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Episcopal Church in Liberia caught in renewed fighting

Episcopal Church in Liberia caught in renewed fighting

As more details filter out of Liberia, the violent confrontation between the government and a coalition of rebels is threatening the nation's institutions - including churches.

31 May 2002

Visit to the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr Tantawry

Visit to the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr Tantawry

On Sunday 26th May 2002: Bishop Roger White, Bishop of Milwaukee Diocese, Wisconsin, USA; Archdeacon Tom Winslow, of the same diocese; and myself visited the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr Tantawry.

31 May 2002

Danforth's report to President Bush urges international efforts for compromise in Sudan

Danforth's report to President Bush urges international efforts for compromise in Sudan

Former Missouri senator John Danforth has concluded, after two difficult trips to the Sudan as President George W Bush's special envoy, that the United States should support international efforts to push both sides in the civil war towards a compromise.

23 May 2002

Thousands flee as rebels increase attacks in Liberia

Thousands flee as rebels increase attacks in Liberia

Rebels in Liberia have escalated their attacks and are near the capital of Monrovia, sending thousands of people fleeing into camps outside the city, already crowded with people fleeing fighting in the countryside, according to news reports. 

23 May 2002

Diocese of Rochester suspends link with Diocese of Harare

Diocese of Rochester suspends link with Diocese of Harare

It is with great sorrow and regret that the Bishop’s Council of the Diocese of Rochester announces its decision to suspend the diocese’s long-standing link with the Diocese of Harare, Zimbabwe.

02 May 2002

Transformation Africa 2002

Transformation Africa 2002

South Africa’s Human Right’s Day, 21 March 2002, will see over 250 000 Christians, in seven stadiums countrywide, praying to God to transform their cities, the Nation of South Africa and the continent of Africa. 

20 March 2002

Building peace through service

Building peace through service

The Together for Peace office - through which both Together for Sudan and The Bishop Mubarak Scholarship for Nuba Women work - is filled with energy, ideas and people, many of whom are volunteers.

05 March 2002

Political situation in Madagascar

Political situation in Madagascar

On 16 December 2001 a presidential election took place in Madagascar. The FFKM - an equivalent of the National Council of Christian Churches - have long been working to ensure free and fair elections in Madagascar. 

02 March 2002

Church Council wary of violence ahead of elections

Church Council wary of violence ahead of elections

The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) is concerned about the deteriorating security in the East African country, which it fears, could peak ahead of the General Election later this year.

26 February 2002

Government sinning by denying AIDS drugs

Government sinning by denying AIDS drugs

The government was sinning against God by denying life-saving medication to mothers and children facing the threat of HIV/Aids, Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape Town said on Friday.

08 February 2002