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Lahore Diocese Bible study on women and theology

Lahore Diocese Bible study on women and theology

A two-year Bible Study course for women offered by the Women Desk of Lahore Diocese, Church of Pakistan, together with the Catholic organisation Maktaba Anaweem has recently concluded with the awarding of Certificates.

22 September 2011

Woman ordained priest in the Episcopal Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East

Woman ordained priest in the Episcopal Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East

The Rev. Catherine Dawkins made history in early June when she became the first woman to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East during a service at St. Christopher's Cathedral in Manama, Bahrain.

15 June 2011

Anglican Diocese of Accra ordains first female priests

Anglican Diocese of Accra ordains first female priests

The Anglican Diocese of Accra has ordained the first three women deacons as priests of the Anglican Church of Ghana.

11 June 2011

Women’s Conference in Diocese of Dhaka

Women’s Conference in Diocese of Dhaka

“Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord” – Women’s Conference in Diocese of Dhaka.

14 May 2011

Workshop for the Episcopal Women in the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East in Jordan.

Workshop for the Episcopal Women in the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East in Jordan.

Bishop Suhail Dawani and his wife Shafeeqa, who is the co-ordinator of Women's Work in the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, met with the Committee for Women's Work in the Episcopal Church in Amman, Jordan on Thursday, March 31st, 2011.

18 April 2011

Mme Mugisa Isingoma addresses the launch of Tearfund's report 'Silent No More

Mme Mugisa Isingoma addresses the launch of Tearfund's report 'Silent No More

Address given by Mugisa Isingoma, UFPPS convener, to the launch event of Tearfund’s report ‘Silent No More: The untapped potential of the church in addressing sexual violence at Lambeth Palace, London, on 21 March 2011

08 April 2011

Income trends for female clergy mirror US averages

Income trends for female clergy mirror US averages

According to two recent research studies, the pay disparity between male and female clergy in the Episcopal Church mirrors the rest of the United States. 

17 March 2011

Philippines' women celebrate International Women's Day with protest and prayer

Philippines' women celebrate International Women's Day with protest and prayer

In Manila, the 100th year celebration of International Women's Day was marked by protest actions by some 1,500 women activists.  Their demand was for our Philippine Congress to pass a comprehensive reproductive health bill and to urge the government to address the rising prices of basic commodities and public transportation.

09 March 2011

Official Church of England delegate to UN women's commission blogs about her experiences

Official Church of England delegate to UN women's commission blogs about her experiences

Read the blog by Gill Jackson of England's Diocese of Leicester who is in New York, USA, to attend the 55th Session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women

07 March 2011

Anglican Communion UN group told "Women have crucial role in international development"

Anglican Communion UN group told "Women have crucial role in international development"

Anglican and Episcopal participants in the 55th annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women heard  from a third-year seminarian from Haiti and the head of the Anglican Alliance about the role women have in changing the world.

28 February 2011