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New woman bishop in Canada

New woman bishop in Canada

It is with joy that Canada sends you the news that the Reverend Canon Dr. Linda Nicholls has been elected Bishop Suffragan for the Diocese of Toronto. She will be consecrated on 2 February 2008.

07 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury - why social cohesion needs religion

Archbishop of Canterbury  - why social cohesion needs religion

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has given a wide-ranging lecture today in Singapore, at the Building Bridges Conference. In his lecture Dr Williams discusses the position of the "absolute truths" of faith over and above political power, and how this plays out in a society where several faiths co-exist.

06 December 2007

50 Million Bibles printed in China and Jesus film DVD released in 8 languages

50 Million Bibles printed in China and Jesus film DVD released in 8 languages

On September 11, 2007, the 50 millionth Bible rolled off the Press at Amity Printing Company in Nanjing. While the world remembered the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we remembered God’s Goodness and Greatness in Bible production in China. 

05 December 2007

Church leaders - A Climate Treaty for Climate Justice

Church leaders - A Climate Treaty for Climate Justice

European church leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, have warned governments that "Substantially reducing global emissions of greenhouse gasses will not avoid the serious impacts of climate change already experienced by many of the world's most vulnerable communities".

05 December 2007

A report from Korea from the experience of two IAWN Link women visiting together

A report from Korea from the experience of two IAWN Link women visiting together

Ruth Choi, Link woman for Korea, and Phoebe Griswold, Link woman for The Episcopal Church USA, have been working together during the Griswold's visit to the Korean Province.

05 December 2007

Churches in the Philippines call on all members to formulate policy on sexual abuse

Churches in the Philippines call on all members to formulate policy on sexual abuse

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) for the past eight years was led by the first lay woman General Secretary, Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes.

05 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury convenes 6th Building Bridges Seminar in Singapore

Archbishop of Canterbury convenes 6th Building Bridges Seminar in Singapore

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to convene the 6th Building bridges Christian Muslim Seminar in Singapore next week.

05 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury's video message for World Aids Day

Archbishop of Canterbury's video message for World Aids Day

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that churches need to be brave, imaginative and honest in the fight against the spread of HIV and Aids.

28 November 2007

Anglicans Working Together on AIDS

Anglicans Working Together on AIDS

A Cathedral where people can come to be voluntarily tested for HIV, hospitals offering antiretroviral therapy, home-based care to help with adherence to medication regimes, youth groups offering support and prevention education

28 November 2007

Communities increasingly seek Mothers' Union for HIV/AIDS care

Communities increasingly seek Mothers' Union for HIV/AIDS care

Community groups, even governments, are increasingly turning to Mothers’ Union worldwide to provide grassroots HIV/AIDS awareness, education, home-care, anti-stigma campaigns and HIV status-related poverty issues.

28 November 2007