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Lambeth Conference 2020: Over 500 bishops in 39 Anglican Communion Churches register

Organisers of next year’s Lambeth Conference have announced that 884 bishops and spouses have so far registered for the event.

12 April 2019

South Sudanese Christian women pray and fast as ecumenical retreat continues at the Vatican

An ecumenical women’s group are gathered in Juba for three days of prayer and fasting as South Sudan’s leaders meet in the Vatican.

11 April 2019

Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury to lead spiritual retreat for South Sudan’s leaders

South Sudan’s leaders will take part in an unprecedented spiritual retreat led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Pope Francis.

09 April 2019

Thy Kingdom Come: Archbishops invite global Church to pray for people to come faith

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Justin Welby and John Sentamu, have invited Christians to pray for more people to know Christ.

08 April 2019

Bishop Mark Edington consecrated and installed as leader of The Episcopal Church in Europe

The US-based Episcopal Church has a new leader for its Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe: Bishop Mark Edington.

08 April 2019

First female Canon in Diocese of Egypt to be installed in All Saints Cathedral, Cairo

Bishop Mouneer Anis has announced the appointment of Mrs Alexandra Wakid as the first female lay canon in the Diocese of Egypt.

05 April 2019

Lambeth Awards honour “extraordinary contributions to the Church and wider society”

Peacemakers, nuns, academics and gardeners are amongst 27 people honoured by Archbishop Justin Welby in the 2019 Lambeth Awards.

05 April 2019

Draft agenda published for Anglican Consultative Council – ACC-17 – in Hong Kong

The seventeenth meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council – ACC17 – begins in a month in Hong Kong.

28 March 2019

Senior ecumenical panel to discuss Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

Five Christian denominations associated with the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification are discussing how to take the text further.

27 March 2019

Dr Bill Schwartz is named new Dean of St Christopher’s Anglican Cathedral in Bahrain

Bishop Michael Lewis, has announced that the Archdeacon of the Gulf, Dr Bill Schwartz OBE, is to be the next Anglican Dean of Bahrain.

22 March 2019