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Tributes paid to Anglican women’s justice campaigner Beth Adamson after tragic death

Tributes have been paid to a leading campaigner for gender justice within the Anglican Communion and the UN, Beth Adamson-Strauss.

14 August 2018

Bishop Moses Nag Jun Yoo elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Korea

The Bishop of Daejeon, Moses Nak Jun Yoo, has been elected to succeed Bishop Onesimus Park as Primate of the Anglican Church of Korea.

10 August 2018

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby set to address UN Security Council

Archbishop Justin Welby will become the first Archbishop of Canterbury to address the Security Council when he speaks on mediation.

09 August 2018

Asian ecumenical leader expresses “profound grief” after 100 killed in Indonesia earthquakes

The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia expresses “profound grief” after more than 100 die in Indonesia earthquakes.

06 August 2018

Ten years after Kowloon church was planted, construction begins on permanent chapel

Tenth anniversary celebrations for a Kowloon church coincided with the ground-breaking ceremony for its first permanent building.

27 July 2018

Churches in North and South Korea continue to pray in the pursuit of peace

Churches in North and South Korea have composed their annual joint prayer for peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula for 2018.

20 July 2018

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui celebrates its 20th anniversary with a concert

The Hong Kong Anglican Church, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a concert at Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

20 July 2018

Indigenous Global Ecumenical Gathering meets in New Zealand

World Council of Churches’ Indigenous Global Ecumenical Gathering hosted by the Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

19 July 2018

Global ecumenical group re-launches Thursdays in Black campaign against gender violence

The World Council of Churches has unveiled new designs for its ecumenical Thursdays in Black campaign against rape and sexual violence.

19 July 2018

Bishops speak out on resumption of death penalty for drugs offenders in Sri Lanka

The bishops of the Church of Ceylon have spoken out after reports that Sri Lanka’s government is set to reinstate the death penalty.

18 July 2018