The Anglican bishops are very mindful that there is more to Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) than the actual test itself. They are being careful to ensure that the VCT exercise is meaningful and will have maximum impact, within and without the church.
26 March 2001
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd George Carey has expressed hope that both government and religious leaders in Nigeria will work for better relations between Christians and Muslims. This sentiment came following his two-week visit to the home of 15 million Anglicans in a country of 118 million people.
06 March 2001
Ash Wednesday began for me with the power of the Book of Common Prayer's Litany of Penitence and Confession. The day lived up to its message in some ways for me and indeed I knew it was Lent.
06 March 2001
African nations with recently established democratic governments have experienced trying times through the process, but church representatives from two of those countries say the people want to make their representative governments work.
12 February 2001
Dr George Carey has today (31 January) begun his visit first ever to Nigeria, and the first by an Archbishop of Canterbury for eighteen years.
31 January 2001
New outbreaks of fighting in eastern DR Congo has left at least 100 dead and caused more than 3,500 to flee over the Ugandan border and there are fears for the safety of the Christian community including the country's Anglican Archbishop.
24 January 2001
The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, who called for a judicial inquiry into the feasibility of a controversial arms deal, has again called on the South African President to put the country and its future first by implementing parliament's recommendations.
19 January 2001
Except for the short duration when GOS had stationed its military units in Lui from 1995/96 - 1997, I know and categorically state herein that this place (Lui) has always been, and still is, a civil population centre best known for its religious and education life.
17 January 2001
Throughout Africa, Anglican leaders are calling for greater openness in their churches about the AIDS virus and methods to help prevent the spread of infection.
09 January 2001
December 16, the day of reconciliation, will be marked by the launch of a national anti-racism forum, the start of a decade of mobilisation against racism and public pledges by white apolitical South Africans who believe there is a need to acknowledge the damage caused by apartheid and its legacy
14 December 2000