Anglican Communion News Service

21 February 2019

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Janani Luwum’s family reconcile with Idi Amin’s kinsmen on 42 anniversary of martyrdom

The family of Archbishop Janani Luwum have reconciled with kinsmen of former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, who ordered his killing.

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ACNS: Call to a Season of Prayer and Repentance

The Archbishop’s Task Group, set up to strengthen relationships within the Anglican Communion, is calling Anglicans to a Season of Prayer and Repentance during the fifth week of Lent in 2020. The Anglican Communion News Service interviewed a member of the Task Group, Bishop Linda Nicholls of Huron in the Anglican Church of Canada, to find out more about the thinking behind the call to prayer and repentance.

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Anglican World

Growing the Church in South East Asia

A packed church in Bandung, Indonesia, for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in 2017

In a two-part feature, first published in the December 2017 and April 2018 editions of Anglican World, Gavin Drake explores the growth of the Church in South East Asia, beginning with the Diocese of West Malaysia.

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Better off Broken

A member of the Community of St Anselm, the new monastic community based at Lambeth Palace, M’Kenna Gillespie, reflects on the nature of brokenness.

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The global excitement about Lambeth Conference

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, sets out his thoughts on the Lambeth Conference in 2020 and addresses a misunderstanding that has emerged in some online blogs.

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Africa

Tributes paid after the Bishop of Tamale, Jacob Ayeebo, dies in Bolgatanga, Ghana

Tributes have been paid to the Bishop of Tamale, Jacob Ayeebo, who died this week in the office of his diocese’s development agency.

Kidnappers murder Nigerian priest and demand ransom for release of his family

Reports from Nigeria say that a priest from the Diocese of Sokoto has been murdered by kidnappers who are continuing to hold his family.

South Sudan’s first Episcopal radio station named in honour of Mothers’ Union President

A radio station operated by the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, has been named after the Province's first Mothers' Union President.

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Asia

Church of South India Moderator, Bishop Thomas K Oommen, recovering after a stroke

The Moderator of the united Church of South India (CSI), Bishop Thomas K Oommen, is recovering at home after treatment for a stroke.

Bishop laments “the long accumulation of misdeeds” on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day

Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey of the Church of Ceylon has said that a gap has opened between the nation’s rulers and those who are ruled.

“We don’t give the death penalty on false evidence” – Court upholds Asia Bibi acquittal

An attempt by Islamic extremists to overturn last year’s acquittal of Asia Bibi, has today been rejected by Pakistan’s Supreme Court.

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Americas

Bishop’s 8,000 mile trip for confirmation in world’s most southerly Anglican cathedral

Three people were confirmed in the most southerly cathedral in the Anglican Communion after its bishop travelled some 8,000 miles.

Lessons for online donation services after fraudsters hit Diocese of Qu’Appelle’s website

The Diocese of Qu’Appelle’s Finance Officer warns church bodies with an online donation facility to make sure it’s protected from fraud.

US-based Episcopal Church arms itself with shares in battle for responsible gun-control

The Diocese of Western Massachusetts has purchased shares in the owner of Smith and Wesson to advocate for greater gun safety.

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Europe & Middle East

Church of England to convene high-level investor meeting to consider dam safety

Investors with combined assets of more than £3 trillion have welcomed mining company BHP’s announcement on tailings dam safety.

Bishop calls for stronger controls on advertisements for gambling and betting

The Church of England’s Bishop of St Albans has welcomed new restrictions on advertising for gambling-related products and services.

Tributes paid following the death of former Church of England evangelist Michael Green

Tributes have been paid following the death, at the age of 88, of the renowned evangelist, theologian and apologist Dr Michael Green.

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Oceania

Preliminary cathedral reinstatement works underway as Christchurch greets new bishop

The new bishop of Christchurch, Dr Peter Carrell, will be installed tomorrow (Saturday) in the shadow of the earthquake damaged cathedral.

Archbishop George Takeli steps down as Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia

Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, Archbishop George Takeli, will retire on his 60th birthday – 25 March – it's been announced.

A Christmas Message from Archbishop James R Wong Yin Song

A Christmas Message from Archbishop James R Wong Yin Song, Primate of the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean.

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Other News

Lambeth Conference: Archbishop of Cape Town calls on bishops to “express your difference”

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on bishops to attend the 2020 Lambeth Conference despite differences in the Anglican Communion.

Communications Director at the Anglican Communion Office to move on

The Anglican Communion’s Director for Communications, Adrian Butcher, will step down in May after the ACC-17 meeting in Hong Kong.

New Anglican Communion bishops receive induction in Canterbury, Lambeth and the ACO

Archbishop Justin Welby will today welcome 29 new Anglican bishops from around the world to his official residence Lambeth Palace.

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