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Mexico adopts the Anglican Communion Covenant

Mexico adopts the Anglican Communion Covenant

Mexico has become the first Communion Province to adopt the Anglican Communion Covenant following its VI General Synod in Mexico City on 11 and 12 June.

30 June 2010

Canadian Anglicans meet for national meeting in Halifax, June 3-11

Canadian Anglicans meet for national meeting in Halifax, June 3-11

The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is meeting in Halifax, June 3-11 under the theme Feeling the Winds of God - Charting a New Course.

18 May 2010

VTS Welcomes Participants of Two Day Continuing Indaba

VTS Welcomes Participants of Two Day Continuing Indaba

Alexandria, VA– The Center for Anglican Communion Studies (CACS) at Virginia Theological Seminary hosted one of the Anglican Communion’s Resource Hubs this week as part of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams’, Continuing Indaba project.  

04 May 2010

Rio Grande diocese elects Michael Louis Vono as ninth bishop

Rio Grande diocese elects Michael Louis Vono as ninth bishop

The Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Vono was elected April 24 as ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande.

26 April 2010

SAMS Goes Global: Announces New Name and Vision

SAMS Goes Global: Announces New Name and Vision

On April 11, 2010 The South American Missionary Society (USA) announced a new name and vision this week. A thousand Episcopalians and other Anglicans gathered for the New Wineskins for Global Mission Conference and the parallel RE:MIX Young Adult Conference, which inspired individuals and equipped churches to fulfill the Lord’s Great Commission.

12 April 2010

Bishop of the Anglican Church of El Salvador victim of an assassination attempt

The Episcopal Church of El Salvador denounces before the general public and the international community the murder attempt that Bishop Barahona and two of his closest collaborators suffered.

24 March 2010

Chile bishop says diocese is reaching out to isolated communities after quake

Chile bishop says diocese is reaching out to isolated communities after quake

The Anglican Diocese of Chile is developing a plan for short- and long-term relief to serve isolated communities most affected by the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that shook the central part of Chile on Feb. 27, leaving almost 400 people dead and damaging some 1.5 million homes.

23 March 2010

Haiti - An Anglican Responsibility

The Anglican Communion needs to be actively involved in helping the rebuilding and healing of Haiti, working with the Église Épiscopale d’Haïti (the Anglican/Episcopal Diocese of Haiti) and its bishop the Rt Revd Zaché Duracin. This was the message that Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa wanted to share with the wider Communion after a visit to Haiti 4-7 March 2010.

23 March 2010

"We are desperate but strong in faith"

"We are desperate but strong in faith"

These are the words of Bishop Jean Zache Duracin of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti two weeks after the earthquake which has become known simply as 'La Catastrophe'. 

28 January 2010

Aftershock rocks Haiti: Diocese expands its recovery role

Aftershock rocks Haiti: Diocese expands its recovery role

As a major aftershock rocked the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, more news emerged Jan. 20 about the growing role of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti in the country's short-term relief efforts and long-term recovery. 

22 January 2010