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Anglican leaders' visit marks deep concern for troubled Swaziland

Anglican leaders' visit marks deep concern for troubled Swaziland

Media release from the office of the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Province of Southern Africa

06 July 2004

Dean of Lusaka cathedral elected bishop

Dean of Lusaka cathedral elected bishop

The Church of the Province of Central Africa has held an election for a Diocesan bishop in Lusaka after the Rt Revd Leonard Mwenda retired. 

01 July 2004

Submission from the Archbishop of Cape Town to the Lambeth Commission

Submission from the Archbishop of Cape Town to the Lambeth Commission

As the Lambeth Commission on Communion prepares to meet, I want to put forward three perspectives from my part of the 'Global South' which I hope will offer support to the Commission in its challenging task

17 June 2004

Archbishop Akinola writes to Sudan president

Archbishop Akinola writes to Sudan president

As Primates of Africa, we write to congratulate your Government and the people of Sudan for the remarkable progress towards a just peace in the Sudan during the recent signing of the peace protocols in Kenya. We pray that God will help us to sustain this precious peace.

16 June 2004

Church of Nigeria elects four bishops

Church of Nigeria elects four bishops

The Episcopal Synod of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), which was held in St. Matthias' Church Wuse, Abuja, on Wednesday, 2 June, 2004, has elected four Clergymen to the vacant sees in the Church.

16 June 2004

Church in Burundi strengthens ties with UK

Church in Burundi strengthens ties with UK

The Episcopal Church of Burundi has strengthened its close ties with Coventry diocese in the UK through the visit of a peace and reconciliation delegation from the diocese's cathedral

16 June 2004

Statement from the Most Revd Dr Joseph Marona, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan

Statement from the Most Revd Dr Joseph Marona, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan

Together with all the people of Sudan, I give thanks and praise to Almighty God for the signing which took place in Naivasha, Kenya, of Protocols to lead to a peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)

01 June 2004

Letter to the Islamic Republic of Sudan's Ambassador to the United States of America

Letter to the Islamic Republic of Sudan's Ambassador to the United States of America

We are writing to inform you that beginning on 26 May, the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, working with Christians and others of good will who support human rights, will be organising protests of ongoing human rights violations and continued religious persecution in the Sudan

26 May 2004

Mothers Day HIV/AIDS campaign

Mothers Day HIV/AIDS campaign

This year's Mothers Day was celebrated differently by the Anglican Diocese of Southern Malawi. They took time to share love with women living with HIV/AIDS and those who have been affected. 

25 May 2004

Protest letter from the Episcopal Church of Sudan to the Sudanese Government

Protest letter from the Episcopal Church of Sudan to the Sudanese Government

We are writing to protest against recent action of Federal and State Authorities in Khartoum against the Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS).

24 May 2004