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27 January 2020 Anglican churches in the Philippines respond to multiple disasters with characteristic resourcefulness, but capacity is now stretched by number and scale of emergencies

“The bright spot in all these recent calamities is that there are very few costs in human lives. We attribute this to the growing awareness and preparedness of our people as well as our collective prayers. And so, as we go through all these, we need the prayerful support of our partners and our Communion. […]

Living with the impacts of a volcanic eruption: insights from the Philippines

In our accompanying piece, we look at how churches in the Philippines have responded to the multiple disasters that have affected the country in the last few months. Here, we share a more personal perspective on the impacts of the most recent of the disasters, the eruption of Taal volcano. Tina, a good friend of […]

17 January 2020 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 during evacuation orders. Human livelihoods are at risk and there are […]

16 January 2020 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 affirms this appointment. “I welcome Canon Grace Kaiso who has joined the Anglican Alliance. […]

21 December 2019 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 as stewards of this reality. God […]

30 November 2019 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 essential role that communities have played and continue to play in the AIDS response […]

29 November 2019 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 Partnerships Office along with the Anglican Alliance, drew delegates from Peru, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, […]

31 October 2019 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 profoundly influential creation care organisation that has helped so […]

26 October 2019 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, this week, been further building its capacity to respond to the […]

1 October 2019 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 concerning. However, fires are […]