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Justice Select Committee hears New Zealand bishops’ concern over proposed euthanasia law

Bishops in New Zealand opposed to the legalisation of medically assisted suicide have warned that initial “safeguards” can be loosened.

22 June 2018

New Zealand’s parish nurses target mental health in 2018 conference

The New Zealand Faith Community Nurses’ Association has set holistic mental health care at the top of its training agenda for 2018.

12 June 2018

Emergency appeal launched by overwhelmed Anglican hospital in Gaza City

The Anglican Diocese in Jerusalem has launched an emergency appeal for funds to support its al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City.

22 May 2018

Anglican Alliance stands ready to assist after Ebola outbreak confirmed in DRC

The World Health Organisation has expressed concern after 44 Ebola virus cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

18 May 2018

Anglican Churches in sub-Saharan Africa praised for anti-Malaria fight

Bishops from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and Angola have taken took part in a round-table discussion to discuss ways of curbing malaria.

08 March 2018

New municipal tax measures “threaten churches’ ministry in Jerusalem”, leaders say

Education and health ministries provided by the diocese of Jerusalem could be at risk if the Municipality goes ahead with new taxes.

15 February 2018

Church leaders cancel services in Lusaka in bid to halt cholera outbreak

Church leaders in Zambia have announced that services in parts of the capital should be cancelled to help halt the spread of cholera.

11 January 2018

Religious, community and school leaders train to tackle Burundi’s biggest killer

Four-hundred people representing the faith, community and education sectors on Burundi have been trained to combat malaria.

14 November 2017

Day of prayer and fasting called as plague sweeps Madagascar

The Mothers’ Union in the Indian Ocean is calling for a day of prayer and fasting on Friday in response to an epidemic of plague in Madagascar.

09 October 2017

Church funding ends for Gaza mobile dental clinic

A special fund established to pay for a mobile dental clinic in Gaza is being wound up – seven years beyond its original end-date.

02 June 2017