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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

In Psalm 122, King David extols us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Now the Diocese of Jerusalem is inviting us to do just that. They have produced and shared a Litany for Peace in the Holy Land. They are asking churches and Christians around the world to use it in their prayers on the first Sunday in Advent – 29 November 2015.

11 November 2015

St George's College in Jerusalem welcomes new Dean

The new Dean of St George’s College in Jerusalem, the Revd Dr Gregory Jenks, has begun his new ministry by meeting the Archbishop of Jerusalem, the Most Revd Suheil Dawani, and his predecessor as Dean, the Very Revd Dr Graham Smith. 

06 November 2015

Australian Board of Mission celebrates 165 anniversary

A response from the Church of England to a request from the Bishop of New Zealand for a boat to be used in missionary work in 1850 led to mission outreach work whose fruit is seen today in a number of Anglican provinces.

29 October 2015

WCC concerned about increasing violence in Jerusalem

The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has written to church leaders in Israel and Palestine to “express the concern and solidarity of the global ecumenical fellowship” in light of increasing violence in and around Jerusalem.

20 October 2015

Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem joins call for support for Christian schools

Heads of churches issue statement on Christian schools in Israel

21 September 2015

Jerusalem's disabled children's hospital rehab unit re-opens

A newly renovated children’s department at the Princess Basma Centre for Children with Disabilities, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, has been inaugurated by the Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Revd Suheil Dawani.

30 July 2015

Persecuted Christians need greater solidarity, TEC convention urges

Of particular concern are Pakistan, Syria, Liberia, South Sudan and Sudan

07 July 2015

US interfaith leaders leave Holy Land with a deeper sense of possibilities

The group met with Israelis and Palestinians, decision-makers, high-level politicians, religious and civic leaders, and shared in one another’s faith traditions

05 February 2015

The Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem reflects on 2014

[BBC News] The Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem, Suheil Dawani, has talked to the BBC about the past year.

24 December 2014

Archbishop joins UK faith leaders in condemning Jerusalem synagogue attack

Archbishop Justin Welby, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra have condemned the murders carried out in a Jerusalem synagogue

24 November 2014