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Local Anglicans provide care and support to bushfire victims in Australia
“We are living in a time of great trial and anguish for many people in Queensland, and other parts of Australia, due to destructive bushfires”, writes the Archbishop of Brisbane, Phillip Aspinall. “People have lost their lives and homes and others face anxious times...
Anglican Alliance welcomes Revd. Canon Grace Kaiso as Senior Adviser
The Anglican Alliance for Development, Relief and Advocacy is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd. Canon Grace Kaiso as Senior Adviser. Archbishop Albert Chama, Primate of the Anglican Province of Central Africa and Chair of the Anglican Alliance, warmly...
Anglican Voices at the COP25 Climate Talks
“I call upon churches to create consciousness that there is a crisis which we are all part of… I call upon the churches to work in a united way. As faith-based organisations we can make a difference working together. "This is God’s world. We play a very important role...
Marking World AIDS Day 2019
In marking World AIDS Day, the Anglican Alliance celebrates this year’s global theme: "Communities make the difference". As UNAIDS states: “The commemoration of World AIDS Day, which will take place on 1 December 2019, is an important opportunity to recognize the...
Anglicans from Latin America call for united action to tackle migrant injustices
Solidarity among those supporting migrants across Latin America is vital to help tackle injustices, according to a gathering of Anglicans from five different provinces who met this month in Panama. The special event, organised by the US Episcopal Church’s Global...
With love and in sorrow – a tribute to A Rocha leaders from the Middle East
With many others around the world, the Anglican Alliance grieves for the tragic loss of Chris and Susanna Naylor and Miranda Harris in a car accident in South Africa on Monday. Miranda and her husband Peter, who remains in hospital, were co-founders of A Rocha, the...
Faith in a time of Ebola
“Love those who have been sick and their families, accept them, tell them that they are welcome. They are people that have been resurrected like Jesus”, The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. The Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has,...
A call to climate action and creation care: Anglican bishops in South America issue a pastoral declaration on the destruction of the Amazon
The world has looked on in shock and alarm at the destruction being wrought to the Amazon rainforest by the fires raging there. Thousands of fires continue to burn in Brazil – the most intense in almost a decade – and it is here that the situation is seen as most...
After Hurricane Dorian: locally – and across the Anglican Communion – the Church responds
“Abaco, Grand Bahama and the whole Bahamas will not be the same for a long time. There are years of healing, settling and resettling, rebuilding and redevelopment before us. Entire local economies have to be rebuilt. However, right now the pain and anguish and...
“And a child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6). Standing in solidarity with young people striking for the climate.
We stand in solidarity with all taking part in the climate strike today. The numbers are extraordinary. And we echo the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who earlier today tweeted, “It’s inspiring to see young people so passionate about protecting...
Season of Creation 2019: Protecting the Web of Life
Each year, tens of thousands of Christians around the world celebrate the Season of Creation, which runs from September 1st, the World Day of Prayer for Creation, to October 4th, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. During the Season of Creation, local churches take...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
“We believe that God is leading the Church to a turning point in its history and that the full partnership of indigenous peoples is essential. Therefore we pledge to work together to exercise our leadership in contributing our vision and gifts to transform the life of...
