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Posted Date : 2023-11-21 22:50:00

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An Appeal for Peace

There have been many statements issued concerning the Israeli-Hamas war. We think this one from the Church of England’s House of Bishops offers...

Posted Date : 2023-09-26 19:55:00

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Churches burnt during latest unrest in Pakistan

AN ALLEGATION of blasphemy against two Christians in Pakistan has sparked a wave of sectarian attacks on churches and Christian communities

Posted Date : 2023-09-26 19:55:00

India: Widespread violence against...

TWO women who were forced to parade naked through the streets and were allegedly gang-raped by a mob in Manipur, India were members of a Presbyterian church in the region

Posted Date : 2023-09-26 19:15:00

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Church of Pakistan Moderator calls...

Bishop Azad Marshall visited the churches and Christian communities who were violently attacked in Jaranwala. He called for an end to Judicial Apartheid through fair and equal application of laws between the majority and minority populations, aiming to prevent future incidents similar to those in Jaranwala. Current uneven application of laws between the Christian population and Muslim population, according to Bishop Azad, is why problems arise

Posted Date : 2023-08-21 18:35:00

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Bishop Switches Sides in ACNA-Nigeria Clash

A NIGERIAN-BORN BISHOP who spent almost a decade as an Anglican priest in Canada before becoming a bishop in the United States has reversed his decision of three years ago and changed his diocese&rsqu...

Posted Date : 2023-08-15 22:50:00

Christians a minority in England & Wales

FEWER THAN half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian, according to the most recent census – the first time only a minority of the population has followed the country&rsq...

Posted Date : 2023-08-09 06:30:00

The Anglican Church of Canada

Tribute: Michael Peers 1934-2023

11th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada

Posted Date : 2023-08-07 18:30:00

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Pope Benedict XVI 1927-2022

WHEN HE WAS only five years old, young Joseph Ratzinger longed to become a cardinal – a dream he eventually realized. But when he was eligible to be elected pope, the elderly cardinal only wante...

Posted Date : 2023-07-29 21:45:00

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Rwanda: Global gathering rejects An...

AN INTERNATIONAL conference of Anglican leaders, deeply troubled by the Church of England’s blessing of same-sex unions, have rejected the four governing structures that currently hold the Angli...

Posted Date : 2023-07-29 21:20:00

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A Coronation Both Ancient and Moder...

WHY have a coronation when one already has a monarch? After all, a British sovereign ascends to the throne immediately upon the death of his predecessor. Prince Charles became King Charles the moment...

Posted Date : 2023-04-01 18:05:00

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Church of England: Bishops refuse t...

(Staff) CHURCH OF ENGLAND bishops have refused to back a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples

Posted Date : 2023-04-01 17:50:00

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Orthodox Christian scholars discuss...

(RNS) – NEARLY 400 Orthodox Christian theologians from 44 countries convened in the largest international conference of its kind in Volos, Greece on Jan. 12 to discuss huge questions facing the...

Posted Date : 2023-04-01 17:40:00

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Church of England: Investment Fund...

THE INVESTMENT body for the Church of England has disclosed evidence of slave trading in its history, and has pledged £100 million (almost $164 million CAD) to a program of “impact investm...