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Anglican Communion News Service launches French and Spanish service

The Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) will now publish weekly bulletins in French and Spanish on the anglicannews.org website.

10 September 2018

World Council of Churches and Catholics map future together after papal visit to Geneva

Ten weeks after Pope Francis visited the WCC, church leaders are meeting to continue their task of “walking, praying and working together.”

06 September 2018

ACC Standing Committee hears progress towards 2020 Lambeth Conference

“Progress continues to be positive and financially we are on track”, the Lambeth Conference Chief Executive told the ACC’s Standing Committee.

06 September 2018

Standing Committee prepares for Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Hong Kong

The Anglican Communion Standing Committee gives smaller Provinces greater representation at the Anglican Consultative Council.

05 September 2018

Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon issues strong rebuke to peddlers of “fake news” about the Anglican Communion

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has strongly condemned people who “militantly present falsehoods” about the Communion.

04 September 2018

Former Church of Pakistan Moderator, Bishop John Victor Samuel, dies

The death has been announced of the former Moderator of the united Church of Pakistan, leading ecumenist Bishop John Victor Samuel.

30 August 2018

Church “cannot, and will not, walk away” from reconciling role in global conflict, UN told

Churches are the on the front line of mediation efforts across the world, Archbishop Justin Welby told the UN Security Council yesterday.

30 August 2018

Archbishop of Canterbury speaks of peace at UN Security Council meeting on mediation

Archbishop Justin Welby spoke about reconciliation as he become the first Archbishop of Canterbury to address the UN Security Council.

29 August 2018

The Church of South India Responds to Flooding in Kerala

The Church of South India continues to respond to flooding in the Kerala region of India with relief centres and social media mobilisation. 

20 August 2018

Anglicans join other Christians in Assisi for two-day Ecumenical Prayer for Creation

An ecumenical group of Christians will take part in a pilgrimage from Assisi to the COP24 annual UN climate change conference in Poland.

17 August 2018