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Book launch of "Out of the Depths: Hope in Times of Suffering"

A new book, designed as a theological resource to help those who are undergoing persecution – and to develop a wider understanding of the issue - has been published by the Anglican Inter Faith Network.

28 February 2017

Modern theological education mustn't lose sight of final goal, warns Canada primate

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has said that as Anglican educators and bishops and clergy debate how theological education should be adapted to meet the needs of the 21st-century church, they should not lose sight of the fact that the final goal is to produce ministers with a “Christ-like character.”

23 February 2017

Bishop of Worcester in Peru to meet new diocesan Bishop

Bishop John Inge of Worcester in the English Midlands, whose diocese has longstanding links with Peru, has travelled there this week to meet the new diocesan Bishop, the Rt Revd Jorge Aguilar and suffragean Bishop Alejandro Mesco.

23 February 2017

Anglican women to make case for economic empowerment at UN Commission

Women from more than 20 countries around the Anglican Communion will be at the United Nations in New York next month to press for greater economic empowerment for women across the globe.

22 February 2017

Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands launches Boys' Home rebuilding fund after fire

The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands is appealing for donations after a boys’ home that it ran for more than fifty years was completely destroyed by a fire.

14 February 2017

Diocese of British Colombia urges Canadian government to let in more refugees

The Anglican diocese of British Columbia has called on the government of Canada to increase its targets for refugee resettlement to allow at least 7,000 more refugees to enter the country this year.

10 February 2017

US-based Episcopal Church pledges continuing support for pipeline protest

The US-based Episcopal Church’s Executive Council has reaffirmed its support for the Sioux people of Standing Rock as they protest against the construction of a major oil pipeline through ancient burial grounds and the Missouri River.

09 February 2017

Episcopal Church holds the first of six "Revivals" taking place nationwide

The Episcopal Church in the United States has held the first of six “Revivals” being planned with diocesan teams in different cities around the country and the world this year and in 2018. 

08 February 2017

Anglican Mission Agencies united against US immigration changes

Several Anglican mission agencies have put out a joint statement expressing “profound concern” at President Trump’s executive order on immigration.

01 February 2017

Churches wade in on US immigration row

Church leaders react to President Trump's restrictions on travel to the United States

31 January 2017