Anglican Communion News Service - Digest

Garment workers in Bangladesh in urgent need of help

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:00 GMT

Rana Plaza, a multi-story building where five major factories employed more than 4000 people collapsed in Dhaka on the 24th April leaving over 1100 dead and around 1000 injured. [More]

Media release from Adelaide Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:02:00 GMT

Adelaide’s Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has urged the Federal Government to ensure children are not housed at a new permanent detention facility on Manus Island. [More]

Prayers, liturgical material for 60th anniversary of Queen's coronation

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:08:00 GMT

From the Church of England

Prayers and liturgical resources for the nationwide celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen are released online today, at http://www.coronation.churchofengland.org. [More]

"Avoid politics of the belly, care for electorate," Zambian bishop urges politicians

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:21:00 GMT

By Bellah Zulu, ACNS

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Zambia, the Rt Revd William Mchombo has challenged Zambian politicians to stop practicing “politics of the belly if they genuinely care for the electorate”. [More]

Ghana storms affected 25,000, destroy churches, schools, clinics

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:56:00 GMT

From the Anglican Alliance

The Northern region of Ghana has been hit by several storms during March and April and the Government has declared the affected areas a disaster zone. [More]

Primate to lead South Sudan national reconciliation process

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:34:00 GMT

By Bellah Zulu, ACNS

The President of South Sudan has appointed the Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan to chair the national reconciliation committee "trying to heal the mental wounds"’ in the world’s newest nation after 40 years of war. [More]

Diocese of Botswana elects new bishop

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:08:00 GMT

By Bellah Zulu

The Diocese of Botswana in the Church of the Province of Central Africa has elected Fr Metlhayotlhe Rawlings Belemi, a priest working in South Africa, as the bishop-elect of the diocese. [More]

Central Readers' Council - Readers are Refreshed

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:40:00 GMT

The 9,000 Church of England Readers are being refreshed! To reflect current trends, their badge and logo has been given a make-over and is being launched at the annual meeting of the Central Readers’ Council in London in April. [More]

Archbishops' Council and Durham University sign historic agreement

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:32:00 GMT

The Archbishops’ Council has linked with Durham University in an historic partnership to provide a suite of higher education awards for ordinands, lay ministry students and others studying in colleges, courses and dioceses in England. [More]

African churches urged: "Play major role in road safety"

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:36:00 GMT

By Bellah Zulu, ACNS

A not-for-profit, self-sustaining road safety organisation known as The Ministry of Safety has urged higher participation from the church and all its networks in the prevention of road traffic accidents in Africa. [More]

Good News in a nutshell, Cosmos in a Hashtag

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:28:00 GMT

Almost 6 million people were reached by the Church of England's (@c_of_e) Easter 2013 twitter campaign according to figures released today. Official figures from Twitter showed a cumulative reach of 5.8m users from the 8,527 tweets sent over the Easter period, from Good Friday to Easter Day, using the hashtag #EverythingChanges. [More]

More Zimbabwean Anglicans back from exile

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:35:00 GMT

The Rededication of St John The Baptist Cathedral in Zimbabwe

Report by the Revd Fr Abel Joseph Waziweyi, Rector of Mufudzi Wakanaka Parish in the city of Mutare. Fr. Waziweyi and Communication Officer of the diocese of Manicaland.

On the April 6, 2013, all roads in the Zimbabwean city of Mutare led to the cathedral of St John the Baptist in the center of the city, as over 3,000 Christians marched to witness the cleansing and rededication of the cathedral after years of defilement and abuse by the excommunicated bishop Mr Elson Madhodha Jakazi. [More]

Bishop builds links between Portsmouth and Ghana

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:35:00 GMT

From the Diocese of Portsmouth

The Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth will make his second visit to Ghana in two years when he flies out today. [More]

Mozambique bishop calls for peace

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:22:00 GMT

By Bellah Zulu, ACNS

Bishop of the Diocese of Niassa in Mozambique, the Rt Revd Mark Van Koevering, has called for peace in the country following the violence and death of at least five people, after members of the opposition party, RENAMO, attacked a police post in the Mozambican town of Maxungue Thursday (4 April). [More]

Judge rules on cathedral payout

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:34:00 GMT

[Anglicantaonga] Insurance money from quake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral cannot be used to fund the transitional cathedral in nearby Latimer Square, a judge has ruled. [More]