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Alarm after Philippine government links churches with communist terror groups

Episcopal Church bishops in the Philippines have criticised their government for naming the National Council of Churches in the Philippines

13 November 2019

New Bishop urges Kenyans to support peace initiatives and tackle corruption

A newly elected Kenyan bishop has called on churches to support the fight against corruption and initiatives being made to unite the country.

31 October 2019

Indian Ocean Anglicans’ prayer of unity for Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles

The Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean has designated September as a month of prayer for the three countries in the Province.

28 August 2018

South Sudanese bishop speaks out against corruption

A bishop in South Sudan has recently written an open letter to church and government leaders, calling for an end to bribery and violence.

22 August 2018

Archbishop of Cape Town calls on MPs to replace South African President Jacob Zuma

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, has called on South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to be replaced, and for a “carefully targeted Cabinet reshuffle.”

02 January 2018

Bishops condemn abuse of police power in state-attacks on universities in Brazil

Bishops in Brazil have spoken out against police abuse of power after the Rector of the Federal University of Santa Catarina killed himself.

12 December 2017

Former Archbishop sworn in as head of ethics body

The former Primate of Kenya, Bishop Eliud Wabukala, has been sworn in as the new chair of the country’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.

24 January 2017

Archbishop comes to defence of South Africa's finance minister

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has published an open letter affirming his support for South Africa’s embattled finance minister Pravin Gordhan.

14 September 2016

Bishops call for "responsible honesty" in PNG corruption fight

The Bishops of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea have warned of the “severe destruction to our nation” if ongoing political violence is not resolved through “responsible honesty”.

30 June 2016

Primate of Brazil mobilises to "reclaim our democracy"

The Primate of Brazil has criticised the suspension of President Dilma Rousseff and warned of a growing social movement to “reclaim” the country’s democracy. The Most Revd Francisco De Assis Da Silva had previously criticised the impeachment process. Today he described the process as “a show of sad cynicism”.

17 May 2016