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Africa

Religious beliefs are 'core part of what it is to be human' - Abp Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury says freedom to practice religious beliefs must be protected

16 July 2015

WCC co-organises ecumenical training on women's rights advocacy

Participants equipped to hold governments accountable to UN conventions and member state resolutions

14 July 2015

Zimbabwe: Anglican churches help to launch Gender and Faith Network

Faith leaders commit to being agents of social transformation and gender justice

14 July 2015

Australian and South African archbishops highlight moral imperative of climate action

Anglican primates support Church of England synod resolutions for carbon cuts and shift to renewable energy

13 July 2015

Abp Welby urges 'good news for the poor' development financing agreement

Archbishop of Canterbury’s blog to UN conference challenges leaders to put ‘human flourishing’ above self-interest

13 July 2015

Liberian churches honoured for their services during Ebola outbreak

Practical efforts, advocacy, prevention and prayer witness were inspirational during ‘deeply traumatic time,’ says WCC

13 July 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for peace as South Sudan marks fourth anniversary

Four years after hard-won independence, prayer for end to ‘senseless hostilities and for peace to take root’

10 July 2015

Christian Aid: Millennium Development Goals report shows mixed success

Better daily lives for many but urgent need for action on climate & inequality

09 July 2015

Outgoing Mothers' Union chief executive looks back on evolving ministry

Past 17 years saw increase of overseas membership and advocacy against commercialisation of childhood

08 July 2015

African and North American bishops take reconciling walk along Slave Trail

Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue discovering face of reconciliation across the Anglican Communion

07 July 2015