Category - anglican

Senior Evangelical Anglican bishop is annoyed by 'bullying' tactics

staff writers — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:00:32 +0100

The Rt Rev Dr Tom Wright, a leading Evangelical Anglican bishop in the Church of England has said that the tactics of a new factional network within Anglicanism amount to "bullying".

Japanese church peace activist wins court claim on Iraq deployment

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:44:06 +0100

A Christian activist who is campaigning against his country's involvement in Iraq has welcomed a statement by a Japanese court that the operations there of his Japan's military personnel violate the country's constitution.

Taiwan church leaders disappointed at failure of UN referendum

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:13:46 +0000

The Anglican Bishop of Taiwan and one of his senior priests say they are saddened by the failure of the electorate on the island to pass two referendums asking whether Taiwan should enter the United Nations.

Fulcrum Conference Islington: Conflict and Covenant

Jordan Tchilingirian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:53:43 +0000

Start: 12/04/2008 - 10:00

End: 12/04/2008 - 16:00

Conference Speakers:

Dr Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham (Member of the Lambeth Commission which prepared The Windsor Report)

Call for European churches council to include Catholics

Stephen Brown — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:39:50 +0000

The French cleric who heads the main grouping of Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant Christian denominations in Europe has proposed the creation of a Council of European Churches that would also include the Roman Catholic Church.

Mixed views and disestablishment calls greet Archbishop's speech

staff writers — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:28:06 +0000

Rowan Williams clarified the nub of his thinking and showed contrition for clumsiness, but he declined to apologise and is not off the hook, say commentators and other public figures today, amid calls for disestablishment.

Church-backed project will give hope to Congo street children

staff writers — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:35:35 +0000

Two British development workers are establishing a project to support the growing number of street children in war-torn Congo, cooperating with the Anglican Church. It will be based in Lubumbashi, the country's second city.

Pro-Mugabe Anglican bishop in Zimbabwe has priest's license removed

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:11:54 +0000

The Church of the Province of Central Africa has revoked the priest's licence of notoriously pro-Mugabe Zimbabwean Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, following his removal of the Anglican diocese of Harare from its regional division.

British churches commit to Pakistan and reject war on terror rhetoric

staff writers — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:28:13 +0000

The Church of Scotland has resolutely rejected the 'war on terror' language being used in some political quarters in discussions about the future of Pakistan following the assassination of former PM Benazir Bhutto.

Make peace not division, say Jerusalem church heads

staff writers — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:16:56 +0000

The compassionate actions of human beings, not their claims against each other, reflect the will of God and the transforming power of Jesus the Prince of Peace, say the heads of the churches in Jerusalem this Christmastide.