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Climate change necessitates more relief activities in Kenyan pastoral districts

Climate change necessitates more relief activities in Kenyan pastoral districts

Eliud Njeru, Director of Social Services for the Anglican Church of Kenya, reports that food insecurity is likely to worsen in the north-western pastoral districts of Kenya because of poor rainfall and repeated crop failures.

20 April 2010

Archbishop of Canterbury: Video Address to the Global South Gathering

Archbishop of Canterbury: Video Address to the Global South Gathering

The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his video address to the Fourth Global South to South Encounter meeting in Singapore to emphasise that it is the work of God’s Spirit that can heal the tensions within the Anglican family.

20 April 2010

Anglican-Lutheran communion meeting proceeds despite air travel ban

Anglican-Lutheran communion meeting proceeds despite air travel ban

"Volcanic eruption won’t stop us working to bring Lutherans and Anglicans closer to full communion," says Commission co-secretary.

19 April 2010

Fourth Anglican Global South to South Encounter begins in Singapore

Fourth Anglican Global South to South Encounter begins in Singapore

Most of the 130 primates, bishops, clergy, senior lay leaders, associates and observers have now arrived for the five-day Encounter which starts today, Monday 19th April.

19 April 2010

Canada: Elizabeth Loweth receives the Award of Merit

Canada: Elizabeth Loweth receives the Award of Merit

Elizabeth Loweth, Canadian Provincial Link for the International Anglican Women's Network (IAWN) is one of five laity who have been honoured with the Anglican Award of Merit, the highest award of the Anglican Church of Canada for contributions to the life and work of the church at the national and international level.

12 April 2010

Korea: Ruth Choi reports on a year's acitivities

Mrs Phoebe Griswold visited Korea right after the November 2009 Trafficking Consultation in Hong Kong. She met women leaders in all three Dioceses: Seoul, Daejon and Busan

12 April 2010

Archbishop of Canterbury - Cross is a challenge to the world

Archbishop of Canterbury - Cross is a challenge to the world

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has used his Easter sermon to urge Christians to keep a proper sense of proportion when they feel they are experiencing opposition to their faith and remember both the physical suffering of Christian minorities in other countries and call to mind what exactly the Cross stands for in their faith.

04 April 2010

Archbishop of Canterbury - Christians need to "witness boldly and clearly"

Archbishop of Canterbury - Christians need to "witness boldly and clearly"

In his ecumenical Easter Letter to fellow church leaders, the Archbishop of Canterbury urges those living in politically secure environments to offer practical support as well as prayers for suffering Christians around the world, particularly in Zimbabwe, Mosul, Egypt and Nigeria:

31 March 2010

Anglican Peace and Justice Network Communique

We, the delegates to the triennial meeting of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network in Geneva, Switzerland, have spent the week of 14-20 March 2010, exploring issues of human rights and examining the role of the United Nations, the World Council of Churches (WCC), and other faith-based and humanitarian organisations in upholding the rights of individuals and communities throughout the world.

30 March 2010

North Indian experiences in addressing diverse conflicts to add to resources for Continuing Indaba

North Indian experiences in addressing diverse conflicts to add to resources for Continuing Indaba

"People came with lots of fear, apprehension and pessimism about the usefulness and outcomes of an Indaba consultation," said Bishop Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy of Amritsar, convenor of a meeting in Delhi in March 2010 in preparation for the Continuing Indaba project.

27 March 2010