The fire that gutted the Victorian chapel at the Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in Alexandria, USA, should be seen as “to the Glory of God”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said as a new Chapel for the Ages was consecrated by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
14 October 2015
Anglican churches are “deeply involved” in reconciliation work in conflict zones around the world, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Archbishop Justin Welby said more than half of Anglican provinces are facing persecution or are in post-conflict or actual conflict.
14 October 2015
Etched on a sign outside a makeshift refugee camp in north Brussels were the words “Et si c’était toi?”
14 October 2015
Last week’s meeting of the Anglican Oriental Orthodox International Commission in Hawarden, Wales, and the agreement on dropping the filioque clause of the Nicene Creed has moved the two families of churches “one step closer to as close as we can be”, a leading Orthodox bishop has said.
13 October 2015
Women aged between 22 and 40 are being invited to “spend a year in God’s rhythm” while they learn to pray, serve others and study, while living in intentional community alongside the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine in Toronto, Canada.
12 October 2015
Corruption is one of the main reasons the world’s poor stay shackled in extreme poverty – and churches and church leaders are in a “unique position” to help change that - that was the challenge that Sir Anand Satyanand placed in front of the 400 people at the 2015 Missions Conference yesterday.
09 October 2015
Birth registration and the growth of the Anglican church in London are two seemingly unrelated "dishes" that help to make up the missions "banquet" at the Missions Conference in New Zealand
09 October 2015
The first permanent, ecumenical, accredited training course for Christian ministry in Bermuda is a step closer to becoming reality thanks to a partnership between the Anglican Church of Bermuda, the Bermuda College and Canada’s Atlantic School of Theology.
09 October 2015
Historic agreements have been signed between Anglican and Oriental Orthodox Churches helping to heal the oldest continuing division within Christianity.
09 October 2015
Almost 400 people jammed into the arena which is at the heart of King’s College Otahuhu on Tuesday for the powhiri [Māori welcoming ceremony] that launched the 2015 Common Life Missions Conference.
07 October 2015