The Rt Rev Pierre W. Whalon, bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, announces the appointment of the Rt Rev Peter James Lee as interim dean of the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris.
By Jonathan Luxmoore, ENInews
Warsaw, Poland--Europe's churches can withstand secularization and make progress in mission work if they pool resources and co-operate more closely, according to a top ecumenist.
By MTI, politics.hu
A further eight to ten religious organisations could apply for official church status during parliament’s autumn session, state secretary in charge of church issues Laszlo Szaszfalvi told MTI on Saturday.
By ACNS staff
The Synod of the Church of England's Diocese of Europe has voted to adopt the Anglican Communion Covenant.
By Katie Foot
It started with a deafening drum roll “earthquake” and ended in joyful songs of praise. “Psalms for Haiti”, held in Geneva’s old town cathedral (Protestant) this 30 October, led more than 400 people in a meaningful exploration of past devastation, present recovery and future hope.
By Jere Skipper, Canon for Communications and Administration, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
Bishop Pierre Whalon welcomes the initiative of the French government to work with the Association d'Entraide aux Minorités d'Orient (AEMO) to bring relief to those Iraqi Christians wounded Sunday in the Syriac Catholic Church in Baghdad, Our Lady of Salvation Church. Eric Besson, Minister of Immigration, announced the initiative publicly. Fifty-eight people died in the attack.
Mgr Pierre Whalon salue l’initiative du gouvernement français de travailler avec l’Association d'Entraide aux Minorités d'Orient (AEMO) afin de secourir les chrétiens irakiens blessés dimanche dans l’attentat contre l’église syriaque catholique Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours. M. Eric Besson, ministre de l’Immigration, de l’intégration, de l’identité nationale et du développement solidaire, a annoncé un nouvel effort pour les Chrétiens menacés. Cinquante-huit personnes ont péri dans l’attaque.
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Almost a year on from the worst natural disaster in Haiti’s history, two Anglican/Episcopal fundraising initiatives demonstrate that the country has not been forgotten.
Bishop Christopher Epting, Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations Program Officer for The Episcopal Church and Mary Reath, Governor of the Anglican Centre, will lead a guided exploration of Growing Together in Unity and Mission, the agreed statement of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission.
Presiding Bishop joins convocation delegates in Waterloo, Belgium
Sharing powerful accounts of their churches' histories, turning points and hopes for the future, Episcopalians from the Convocation of American Churches in Europe explored a new model for their annual convention this year and left feeling renewed, energized and inspired by one another's stories.
A Parish Priest with wide experience of ministry in the armed forces, in education and in parish ministry has been appointed as the next Dean of Gibraltar. 57 year old Dr John Paddock is currently Vicar of St Georges, Tuffley with St Margaret’s, Whaddon in Gloucestershire (UK) and hopes to take up his new post in mid December.
Assunto: Culto Comemorativo do 50º aniversário da Sagração do 1º Bispo da Igreja Lusitana - Comunhão Anglicana
A Igreja Lusitana está em FESTA.
Após a sua institucionalização em 1880, vai celebrar o 50º. Aniversário da Sagração do seu Primeiro Bispo, D. António Ferreira Fiandor, que teve lugar a 22 de Junho de 1958.
Anglican leader Dr. Luís César Pereira to be honoured by civic and ecumenical officials
Aos Órgãos de Comunicação Social
Bishop Pierre Whalon of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe hosted a January 20 discussion on France Culture radio about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the plight of Iraqi Christians.
By Bishop John Flack - Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome 2003 – 2008
In the summer of 2000 I had a telephone call from the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey. I was shelling peas at the time, so the call came as something of a shock. "Do you speak Italian?" he asked. "Well" I replied, "I can order a cappuchino in Pizza Express". "I’m sending you a cheque" he said "to go and get some Italian lessons". The line went dead and I was left standing puzzled in the kitchen of my house in the small medieval city of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Under gray skies and a cold rain, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged people to stand firm in their hope that God will hear their prayers for justice and peace.
Arriving to celebrate Mass Oct. 21 in Naples' historic Piazza del Plebiscito, Pope Benedict stopped to embrace Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury and other leaders of Christian churches.
The former Archbishop of York, the Right Reverend & Right Honourable Lord Hope, has accepted an invitation to become an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese in Europe. He will join a number of other bishops who assist the Diocesan and his Suffragan in their pastoral care of more than 270 congregations scattered over 45 countries in and around Europe.
I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of His Beatitude, Teoctist, Patriarch of Romania since 1986, the spiritual father of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Throughout his long life he served the Orthodox Church and the people of Romania, witnessing to the deep-rooted Christian culture of the Romanian people.
Anglicans from the Costa Blanca and Costa Azahar (from the South and North of Valencia) have been involved in an Act of Worship in five languages to mark the start of the America’s Cup yacht races from the Spanish city.
The service in Spanish, English, Italian, French and German also included music ‘a capella’ by the Valencian choir ‘Studium Vocale’ and included Bible readings from Job (‘from the heart of the tempest’), Philippians and the Gospel of John focusing on facing challenges in unity.
