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Multi stakeholder Climate Justice workshop in Jordan brings learning, connection and inspiration
As the Season of Creation drew to a close, a climate justice workshop convened in Jordan by ACT Alliance Middle East drew together ACT members, church leaders, environmental NGOs, the Director of the Climate Change Directorate of the Ministry of the Environment and an...
Anglican Alliance encourages churches to mark Freedom Sunday
The Anglican Alliance is encouraging churches around the Communion to choose a Sunday to mark Freedom Sunday in this period between 18 October, Anti-Trafficking Day, and 2 December, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The Alliance has worked with an...
Marking World Mental Health Day 2020
Today, 10 October, the Anglican Alliance marks World Mental Health Day 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of mental health has been raised in all our regional consultations. The pandemic itself and the disruption, anxiety and suffering in people’s lives is...
Christian organisations call for a more compassionate European migration policy
"Within the Anglican Communion, people are called in the Five Marks of Mission 'to respond to human need by loving service…to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation'. Across our world, millions...
Launching today: our new Resilience course – an invitation to take part
“We cannot prevent disasters, nor can we remove all threats and hazards from our lives. But we can increase our resilience to them - our capacity to absorb, mitigate, adjust to and recover from adverse events and circumstances" - Dr Janice Proud, Anglican Alliance...
A Jubilee for the Earth – Season of Creation 2020
“As we live into a post-COVID-19 world, can we imagine new, just and sustainable ways of living that give the Earth the rest it requires, that satisfy everyone with enough, that restore habitats and renew biological diversity?” September 1st marks the beginning of the...
Explosion in Lebanon: rebuilding lives, hope and church institutions
On 4th August, waves of explosion blasted out from the port through the downtown neighbourhoods of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, abandoned in a port warehouse for seven years, had ignited, setting off massive explosions. Latest figures...
The Archbishop of Canterbury launches initiative called ‘Together in Unity’ to support churches and communities around the world during the COVID-19 crisis
A special initiative called “Together in Unity” has been launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury today in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Please click here for more information The Archbishop has shared a pastoral message to bishops and spouses of the worldwide...
COVID-19 and mental well-being: caring for ourselves and others
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain its spread are causing prolonged disruption and hardship to people’s lives in every part of the world, impacting not only people’s physical health and well-being, but also their mental health. From our regional and...
COVID-19 and mental health: looking after ourselves and others
On this page: Maintaining mental well-being 1.1. Caring for the whole-self during the COVID-19 pandemic 1.2. Self-care when at home alone 1.3. Supporting vulnerable adults who are at home alone 1.4. Caring for each other in families/households when confined at home...
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking during COVID-19
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Anglican Alliance has hosted several regional meetings looking at how the pandemic has affected the most vulnerable, including those affected by modern slavery and human trafficking. We have heard stories from around the globe of...
Reopening churches as safely as possible
As lockdowns ease, churches are being allowed to reopen in some places. Naturally, there is concern that this is done as safely as possible. In most places, the virus is still present at some level in the population and only a minority of people have antibodies to the...
