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Interfaith service commemorates colourful and courageous fighter for justice

Interfaith service commemorates colourful and courageous fighter for justice

Cape Town, 24 June 2011 – An interfaith service of commemoration was held yesterday in Cape Town in memory of Fr. Bernie Wrankmore, an Anglican priest and courageous and distinctive fighter against apartheid. Wrankmore died last week in the city aged 86.

27 June 2011

London Christians answer Sudanese bishop's call for prayer and fasting

London Christians answer Sudanese bishop's call for prayer and fasting

Christians from across the British capital joined together to pray outside the Sudanese Embassy in London on Sunday to honour a call for solidarity with the people of Sudan.

27 June 2011

Zimbabwe Anglicans not allowed to celebrate at African saint's shrine.

Zimbabwe Anglicans not allowed to celebrate at African saint's shrine.

For the second year running, Anglicans in Zimbabwe have been forced to find another place to mark the memorial of African martyr Bernard Mizeki after being denied access to their official shrine.

23 June 2011

Archbishop of Canterbury arrives in Kenya

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, arrived in Nairobi on Saturday 18th June at the start of a week-long visit to Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

22 June 2011

Archbishop of Canterbury in Kenya: faith is about 'making a difference

Archbishop of Canterbury in Kenya: faith is about 'making a difference

On his visit to Kenya, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said faith is neither just ideas in your head, nor just feelings in your heart "faith is the whole of a new life, making a difference to your lives, to your neighbours, to your community by the grace and the spirit of God."

22 June 2011

Archbishop of Canterbury: "sustainable development for a 'new creation'"

Archbishop of Canterbury: "sustainable development for a 'new creation'"

As part of his visit to the Diocese of Machakos, the Archbishop of Canterbury went to the Christian Community Services offices to hear about the work they are doing in the region - empowering rural communities who are facing the challenges of food security, adaption to climate change and environmental conservation.

21 June 2011

Bishop calls for Churchwide day of prayer, fasting for an end to Sudan violence

Bishop calls for Churchwide day of prayer, fasting for an end to Sudan violence

The Rt. Revd Andudu Adam Elnail, Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Kadugli, Sudan has asked all the Church throughout the world to join with Sudanese Christians in a day of prayer and fasting on June 26, 2011

21 June 2011

Archbishop of Canterbury dedicates site of first Anglican University in Kenya

Archbishop of Canterbury dedicates site of first Anglican University in Kenya

At a large gathering in Kanyuambora for a celebration of the new site for the first Anglican University in Kenya, the Archbishop helped lay the foundation stone and unveil a plaque, alongside the Archbishop of Kenya and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

20 June 2011

Church warnings of vigilante violence in Nigeria

Church warnings of vigilante violence in Nigeria

Church leaders in Nigeria have urged the government to act swiftly in combating terror attacks on Christians.

20 June 2011

Corruption a cancer for Uganda, archbishop declares

Corruption a cancer for Uganda, archbishop declares

The Primate of the Church of Uganda has called upon President Yoweri Museveni to crack down on government corruption.

20 June 2011