Anglican Communion News Service

“The time is right for the Church to enter into new relationships with our sister churches in Asia, in particular with the Church of the Province of Myanmar,” said Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne Dr Philip Freier, as he began a two-week visit to Myanmar, starting in Yangon.

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The Anglican Board of Mission has welcomed a change to the 5 Marks of Mission made by the Anglican Consultative Council in late 2012.

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In the twentieth year since the first ordination of female priests in Australia, The Most Reverend Dr Phillip Aspinall said he is proud of what has been achieved since 1992.

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The Anglican Church in Australia's first female indigenous archdeacon, Karen Kime, said she sees her role as improving communication with the nation's aboriginal communities and supporting reconciliation with the church and the wider society.

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Church abuse is the chief obstacle to Australians believing in Christianity, according to a national online survey of more than 1000 people conducted by a Christian media group.

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The Primate of Australia and Archbishop of Brisbane, The Most Rev’d Dr Phillip Aspinall, has appealed to bishops around Australia to ask their people to donate and pray for those affected by the Queensland floods.

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The Archbishop of Perth, The Most Reverend Roger Herft, this morning announced the appointment of Australia’s first woman bishop. Archbishop Herft’s full statement on the appointment of Kay Goldsworthy as Australia's first woman Bishop is also available

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Bishop Masimando Katanda and his wife Naomi, from the Anglican Diocese of Kindu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) visited Victoria in early December as guests of CMS. They talked to Beryl Rule about the work the Church is doing there to repair the ravages of the 1998-2003 civil war.

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Some Christians are grateful for the feast of the Epiphany ('the manifestation/epiphaneia of Christ to the gentiles') on 6 January each year because it offers a second-bite at the greeting card cherry: any number of Christmas cards carry the familiar Three Kings as the artwork, and if not posted by December 25 th, they won't look at all out of place in early January. Indeed, it may even imply a certain textual and theological superiority on the part of the sender.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome are delighted to announce the appointment of the Very Revd David Richardson as the Archbishop’s Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Centre.

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The President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, said he is very happy with the sense of unity that the Synod has witnessed this week on a range of critical issues. The Church is finalising its General Synod in Canberra. The event is the Parliament of the Church which sits every three years.

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Anglican churches in Western Australia proved they are not small and struggling when over 4000 Anglicans from all over the Diocese of Perth gathered for a ‘Celebration Eucharist’ at Challenge Stadium in the Perth suburb of Mt Claremont. 

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Sydney Synod has spoken decisively on ordaining women as priests, with a clear majority of members voting to move forward and not revisit the debate. In a secret ballot last night after an hour of speeches, approximately 70 per cent of lay members (235) voted no to introduce the General Synod canon, while 85 per cent of clergy (165) also voted no. The 'yes' vote was 114 in the house of laity and 31 in the house of clergy

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The Right Reverend Dr Philip Freier has been elected by an overwhelming majority as the new Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. Archbishop-Elect Freier, 51, who was elected by a two-thirds majority of Synod members at the special Election meeting 14-19 August, is currently the Bishop of the Northern Territory

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As North Queensland experiences its worst cyclone on record, Anglican offices have been shut down, a church hall has been destroyed and a rectory roof has been ripped off. The town of Innisfail was most affected by Cyclone Larry, where houses were ripped apart by gusts of almost 300 km/h.

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The Most Rev Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia by the Board of Electors of the Primate which comprises diocesan bishops, and representative clergy and lay members of the General Synod

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Taken from a Column written by Archbishop Peter Jensen for publication in the Sun-Herald 18/01/04...Last weekend the UN launched the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery. The launch ceremony was held at Cape Coast, Ghana, an area that was once one of the most active centres for the international slave trade.

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The head of the Anglican Church in Australia, Archbishop Peter Carnley, has announced that he will step down as Archbishop of Perth and Primate of Australia in May 2005.

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Last weekend's ordination at All Saints' Cathedral in Bathurst marked the first time the Anglican Church in Australia has specifically ordained anyone for service as a military chaplain.

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The Australian National Alpha Conference, held November 17-18 in the Hillsong Conference Centre, Baulkham Hills, explained perfectly what Alpha courses are all about and how to conduct them in a variety of locations.

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Sydney Anglicans have sent a clear message to Freemasons across the state: your beliefs are “contrary to biblical Christianity.”

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On Friday 17 October, Bali Honours were announced for 199 recipients, arising out of the Bali tragedy on 12 October 2002.

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Introducing God, a new evangelism course released this week, is set to change the way evangelism is done in Australia.

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Bishop Peter Tasker, Bishop of Liverpool in the Diocese of Sydney, issued a statement in the absence of Archbishop Peter Jensen, expressing grave concern of the decision.

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Let me commence by pointing out where I agree wholeheartedly with him. We both affirm "the uniquely normative and authoritative place" of the Scriptures within the Christian tradition.

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The view that the Anglican Communion is about to fall apart, essentially over differences of opinion about how to care pastorally for gay and lesbian people, is reminiscent of that celebrated comment of Mark Twain when he said that reports of his own death were greatly exaggerated.

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News stories that have appeared with suggestions that the Diocese of Sydney is about to commence the practice of lay and diaconal presidency are incorrect.

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I have heard it said that Jesus was never in a trench and that he never felt hot lead pass by his neck. He never lost a child to war, and he was blissfully unaware of the complex worries of modern life.

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On Wednesday 26 March, approximately 2,000 Primary School, TAFE and University students conducted a "Books Not Bombs" protest in Sydney Square, Australia.

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The Scriptures teach us that God is a sovereign and just God who rules and weighs the affairs of the nations (e.g. Psalm 99). We are also taught to pray for "kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness"

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