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South American bishops call governments to implement zero deforestation

Eight Anglican, South American bishops have issued a statement calling for international governments to implement zero deforestation.

02 October 2019

Brazilian bishops blame Amazon fires on ‘greed and hatred’

A group of 15 Brazilian bishops in Brazil have called on their government to take action to stop the spread of fires in the Amazon.

04 September 2019

Amazon raises minimum wage after pay-level criticism from the Archbishop of Canterbury

The international online retailer is raising its minimum wage, just weeks after criticism over pay levels from Archbishop Justin Welby.

02 October 2018

A new dawn as the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil consecrates its first female Bishop

Bishop Marinez Bassotto, the first woman to serve as an Anglican bishop in south America, has been consecrated in Brazil’s Amazon diocese.

27 April 2018

Brazil takes “decisive steps towards gender equality” with election of its first female bishop

The Church of Brazil elects its first female bishop, 34 years after it first paved the way for women to serve in all three ministry orders.

24 January 2018