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Anglican Alliance chair Abp Albert Chama announces new executive directors

Two internationally-recognised development professionals have been appointed to lead the Anglican Alliance in strengthening development, relief and advocacy across the Anglican Communion

16 September 2013

Episcopal Relief & Development responds to crisis in Syria

Episcopal Relief & Development is responding to the ongoing crisis in Syria through two local partners, the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf (HLID) in Jordan and the Lebanon-based Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) in Syria itself

13 September 2013

Bishop-designate of Durham announced

The Rt Revd Paul Butler has been announced as the next Bishop of Durham

12 September 2013

Richard Dawkins admits he is a 'cultural Anglican'

The God Delusion author admits he "has a certain love" for Anglicanism

12 September 2013

Wales says 'yes' to women bishops

The Church in Wales can appoint its first woman bishop one year from today after a vote by its Governing Body.

12 September 2013

Anglican agency launches Syria, Egypt appeals

Anglican charity Us reaches out to Syrian refugees and vulnerable families in Egypt

10 September 2013

Vienna pioneers safeguarding training day

Anglicans travelled from around Europe to Vienna for training on how to make churches safer for all

10 September 2013

Bangladesh factory collapse survivor speaks at campaign launch

Bangladeshi Garment worker pulled alive from factory collapse speaks at London campaign launch

09 September 2013

Church adopts a poet to support H’mm Foundation

The Church in Wales is “adopting a poet” as part of a scheme to raise the profile of poetry in Welsh life.

06 September 2013

WCC general secretary on challenges facing Arab Christians

Christians in the Arab world “do not consider themselves as minorities, but rather want to understand themselves as full citizens of their nations, with all that this status entails in terms of duties, responsibilities and full rights”.

06 September 2013