14 February 2022
Freedom Fridays in February: Online Course Launched
The Anglican Alliance has launched its four-week course on tackling modern slavery and human trafficking. Freedom Fridays in February is bringing together participants in two online courses, one for the Asia-Pacific region, the other for Africa and the Middle East in collaboration with the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA). Over 100 people are […]
22 January 2022
Tonga: Church responds following massive volcanic eruption and tsunami waves
The Anglican Church is responding to the disaster on the islands of Tonga. On 15 January 2022 the Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai Volcano erupted in the sea 65km from Tonga’s capital, generating a massive ash plume and triggering tsunami waves across the nation’s islands. The Anglican Diocese of Polynesia and Anglican Missions, based in […]
5 November 2021
Anglican Communion COP26 Policy Brief presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
The Anglican Communion delegation has now arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, and is actively engaging in the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26. On Monday 1 November the delegation presented the Anglican Communion’s COP26 Policy Brief to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop Mark Strange. They […]
22 September 2021
Church of England Bishops join calls for emergency G7 meeting to tackle vaccine ‘hoarding’
The Church of England has issued the following press release: “The Bishops of the Church of England are backing calls for the leaders of the world’s richest countries to halt the “hoarding” of COVID-19 vaccines while billions of people around the world have yet to be jabbed. Members of the College of Bishops, which is […]
18 September 2021
Call to G7 nations to share surplus vaccines
Today the Anglican Alliance and the Anglican Health and Community Network call on G7 governments to convene urgently to address the issue of global vaccine inequity, including the hoarding and wastage of surplus Covid vaccines. At the Anglican Alliance we witness the appalling inequality which sees some richer nations getting strong vaccine coverage, while other, […]
27 May 2021
Church responds to community needs amidst ongoing volcanic activity in Eastern Congo
On Saturday 22nd May, Mount Nyiragongo erupted near the city of Goma in Eastern DR Congo. A lake of molten lava spilled down its side and flowed towards the city. An immediate needs assessment by the Diocese of Goma development team reports that the lava flow brought destruction in its wake, burning buildings, roads, fields […]
7 May 2021
Anglican Church in St Vincent and the Grenadines brings hope and help to people affected by the recent volcanic eruptions
On 9 April the nation of St Vincent & the Grenadines experienced a huge explosive volcanic eruption on the main island (St Vincent) which has caused great suffering, displacing whole communities, destroying crops, while subsequent volcanic activity continues to bring risk and fear. Amidst this disaster and the COVID pandemic, the Church has been working […]
3 April 2021
A message of hope to the people of Myanmar from the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
In response to the ongoing situation that continues to unfold in Myanmar, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion – a family of 41 national and regional churches in more than 165 countries – has issued a message of hope to the people of Myanmar and called on Christians around the world […]
2 April 2021
Church responds to deepening crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
This week Mozambique has again been in the world news following the horrific attacks by insurgent groups in Palma in the northern region of Cabo Delgado. The growing conflict in the region has added to the devastation caused by cyclones and severe flooding in recent years, as well as the Covid pandemic. Throughout all these […]
20 December 2020
Anglican emergency appeals launched as Fiji struck by the massive Tropical Cyclone Yasa
On the night of 17 December 2020 Tropical Cyclone Yasa stormed across Fiji. This category 5 cyclone brought devastating winds, with gusts reaching up to 350km/h and waves surging up to 12m. The Government of Fiji has declared a state of emergency, while 23,000 Fijians remain in evacuation centres. So far four casualties have been […]