An ecumenical delegation of Sudanese religious leaders met with U.N. officials and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Oct. 11 to express its fear of what might happen if the Jan. 9 referendum in which south Sudan is expected to vote for independence from the north is not carried out as planned.
13 October 2010
With fewer than 100 days to go before southerners in Sudan vote on whether to remain a unified country or to separate from the north, Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul of the Episcopal Church of Sudan is making every effort to ensure that the Jan. 9 referendum goes ahead as planned and that peace holds in the war-torn country.
08 October 2010
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa voted on Friday October 1st to adopt "The Anglican Covenant", the document setting out a statement of common "affirmations and commitments" by churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion which has been drawn up in response to disagreements over issues around human sexuality.
04 October 2010
Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa say they are deeply disturbed by news of growing human rights abuses in Swaziland, a kingdom sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique.
01 October 2010
The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, said today that one of his dreams during his term of office was to consecrate the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s first woman bishop.
30 September 2010
The Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Rev Canon Rosemary Mbogo, today warned not to be taken in by an email alleging to be from Archbishop Eliud Wabukala.
24 September 2010
The House of Bishops of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda has elected the Rt. Revd Onesphore Rwaje as Archbishop to succeed the Most Rev. Emmanuel Kolini . He will take over from Archbishop Kolini on December 12, 2010 the latter having served as the Archbishop of Rwanda for the past 12 years.
21 September 2010
The Bishop of Sudan’s Diocese of Kajo Keji has appealed to brothers and sisters across the Anglican Communion for help as he faces a race against the clock in his efforts to build a cathedral there.
17 September 2010
I flew into Entebbe on Monday morning without map or compass; this was only the second gathering of bishops from across the continent of Africa. The first had been six years ago in Lagos, Nigeria, long before my time with the Anglican Communion Office.
29 August 2010
Four hundred bishops from Africa announced today that 'business as usual' was no longer an option for the Anglican Church there and that Africans should "take their destiny into their own hands".
29 August 2010