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Pastoral Letter Addressing the Primates Meeting

Pastoral Letter Addressing the Primates Meeting

I am enroute back to Buenos Aires having, as you are well aware, been meeting in Dar es Salaam with the other Primates of the Anglican Communion. The meeting has resulted in a great deal of attention. I thought it might be helpful to share some of my thoughts with you.

01 March 2007

Latin American Council of Churches elects first black president

Latin American Council of Churches elects first black president

The Latin American Council of Churches, known under its Spanish acronym CLAI, has elected Panamanian Episcopal (Anglican) Bishop Julio Murray as its first black president in a tightly contested election.

28 February 2007

Archbishop Hutchison 'discouraged' by primates' communique

Archbishop Hutchison 'discouraged' by primates' communique

Archbishop Hutchison said that he had been ‘profoundly discouraged’ by the communiqué issued by Anglican leaders warning the U.S. church of consequences if it did not abandon its liberal stance on sexuality, and had found it ‘tempting’ not to sign it.

28 February 2007

Anglican Women's Empowerment confronts plight of the girl child

Anglican Women's Empowerment confronts plight of the girl child

More than 80 Anglican delegates gather for United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

27 February 2007

Bonnie Anderson issues statement on Primates' communique

Bonnie Anderson issues statement on Primates' communique

Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies, has issued a statement on the recently concluded Primates' Meeting and the resulting communiqué.

27 February 2007

A Season of Fasting: Reflections on the Primates Meeting

A Season of Fasting: Reflections on the Primates Meeting

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offered the following reflections following the February 15-19 meeting of Anglican Primates near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

22 February 2007

Presiding Bishop of ECUSA reflects on Primates' Meeting

Presiding Bishop of ECUSA reflects on Primates' Meeting

The Primates of the Anglican Communion have called for the formation of a "Pastoral Council" that would work in cooperation with the Episcopal Church to facilitate and encourage healing and reconciliation, particularly for those who feel unable to accept the ministry of their bishop or the presiding bishop.

21 February 2007

In Zanzibar, Anglican Primates join in repentance at former slave market

In Zanzibar, Anglican Primates join in repentance at former slave market

A slave market whipping post once stood where the high altar now rises inside Zanzibar's 127-year-old Christ Church Cathedral.

19 February 2007

Primates' Meeting: Talks take a turn

Primates' Meeting: Talks take a turn

The way that the Primates' Meetings had been proceeding took a turn on Saturday. Archbishop Phillip Aspinall of Australia the spokesperson for the Primates was unable to attend the media briefing. He is part of the team producing the final statement and was needed for the meeting that had begun to work on the statement.

19 February 2007

Primates discuss Covenant, Listening Process; continue Windsor consideration

Primates discuss Covenant, Listening Process; continue Windsor consideration

...together with a report on the Listening Process, and further consideration about the Episcopal Church's response to the Windsor Report occupied the February 16 sessions of the Primates' Meeting near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

17 February 2007