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Christmas message from the Primate of Australia

Archbishop Philip Freier’s 2015 Christmas message 

16 December 2015

Young people invited to spend "a year in God's time" at Lambeth Palace

Young Christians from around the world are being invited to spend ‘a year in God’s time’ at Lambeth Palace, the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as applications open for the second year of the Community of St Anselm.

14 December 2015

Unity, Faith and Order body welcomes Primates Meeting

The body responsible for promoting the deepening of communion between the churches of the Anglican Communion and its ecumenical partners has welcomed next month’s Primates Meeting in Canterbury, describing it as“an opportunity for a new, redeemed conversation within the Communion.”

14 December 2015

Communiqué from the 9 December 2015 meeting of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity Faith and Order (IASCUFO)

The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order met at Elmina, Ghana, from 2 to 9 December 2015.

14 December 2015

Anglicans welcome "end to fossil fuel era"

Anglican bishops have welcomed this weekend’s international agreement at the climate change talks in Paris. Negotiators from around 200 countries have reached agreement on a far-reaching package of measures, which has been dubbed “the end of the fossil fuel era.”

14 December 2015

Climate change negotiators head for final agreement

Negotiations at the UN-led Climate Change talks in Paris (COP21) will continue up to and beyond the wire, with a final agreement not expected until tomorrow – the day after the talks were due to come to an end.

11 December 2015

Anglican and Muslim leaders discuss combatting violence done in the name of religion

Terrorism results from the misuse of religious texts taken out of context; and sound teaching is needed to combat its aggressive ideology, Anglican and Islamic leaders agreed this week during a meeting Cairo.

11 December 2015

Service commemorates highly decorated padre

A military chaplain who became Australia’s most highly decorated padre during World War I, is to be honoured tomorrow (Friday) at a special commemoration service led by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier.

10 December 2015

Communications director sought for Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is seeking a new director of communications who will be tasked with unearthing and publishing stories of Christians in action, promoting communication between member churches, and providing a communications service to the Instruments of Communion.

08 December 2015

"ACC-16 is an opportunity for young people to shine" say Central Africa Anglican youth

A young Anglican from Central Africa has said that the Anglican Consultative Council-16 (ACC-16) which will be held in Lusaka, Zambia in April next year, “is a unique opportunity for young people to fully express themselves and shine.”

08 December 2015