Anglican Communion News Service

14 October 2019

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Protecting the rights of children is our responsibility says Archbishop

Religious communities have a responsibility and vital role to play in protecting the rights of children and preventing violence against them.

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The Climate (In)Action Summit: Has the international community failed the most vulnerable?

The team at Anglican Communion at the United Nations reflect on the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City.

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What does Newman's canonisation mean to Anglicans and why does it matter?

The Revd Dr Benjamin King from the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee in Tennessee reflects on the importance of the canonisation of Newman for Anglicans.

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Zimbabwean parish choir director becomes the “new face” of the Anglican Communion

Chipo Madondo, the choir director from a parish in Zimbabwe, was photographed playing drums during the opening service of the 16th Anglican Consultative Council in Lusaka, Zambia, in April 2016. The photo has now been used in a new map depicting the state of the Anglican Communion in 2019.

Zimbabwean choir director Chipo Madondo loves music. She has become the smiling face of the new Anglican Communion map poster.

Today (Friday 9 August) is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. To mark it, the Anglican Communion News Service spoke with a youth representative on the Anglican Consultative Council, Canon Isaac Beach, from the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

Africa

Heartbreak over early resignation of South African bishop

The unexpected resignation of a South African bishop has been attributed to financial pressures, according to the Archbishop of Capetown.

Archbishop Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba elected as next Primate of Anglican Church of Nigeria

The Bishop of Gombe, Archbishop Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba, has been elected as the next Primate of the Anglican Church in Nigeria.

South Sudan’s Archbishop prays for forgiveness with both sides

Steps towards lasting peace took place last week when political leaders joined with church leaders to reaffirm their commitment to peace.

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Asia

New Archbishop for the Anglican church in South East Asia is elected

An indigenous bishop, Bishop Melter J. Tais, from Sabah in Malaysia has been elected as the next Archbishop of South East Asia.

Malaysian Government ban on joint prayers could increase discrimination between different faiths

Archbishop of South Eat Asia criticises new directive from Malaysian government barring muslims and non muslims praying together.

“We must learn from the past” says Archbishop of Canterbury at site of Indian massacre

Learning from the past is essential to prevent further atrocities like the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, the Archbishop of Canterbury said.

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Americas

Bishop of Barbados asks churches to address the age gap

Churches need to do things differently to draw the younger generation back to church, according to the Bishop Maxwell from Barbados

Bishop of the Bahamas calls hurricane a ‘national tragedy’

The impact of Hurricane Dorian has been worse than imagined, according to the Bishop of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Island.

Anglican priest in the midst of Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian leaves a trail of devastation in the Bahamas, the priest at St Stephen’s Anglican Church has asked for prayer.

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Europe & Middle East

New bishop for Church in Wales gives House of Bishops equal balance of men and women

One of the first women to be ordained a priest in the CoE has been elected as the new bishop of Monmouth for the Church in Wales.

Photo competition to showcase diversity of mission in UK churches

A photo competition launched by CMS hopes to change perception about how churches are involved in mission in the UK and beyond.

Vulnerable to benefit from Welsh church centenary appeal

The Church in Wales is marking its centenary year by launching an appeal to help the homeless and victims of conflict.

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Oceania

Melanesia’s new Archbishop is installed amidst dance and song

Traditional dancers led the new Archbishop of Melanesia, Leonard Dawea, into his installation service at St Barnabas Cathedral last week.

First Māori woman to become a bishop in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Waitohiariki Quayle has become the first Māori woman to be ordained a bishop in the Anglican church of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Appeal launched to help restore historic cathedral in Mauritius

Archbishop Ian Ernest, has helped launch an appeal to restore the Cathedral of St James – the mother church of the Diocese of Mauritius.

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Former Anglican Communion UN rep to be Archbishop’s reconciliation adviser

A former staff member of the Anglican Communion has been appointed as the Archbishop of Canterbury’s new Adviser for Reconciliation.

Anglican bishops and clergy back youth Climate Strike

Bishops from the Anglican Communion gave their support to the Global Climate Strike protest, inspired by teenage activist Greta Thunberg.

New residential members at Lambeth Palace are preparing to start their Year in Gods Time

Young people who have chosen to join the Community of St Anselm and spend A Year in Gods Time have arrived at Lambeth Palace.

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