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Worldwide response to Pope’s call to prayer and fasting for South Sudan and DRC

Anglican provinces around the world have responded positively to Pope Francis’ call for an ecumenical day of prayer and fasting for peace.

19 February 2018

New Anglican Inter Faith Commission begins work with meeting in Cairo

Members of the Anglican Communion’s new Inter Faith Commission will gather for their first meeting next week, in Cairo, Egypt.

16 February 2018

The official name for Pancake Day is Shrove Tuesday. But what is it?

Celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday (also called “Pancake Day”) is the final day before the 40-day period of Lent.

13 February 2018

Anglican leaders echo Pope Francis’ call for day of prayer and fasting for peace

Anglican leaders have endorsed Pope Francis’ call for an ecumenical day of prayer and fasting peace in Congo and South Sudan.

08 February 2018

Mission agency USPG appoints Imperial College Secretary John Neilson as new Chair

The Secretary of Imperial College London, John Neilson, has been appointed as the next Chair of Trustees of the mission agency USPG.

07 February 2018

Lent Resources: Anglican and Roman Catholic environmentalists join forces for carbon-fast

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network and the Global Catholic Climate Movement have produced a multi-lingual carbon fast.

07 February 2018

Newly appointed Anglican bishops attend induction week at Canterbury Cathedral

A group of 33 recently-appointed bishops is spending a week at the Anglican Communion’s mother church as part of a global induction.

06 February 2018

Anglican Alliance launches global focus on anti-slavery initiatives in Freedom Year

The Anglican Alliance has launched a year-long focus on initiatives tackling modern slavery and human trafficking across the Communion.

01 February 2018

Former Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Canon Colin Craston, has died

Canon Colin Craston, a Second World War naval hero who went on to become one of England’s leading evangelical priests, has died.

26 January 2018

“Thy Kingdom Come” – Christians around the world invited to pray for evangelism

Tens of thousands of Christians from around the world are expected to take part once again in a global wave of prayer for evangelism.

25 January 2018