From 3 to 6 November 2009 women and men from around the Anglican Communion gathered in Hong Kong for a four-day consultation on the human trafficking of children, with a particular focus on the girl child in Asia.
05 January 2010
The Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council (AOCICC) met in the International Study Centre, Canterbury, England, from 26 to 29 October 2009. The Council welcomed the Revd Carola von Wrangel from the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe as a new member.
04 November 2009
The recent tragedy of Gojra, where nine Pakistani Christians were burnt to death by a frenzied mob, has raised yet again the whole issue of the status and security of the religious minorities in an overwhelmingly Islamic country like Pakistan.
02 November 2009
Having listened to the concerns of Christian partners and correspondents in Pakistan, NIFCON (the Network of Inter Faith Concerns for the Anglican Communion) is one of the main sponsors of a petition being drawn up asking the government of Pakistan to repeal the law against blasphemy.
20 August 2009
Anglicans around the world are expressing concern for, and solidarity with, fellow-Christians in Pakistan, particularly in view of the recent violence in the area of the Diocese of Faisalbad. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, issued a statement on August 4 2009.
04 August 2009
The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia appealed to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari to "ensure the safety and security" of Christians in the Punjab province, where three attacks against Christian communities were carried by militant Islamic groups in the last two months.
04 August 2009
The number of IDPs at the Camp is gradually increasing, but by the Grace of God, Peshawar Diocese is managing to take good care of these unfortunate families. Initially, there were 46 families at the Camp; now 20 more Christian families have arrived
22 June 2009
A statement by the Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera, Bishop of Colombo
12 June 2009
Received via email from the Bishop of Kurungala...I have just returned to the island after the 14th Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Kingston. Jamaica. I have had to return to a very disturbing situation, which we will try to explain below
05 June 2009
A cyclone named "Aila" hit west Bengal, flooding villages and forcing people to leave their homes. It was about 131 Km (80 Miles) south of Sagar Island, the world biggest riverine delta and has now hit Kolkata, Burdwan and Midnapore District.
26 May 2009