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Archbishop of Canterbury intervenes in Anglo-American diplomatic Twitter row

In a rare political intervention, Archbishop Justin Welby has criticised US President Donald Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim videos.

30 November 2017

Bishop of Belize: “Children are an important part of who we are”

Bishop Philip Wright has spoken of the importance of children during an interview conducted by a student of Belize High School.

28 November 2017

Former Archbishop of Canterbury invites faith leaders to join 16-Days of Activism

Rowan Williams gives his backing to the 16-Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence in a video message for Christian Aid.

27 November 2017

Richness and challenges for “A Communion within the Communion”

The challenges and opportunities facing Portuguese-speaking Anglican Churches has been the focus of the Lusophone Network conference.

23 November 2017

Riqueza e desafios para a “comunhão dentro da comunhão”

Os desafios e as oportunidades que enfrentam as Igrejas anglicanas de língua portuguesa tem sido o foco da conferência da Rede Lusófona.

23 November 2017

Commemorations mark centenary of WWI explosion that killed 2000 Canadians

A memorial and concert is being held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

23 November 2017

Episcopal delegation to COP23 encouraged by talk of taking action on climate change

Members of the US-based Episcopal Church have spent two weeks providing a faith-presence at the UN climate change summit.

22 November 2017

Mothers’ Union use 16-Days to Break the Silence, Lift the Shame, and Shift the Blame

Archbishop Welby urges Christians to “stand up and speak out for justice” in support of an MU campaign against gender-based violence.

21 November 2017

Global online advent calendar opens the door to prayer for fourth successive year

The online advent calendar AdventWord, which draws together people’s prayers and meditations around a daily theme, is to operate again.

21 November 2017

Webinar to discuss Churches’ global birth registration campaign

The World Council of Churches will hold an online seminar next Monday – World Children’s Day – on the global campaign for birth registration.

16 November 2017