out the Gospel in word and action, learning from the wisdom and experience of the Anglican family of churches and agencies. The intensely busy year of 2015 was no exception.

20 January 2016

Role of bishops explored in Nigerian retreat

Bishops should be “the leading light, shining to help those still groping in the dark,” the bishops of the Anglican Church of Nigeria heard last week at their annual retreat where they explored the nature of the role of bishop.

20 January 2016

Archbishops reflect on Primates Meeting

When the senior archbishops of the Anglican Communion gathered in Canterbury Cathedral last week they did so against a backdrop of complex disagreements. But despite what the Archbishop of Canterbury described as “quite difficult” discussions; the leaders agreed to “walk together” and the Archbishop of Hong Kong said that the atmosphere during the week-long meeting “couldn’t be better”

18 January 2016

Primates support ecumenical moves over Easter

The Primates of the Anglican Communion have agreed to support moves by the Coptic Pope to unify and fix the date of Easter, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said last week at the end of the Primates Meeting in Canterbury Cathedral. 

18 January 2016