West African churches committed to assisting communities post-Ebola

The World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola on 3 September and people are continuing awareness raising and surveillance for the following 90 days to ensure rapid response and containment of new cases, the Most Revd Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte...

Californian Episcopal diocese’s ‘Tour Against Trafficking’ aims to put the brakes on modern slavery

Recently Diana Cisneros, 29, of Bakersfield in California’s Central Valley, spent the better part of a day helping a human trafficking victim find safe haven. “My husband was on his way to church and he saw this young girl running from a hotel with no...

Faith leaders encourage world community to transform lives through Global Goals

In his address to the UN summit, Pope Francis proposed a shift in the relationship between humanity and the planet by asserting that Creation itself has rights that needed to be protected. “It must be stated that a true ‘right of the environment’...

First-ever Anglican Alliance Europe Regional Consultation focuses on refugee crisis

Gathering from the Anglican and Episcopal provinces of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, this Europe regional consultation, hosted by the Anglican Alliance, will share different perspectives on humanitarian issues and other...

Anglican Communion urged to join movement for global accountability on SDGs

World leaders will meet 25-27 September in New York to adopt the SDGs to replace the Millennium Development Goals which expire at the end of 2015. The 17 new Global Goals aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030....

Canadian Anglicans support wildfire relief efforts

At the height of the crisis, more than 115 wildfires were burning in Saskatchewan, triggering the biggest evacuation effort in the province’s history. The fires raged in areas where Anglicans have a significant presence, including communities such as Stanley...