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Crozier of Pope who initiated the conversion of England to be at Primates Meeting

The crozier of the sixth century Pope, Gregory I, who sent Augustine to England to begin the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons will be in Canterbury as the Primates of the Anglican Communion gather for their meeting in the city next week.

06 January 2016

Mothers' Union celebrates 140th anniversary

The Anglican mission agency Mothers’ Union is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year it will hold a number of events to mark 14 decades of “faithful outreach to families of all faiths and none.”

05 January 2016

London church evangelism tool reaches 20,000 prisoners worldwide

An evangelism course produced by an Anglican church in London has proved a hit with prisoners, as more than 20,000 inmates completed the course over the past 12 months.

04 January 2016

The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message

In his 2016 New Year message, Archbishop Justin Welby says Jesus's example shows us why we must love and welcome refugees and strangers.

01 January 2016

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon

Read Archbishop Justin Welby's Christmas sermon preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning.

25 December 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury's ecumenical Christmas greeting

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sent a Christmas message to ecumenical partners and heads of churches around the world.

24 December 2015

London meetings build on ecumenical momentum from Paris

Capitalizing on momentum from the recent COP21 accord in Paris was the focus of a meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, at Lambeth Palace in London on 16 December.

18 December 2015

Climbing a great hill: ACEN's reflections on the Paris climate talks

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) offers its reflections on the Paris Agreement on climate change using the words of Nelson Mandela: “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”.

18 December 2015

Churches provide humanitarian corridor giving safe passage for refugees

Churches across the globe have spoken out in support of migrants on a day which has been designated by the United Nations as International Migrants Day.

18 December 2015

"I would talk with Boko Haram" says Anglican Communion secretary general

The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, told the BBC’s HARDtalk programme that he would be prepared to talk with the leadership of Boko Haram – if their leadership could be identified.

17 December 2015