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Death of former Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Edmond Lee Browning

The former Presiding Bishop of the US-based Episcopal Church, Edmond L Browning, died yesterday (Monday) at the age of 87.

12 July 2016

Canadian Anglicans reject same-sex marriage by one vote

The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada rejected proposals to permit same-sex marriages last night by a fraction of one percent.

12 July 2016

Anglican Communion secretary general addresses Canadian Synod

The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, addressed the General Synod of the Anglican Church in Canada on Saturday during their meeting in Ontario.

11 July 2016

Christians respond to US shootings with prayer

Prayer services have been held throughout north Texas following Friday’s atrocity in which 12 police officers were shot – five of them fatally.

11 July 2016

Presiding Bishop brings message of hope to quake-ravaged Ecuador

The Presiding Bishop of the US-based Episcopal Church, Michael Curry, has visited the Episcopal Diocese of Ecuador Litoral to see relief efforts following April’s earthquake.

07 July 2016

Fort McMurray wildfire finally under control

The wildfire that has been raging in and around Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, is finally under control, but it could take until next year until the flames are finally extinguished.

06 July 2016

Caribbean youth discuss Five Marks of Mission

Some 160 young people from across the West Indies will meet in Grenada next week for the third Provincial Youth Gathering.

05 July 2016

Encountering God in the Storm: Anglicans consult on climate justice

Anglicans from around the world are gathering in Fiji this week for an international consultation on climate justice. 

05 July 2016

Bishops' consultation helps keep Communion together, says Canadian Primate

Four Primates and 20 bishops gathered in Accra, Ghana, recently for the seventh year of the “Bishop in Dialogue” consultations.

04 July 2016

Mission, refugees, and peace in the Holy Land addressed by WCC

The next World Mission Conference of the WCC will take place in Arusha, Tanzania, in March 2018, it was announced last week.

01 July 2016