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TEAC meets in Sri Lanka

TEAC meets in Sri Lanka

The church’s faithful witness in Sri Lanka amid a rich inter-religious environment and the challenges of post-war reconciliation has fostered new insights for the work of TEAC (theological education in the Anglican Communion). 

12 March 2012

Freedom from Fear: Church in Wales holds conference on domestic violence

Freedom from Fear: Church in Wales holds conference on domestic violence

A young woman who was abused by her husband for four years will describe how she wrestled with Biblical interpretations of marriage, divorce and forgiveness, at an event to mark International Women’s Day.

09 March 2012

Report of the Episcopal Women's Conference, Amman, Jordan, International Women's Day, 8 March 2012

Report of the Episcopal Women's Conference, Amman, Jordan, International Women's Day, 8 March 2012

On the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2012 and in continuity of the Women’s Work in the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, a one-day conference was held in Amman at the Church of the Redeemer Church Hall.

08 March 2012

Three-way global partnership a model of healing, growth

Three-way global partnership a model of healing, growth

The dioceses of Gloucester in England, El Camino Real in California, and Western Tanganyika in Tanzania formed a three-way companion relationship after the bishops met at the 2008 Lambeth Conference.

07 March 2012

Rural Women Speak Out at CSW

Rural Women Speak Out at CSW

Rural women from around the world met this week to discuss the challenges and highlights of working to empower women in their countries and communities, at an event sponsored by UN Women

06 March 2012

Consultants reinstated as full members on IASCUFO

Consultants reinstated as full members on IASCUFO

Two consultants of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order (IASCUFO) have been reinstated as full members at the request of the Commission’s chairman.

01 March 2012

"Justice for Women" is focus of Archbishop's Women's Day service

"Justice for Women" is focus of Archbishop's Women's Day service

Archbishop Rowan Williams will take part in a “Justice for Women” service in London to mark two global days for women.

29 February 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury links human rights to faith

Archbishop of Canterbury links human rights to faith

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, spoke of the link that human rights must have with faith and of the responsibilities inherent in Christian unity in a day-long visit to the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

28 February 2012

World Council of Churches disowns doctrine used against Indigenous Peoples

World Council of Churches disowns doctrine used against Indigenous Peoples

In a recent meeting, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee denounced the 'Doctrine of Discovery', which has been used to subjugate and colonise Indigenous Peoples. The Executive Committee issued a statement calling the nature of the doctrine 'fundamentally opposed to the gospel of Jesus'.

27 February 2012

Archbishop Williams on Bonhoeffer - what it means to be free

Archbishop Williams on Bonhoeffer - what it means to be free

In a sermon broadcast live on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship, Archbishop Rowan Williams preached on the theme of freedom - what it means to be free and how we can achieve the true freedom ‘to be what we most deeply are’.

27 February 2012