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Anglican Observer at the UN: a Year in Review

Anglican Observer at the UN: a Year in Review

As we are about to enter Advent, it is good time to sum up the challenges and achievements of the office of the Anglican Observer at the UN in 2007

14 December 2007

Steps Forward for Anglican - Methodist Relations

Steps Forward for Anglican - Methodist Relations

A consultation has been held in London to review the progress of the report of the Anglican - Methodist International Commission Sharing in the Apostolic Communion, which was received by the World Methodist Council in 1996 and the Lambeth Conference in 1998.

14 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury names new Representative to the Holy See

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome are delighted to announce the appointment of the Very Revd David Richardson as the Archbishop’s Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Centre.

10 December 2007

New woman bishop in Canada

New woman bishop in Canada

It is with joy that Canada sends you the news that the Reverend Canon Dr. Linda Nicholls has been elected Bishop Suffragan for the Diocese of Toronto. She will be consecrated on 2 February 2008.

07 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury - why social cohesion needs religion

Archbishop of Canterbury  - why social cohesion needs religion

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has given a wide-ranging lecture today in Singapore, at the Building Bridges Conference. In his lecture Dr Williams discusses the position of the "absolute truths" of faith over and above political power, and how this plays out in a society where several faiths co-exist.

06 December 2007

50 Million Bibles printed in China and Jesus film DVD released in 8 languages

50 Million Bibles printed in China and Jesus film DVD released in 8 languages

On September 11, 2007, the 50 millionth Bible rolled off the Press at Amity Printing Company in Nanjing. While the world remembered the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we remembered God’s Goodness and Greatness in Bible production in China. 

05 December 2007

Church leaders - A Climate Treaty for Climate Justice

Church leaders - A Climate Treaty for Climate Justice

European church leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, have warned governments that "Substantially reducing global emissions of greenhouse gasses will not avoid the serious impacts of climate change already experienced by many of the world's most vulnerable communities".

05 December 2007

A report from Korea from the experience of two IAWN Link women visiting together

A report from Korea from the experience of two IAWN Link women visiting together

Ruth Choi, Link woman for Korea, and Phoebe Griswold, Link woman for The Episcopal Church USA, have been working together during the Griswold's visit to the Korean Province.

05 December 2007

Churches in the Philippines call on all members to formulate policy on sexual abuse

Churches in the Philippines call on all members to formulate policy on sexual abuse

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) for the past eight years was led by the first lay woman General Secretary, Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes.

05 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury convenes 6th Building Bridges Seminar in Singapore

Archbishop of Canterbury convenes 6th Building Bridges Seminar in Singapore

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to convene the 6th Building bridges Christian Muslim Seminar in Singapore next week.

05 December 2007