A new book by the Anglican theologian Dr Elaine Storkey, which documents her extensive research on gender-based violence against women and the role that the church plays – for good or ill – in the struggle against the global problem, is being launched today in the Speaker’s rooms at the House of Commons in London.
18 November 2015
Around 50 pilgrims have set off from central London this morning at the start of a 200-mile journey to Paris where they will call on world leaders from 190 nations at the UN Climate Change Conference – COP21 – to agree “a fair, ambitious and binding” agreement on tackling climate change.
13 November 2015
“Communion” is the theme of the first dialogue in more than 30 years between the Anglican and Reformed communions.
12 November 2015
Leading experts in the field of paediatric palliative care from around the world gathered in Rome, Italy, yesterday (Wednesday, 10 November) to meet with leaders of different faiths, human rights advocates and the parents of children who have died or who are facing death, to call for global access to children’s palliative care.
11 November 2015
Secretary General offers hopeful outlook; Archbishop Welby addresses society; Study trip to Rome scheduled for 2016; Society plans endowment for the work of Anglican Consultative Council
10 November 2015
Communiqué of the International Reformed-Anglican Dialogue, meeting in Kochi, India, 31 October 2015
10 November 2015
A global consultation on discrimination, persecution and martyrdom facing Christians in different parts of the world, that took place Albania this week, has been described as “significant” by the Bishop of Woolwich, a member of the Anglican Communion’s Network for Interfaith Concerns (NIFCON) management group.
06 November 2015
The overarching theme for the next year’s Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-16) meeting in Zambia, “Intentional Discipleship in a World of Differences”, has been chosen by the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion as a response to daily Christian challenges.
04 November 2015
Over a hundred lay people, priests and bishops will gather next April in Zambia for the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC).
03 November 2015
Anglicans worldwide and all Christians are being invited to observe Advent in a fun and prayerful way through a global online Advent Calendar called AdventWord. The season of Advent, from November 29 to December 24, is when Christians observe a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas.
02 November 2015