By Peter Orengo and Lonah Kibet in Standard Digital
The Anglican Church in Kenya has banned politicians from taking political campaigns to its places of worship.
In ghanaweb.com from GNA
Right Reverend John Otoo, Anglican Diocesan Bishop of Sekondi, on Saturday called on the Ghana Bar and the Bench to perform their duties with integrity and honesty.
From the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst website
Clergy from across the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst and their counterparts from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst will gather in Bathurst on Thursday May 24 to witness the signing of a covenant between the two denominational groups.
By Caleb Ayansina in vanguardngr.com
President Goodluck Jonathan and the entire country have been admonished not to entertain fear in spite of violent attacks by the deadly Islamic sect in some parts of the country, assuring that, God will not abdicate His throne for devil to thrive.
From sundayobserver.lk
Over ten denominations are expected to attend a Christian Unity Pentecost Rally to be held on Saturday, June 9 from 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour in Colombo.
From the Diocese of Portsmouth
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It's an important role in our diocese – and the way we train people for it is about to change. Our diocese has 88 Readers, or licensed lay ministers, as well as 39 others who have permission to officiate. They are not clergy but are licensed by the bishop to lead worship, take funerals, preach and offer pastoral support to worshippers.
By ENS staff
The Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld was elected on May 19 as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.
By Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service
Standing at the window in her church office, Roberta Karstetter watched the angry man circle the building, checking every door as he looked for a way inside.
[ENInews] Many victims of the 11 March 2011 northeast Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant disaster are still "feeling isolated and uncertain about their future," a Japanese interdenominational relief network reports.
The Church Commissioners have today published their full Annual Report and Accounts for 2011, announcing a 2.9 per cent total return on their investments during 2011 and confirming the fund’s strong long-term performance.
[Episcopal News Service] Services will be held May 11 and 12 for the Rev. Canon Thomas Wilson Stearly Logan, Sr., 100, associate priest of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, who died May 2.
The following motion was passed by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland meeting on 12th May at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin:
On Saturday, 12th May 2012, at the 22nd Session of Synod, The Most Revd Bolly Lapok, the Archbishop of the Province of South East Asia announced that The Right Revd Rennis Ponniah has been appointed the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore.
As the Church in Brazil prepares for Rio + 20, a resource pack is being released today, for Anglicans to use round the world on Rio Sunday June 3rd.
ResPublica has announced the launch of a new research project: ‘Re-Imagining The Church of England: Social Action and Civic Role’. Supported by a number of senior bishops in the Church of England, the project will explore the role and value of the established Church for communities and the national political sphere in Britain today.
By David Dishneau, AP in The Huffington Post
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is offering forgiveness and a funeral service for a homeless man who killed himself after fatally shooting a priest and church secretary last week.
From the Bristol Uganda Link website
This Pentecost a well known gospel choir from Uganda will be touring the Diocese of Bristol, sharing their music and stories of faith. The tour will coincide with the arrival of the Olympic Flame in the region and with the Chippenham Deanery Mission – Flame of Hope.
London, 8 May [ENInews] A group of faith leaders announced on 8 May in London's St. Paul's Cathedral that a new pilgrimage to Canterbury is planned for this summer to protest unjust economic systems in the 21st century.
The Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, and Kgosi Leruo T Molotlegi, King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, will this week present proposals for a new initiative, called ‘Winds of Change’, in Addis Ababa at the Africa Summit of the World Economic Forum.
The Alexandria School of Theology is pleased to announce that its 2012 Summer Institute will be held in Cairo June 25-30. This year the topic is "Muslim-Christian relations in light of the 2011 Revolution".
