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"ACC-16 is an opportunity for young people to shine" say Central Africa Anglican youth

A young Anglican from Central Africa has said that the Anglican Consultative Council-16 (ACC-16) which will be held in Lusaka, Zambia in April next year, “is a unique opportunity for young people to fully express themselves and shine.”

08 December 2015

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop hospitalised with subdural hematoma

Prayers have been asked for the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Revd Michael Curry, after he was hospitalised with a subdural hematoma.

07 December 2015

From one in three to zero: MU's campaign as part of 16 days to end gender-based violence

The Anglican mission agency Mothers’ Union (MU) is taking part in the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence by campaigning for “one in three to zero” – for the number of women globally experiencing gender-based violence to drop from one in three to zero.

04 December 2015

Primate of Mexico recovering after operation

The Presiding Bishop of La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico (the Anglican Church of Mexico), the Most Revd Francisco Moreno, is recovering after a surgical operation for gastric discomfort and is facing two months of recuperation.

02 December 2015

Anglican Commission on Human Rights formed to protect Central American refugees

Human Rights ombudsmen have met with Anglican and Episcopal Bishops representing the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to discuss the creation of a regional Anglican Commission on Human Rights to protect refugees in Central America.

02 December 2015

Patent agreement welcomed as step to improve HIV treatment

As we mark World Aids Day 2015, the World Council of Churches-Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) welcomes a licence agreement between the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) for Daclatasvir, an important direct acting antiviral that is proven to help cure multiple genotypes of the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

01 December 2015

Wake up and Proclaim - Adventword social media photo initiative underway

Adventword – the online global advent social media photo initiative being run by the Society of St John the Evangelist (SSJE) and the Anglican Communion Office is underway, with Anglicans around the world posting images on Twitter and Instagram in response to themes suggested by the Society.

30 November 2015

"Let love lead the Anglican Communion" - children's prayer at launch of ACC-16

If you wish to see something launched with style, fervour and commitment then you could do no better than have been in Lusaka Cathedral yesterday (29 November) when the Province of Central Africa launched the preparations for the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-16), which will take place in Lusaka next April. 

30 November 2015

Global Anglican prayer focused on Jerusalem

Anglicans and other Christians around the world will be praying for the peace of Jerusalem this weekend, using a special litany for peace in the Holy Land.

26 November 2015

Girls in School; Girls with Dignity: Our commitment during the 16 Days and beyond

A joint statement from the Anglican Communion, Church of Sweden, Finn Church Aid, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Lutheran World Federation, Mission 21, World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Council of Churches, and World Young Christian Women’s Association (YWCA)

25 November 2015