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Arson attacks on Australian places of worship

Arson attacks on Australian places of worship

Muslim and Christian leaders in Australia have expressed outrage at the recent arson attacks to their places of worship in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11.

03 October 2001

CMS missionaries evacuated

CMS missionaries evacuated

Due to the uncertainties following the September 11 attacks on the US, CMS missionaries in Pakistan are leaving the country and will return to Australia by the end of September. Many expatriates are leaving Pakistan with a number of embassies having issued general evacuation orders.

24 September 2001

Winging it Down Under: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Sports Chaplain at the Games

Winging it Down Under: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Sports Chaplain at the Games

"Professional athletes are no different to everybody else basically, they're just much better at sport than we are," says the Rev Andrew Wingfield-Digby. "They have the same needs and the same temptations and the same struggles as all of us."

20 September 2001

Church and courts criticise PM on asylum seekers

Church and courts criticise PM on asylum seekers

Australia's Anglican leaders and the Federal Court have slammed Australian Prime Minister John Howard's refusal to land more than 430 asylum seekers that were packed on a container ship in Australian waters near the remote Christmas Island earlier this month.

19 September 2001

Former missionary to return to Port Moresby as Bishop

Former missionary to return to Port Moresby as Bishop

The Revd Peter Fox, AKC, present General Secretary of the Melanesian Mission and Rector of Harpsden in Oxfordshire, was elected Bishop of Port Moresby following a joint meeting of the House of Bishops and the Bishop Appointment Committee held on 4th September.

18 September 2001

The Tampa presents no option but to be the caring neighbour

The Tampa presents no option but to be the caring neighbour

One thing is clear to all Australians, whatever view they adopt towards the people on board the "Tampa": they are at our door.

03 September 2001

South African Archbishop calls for radical action at CHOGM on Africa's AIDS and Debt crisis

South African Archbishop calls for radical action at CHOGM on Africa's AIDS and Debt crisis

The successor to Desmond Tutu as Anglican Primate of Southern Africa, the highly respected anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Ndungane, is visiting Sydney.

30 August 2001

Anglican Youthworks launches new site

Anglican Youthworks launches new site

Christians are among the most avid Internet users. This is particularly true for the young and those who work with them. It is with these people in mind that Anglican Youthworks, the Youth Department of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, has launched a web site that is set to become a key resource for those involved in Christian children's and youth work.

24 August 2001

Over 1200 meet for first clergy conference

Over 1200 meet for first clergy conference

When the Church Missionary Society of Australia accepted responsibility in 1927 for the new Diocese of Central Tanganyika there were only two African clergy in the Diocese. In the whole country there were fewer than 10. Seventy-four years later, 1,260 African clergy, including 22 bishops from 18 Dioceses met together for the first national conference in the history of the Anglican Church of Tanzania.

24 August 2001

Outrageous poker machine law changes

Outrageous poker machine law changes

The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea is horrified by Press reports today, that amendments to the Gaming Machine Act of 1993 were rushed through Parliament on Tuesday, without proper consideration and debate.

14 August 2001