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Statement from the Anglican Church of Cameroon

Statement from the Anglican Church of Cameroon

The entire Anglican Community of Cameroon were shocked to learn about the barbaric attack carried out in the United States of America by the terrorists on September 11, 2001.

24 September 2001

We must take strong action to stop HIV/AIDS

We must take strong action to stop HIV/AIDS

In an historic meeting on September 17, 2001, representatives of the Anglican Church, the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, COSATU and the Treatment Action Campaign met, out of a common commitment to life and dignity, to join forces against the AIDS epidemic.

24 September 2001

How Government is abusing children in care in South Africa

How Government is abusing children in care in South Africa

I need to say clearly and loudly that the South African government is presently breaching the constitutional rights of abandoned, abused and orphaned children.

19 September 2001

Archbishop Tutu delivers Ecumenical Caucus statement at World Conference against Racism

Archbishop Tutu delivers Ecumenical Caucus statement at World Conference against Racism

A statement addressed to the media by the Ecumenical Caucus at the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

07 September 2001

Let There Be A Just and Durable Peace in the Sudan

Let There Be A Just and Durable Peace in the Sudan

We, the Bishops of the Catholic and Episcopal Churches of the Sudan, gathered in Nairobi for a seminar, Pastoral Leadership and United Action in a Crisis Situation, from 12-17 August 2001, moved by our Christian Faith and concerned by the immense suffering of all the Peoples of Sudan because of the current civil war

24 August 2001

Sudanese bishops call for an immediate end to the war

Sudanese bishops call for an immediate end to the war

The Bishops of the Catholic and Episcopal Churches of the Sudan have appealed to the Government and armed movements in Sudan for an immediate end to the civil war.

24 August 2001

St George's Cathedral, Capetown: The People's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral, Capetown: The People's Cathedral

Sunday 26th August at 3pm sees St George's Cathedral, Cape Town the venue for a unique event in the life of the nation. An hour long service - presided at by former Archbishops of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu and Philip Russell - to mark the cathedral's centenary.

22 August 2001

"Our Vision, Our Hope" The First Step

"Our Vision, Our Hope" The First Step

We, the Anglican Communion across Africa, pledge ourselves to the promise that future generations will be born and live in a world free from AIDS.

22 August 2001

Call to declare an HIV/AIDS state of emergency

Call to declare an HIV/AIDS state of emergency

All governments in Africa are being called on to declare an HIV/AIDS state of emergency as one of several aspects of a plan developed at the All Africa Anglican Conference on HIV-Aids in Boksburg this week.

22 August 2001

Archbishop hosts press conference

Archbishop hosts press conference

Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane will host a press conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg at 12:45 tomorrow, 16 August.

16 August 2001