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Consecration of first black woman to lead Episcopal diocese

The Revd. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows has been ordained and consecrated the eleventh bishop of Indianapolis making her the first black woman to lead a diocese in the history of the US-based Episcopal Church and the first woman to succeed another woman as diocesan bishop.

02 May 2017

Young Serbs and Croats visit European Institutions

During Holy Week from 10-14 April 2017 young adults of the Serbian minority in Croatia and of the Croatian minority in Serbia visited the European institutions.

26 April 2017

New film shines light on ACO's work

The Communications team at the Anglican Communion office has produced a short film highlighting the work of directors and staff. It also gives a taste of the work of the Anglican Alliance which is based in the same building in west London.

24 April 2017

Where despair prevails, South Sudan churches issue Easter hope message

For most of the world’s newest nation, wracked by internal conflict, joy seems far away, and yet for Christians, Easter is still a time of hope. A recent message from the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) says the Resurrection reminds us that even in this world there is “goodness and light with triumph”.

20 April 2017

Conference facilitated by Bishops Against Gun Violence gets underway in Chicago

A conference has begun in Chicago, facilitated by a group of more than 60 Episcopal bishops working to curtail the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. “Unholy Trinity: the Intersection of Racism, Poverty and Gun Violence” is a three-day event grounded in scripture, liturgy and theology.

20 April 2017

Prayer vigil at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in United States ahead of executions

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas, is to hold a service of prayer and vigil ahead of the scheduled executions of prisoners on death row this week.

19 April 2017

CMS missionaries complete 28 year project to publish whole Bible in central Kurdish Sorani language

A team of Bible translators in Kurdistan, northern Iraq, working against the backdrop of civil unrest and religious persecution, have completed the first ever translation of the whole Bible into the Central Kurdish Sorani language.

19 April 2017

Easter message from Archbishop Ian Ernest, Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

Easter message from Archbishop Ian Ernest, Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

18 April 2017

International gathering of Bishops in northern England

The Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, has this week hosted a group of international Bishops for a retreat in the north of England.

07 April 2017

WCC urges end to "culture of impunity" in Syria

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary the Revd. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has called for a cultural shift as he expressed deep sympathy to the families of the victims of  a suspected nerve gas attack in Idlib province in Syria.

07 April 2017