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46.3 percent of Ghanaians are illiterate – Anglican Bishop

46.3 percent of Ghanaians are illiterate – Anglican Bishop

Right Reverend Francis Benjamin Quashie says the lack of adequate access to education had left the country with an illiteracy rate of 46.3 percent

14 March 2013

New Secretary General for the Mission to Seafarers

New Secretary General for the Mission to Seafarers

The Revd Andrew Wright has taken up his new post as Secretary General of The Mission to Seafarers. Revd Wright has joined the Mission from Fishermen’s Mission, where he was chaplain and director of operations.

13 March 2013

Educating young boys and girls key to addressing gender based violence-Bishop of Eastern Zambia

Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Zambia, the Rt Revd William Mchombo has advised that educating young boys and girls on the equality of men and women is the key to addressing issues of gender-based violence in Africa.

13 March 2013

Pacific Conference of Churches resolutions welcomed by WCC

Pacific Conference of Churches resolutions welcomed by WCC

he 10th Assembly of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), meeting from 3 to 10 March in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, adopted a series of resolutions on public issues ranging from climate change and resettlement, through seabed mining and nuclear weaponry, to the self-determination of West Papua and Maohi Nui (or Tahiti).

13 March 2013

WCC in solidarity with Christians attacked in Pakistan

WCC in solidarity with Christians attacked in Pakistan

In a letter to Pakistani churches, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has condemned the attacks on Christians in Badami Bagh, Lahore, on Saturday, 10 March. More than a hundred houses were burned down following allegations of blasphemy.

13 March 2013

Clergy sexual abuse raised as issue at UN meeting

Clergy sexual abuse raised as issue at UN meeting

At a time of widespread scandals over clergy sex abuse, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) have called for professional standards of clergy accountability at an international forum on violence against women.

13 March 2013

Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, March 2013

Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, March 2013

We, as the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, meeting at St Augustine’s, Modderpoort, in the Diocese of the Free State, from 5 to 8 March 2013

12 March 2013

Church in Zambia launches campaign to tackle violence against women on International Women's Day

Church in Zambia launches campaign to tackle violence against women on International Women's Day

This International Women's Day the Anglican Church in Zambia is launching a new initiative to tackle violence towards women and girls. 

08 March 2013

Zambian Anglicans "played vital role" in fight against gender violence

Zambian Anglicans "played vital role" in fight against gender violence

The Government of the Republic of Zambia has praised the Anglican Church in Zambia for being proactive leaders in the fight against gender-based violence and has especially applauded women for choosing to speak out.

06 March 2013

Church in West Africa devises new approach for spreading the Gospel

Church in West Africa devises new approach for spreading the Gospel

The Church of the Province of West Africa has come up with a new methodology to help spread the Gospel while addressing the socio-economic aspects of the people in the Province.

05 March 2013