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Archbishop of Canterbury addresses concern over global Anglican structures

Archbishop of Canterbury says the Church must find ways of demonstrating unity without one powerful group imposing its values.

12 February 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury visits Ashanti King and bestows Cross of Saint Augustine award

Archbishop Justin Welby bestows the Cross of Saint Augustine award on His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Ashanti King.

11 February 2023

The Five Marks of Mission: Today and Tomorrow - ACC prepares for 18th plenary

Details of the 18th plenary meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, taking place in Accra, Ghana, from 12 to 19 February, announced.

02 February 2023

Bishop of Asante Mampong, Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, to become Archbishop of Ghana

The Church of the Province of West Africa has announced that Bishop Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith will succeed Archbishop Daniel Sarfo.

19 January 2021

Anglican Church of Korea sends aid to New York as Churches gear up Covid-19 response

The Episcopal Church’s Diocese of New York is set to receive a package of facemasks and hand sanitiser donated by Anglicans in Daejeon.

20 April 2020

Nigerian terror group kills nine Christians and two Muslims in Christmas Day horror

A Nigerian terror group, the Islamic State West African Province, says the 11 men were killed in retaliation for the death of their leaders, Abu bakr al-Baghdadi and Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir in Iraq and Syria.

07 January 2020

Archbishops support church training on tackling latest Ebola epidemic in DRC

Two archbishops have backed new training for churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, designed to help tackle the Ebola epidemic

30 October 2019

Churches key responders in battle against latest Ebola outbreak

Churches in the DRC are playing a vital role, alongside healthcare agencies, in the fight against the world’s second largest outbreak of Ebola.

26 July 2019

Supreme court justice becomes Ghana’s first female lay cathedral canon

A justice of the Supreme Court in Ghana is to become the first female and lay Canon of the Church of St Peter in the Diocese of Koforidua.

26 July 2019

Anglican Church leaders from around the globe left Hong Kong “to advance God’s mission”

The 17th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council came to an end on Sunday with a Eucharist in St John’s Cathedral in Hong Kong.

10 May 2019