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02/05/2024

30/04/2024

The Anglican Communion Primates’ Meeting begins today in Rome.

The meeting gathers senior archbishops, presiding bishops, and moderators of the churches of the Anglican Communion from around the world.

The primates will spend time in pilgrimage and conversation on shared priorities in church and world affairs. It will be hosted by the Anglican Centre in Rome.

It is the first gathering of Anglican Primates to be held in Rome. The programme includes an audience with Pope Francis and visits to holy sites in Rome.

Get more information about the Primates Meeting here:
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30/04/2024

08/02/2024

The Anglican Communion’s Deputy Secretary General and Bishop for Episcopal Ministry, Dr Jo Bailey Wells, attended a meeting with Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals to discuss the role of women.

Full news story: https://bit.ly/3UyVtr7

02/02/2024

✝️ What does Being Anglican mean in today's world?

We invite you to join us on February 7th and 8th for the next Phase 3 discussion webinar - Being Anglican: Exploring the Lambeth Call on Anglican Identity.

Hear from Anglicans, across the world, as we explore what it means to be Anglican, how we can be in communion through mission, and ways to share life together through Companion links.

Don’t miss the opportunity to discover new resources and strategies that will help you take forward the Lambeth Call on Anglican Identity.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3Rk2M44

02/02/2024

It’s time to ‘walk together, pray together, and seek justice together’, say Anglican and Catholic Bishops as they share their commitment and call for Christian Unity.

The commitment has been shared after the conclusion of the ecumenical summit 'Growing Together', which met in Rome and Canterbury during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Read the full story and see the joint commitment here: https://bit.ly/3uniEKk

Archbishop of Canterbury Anglican Centre in Rome

27/01/2024

Anglican and Catholic Bishop pairs have made a pilgrimage to St Peter’s Basilica for Anglican Choral Evensong today, as part of the ‘Growing Together’ Ecumenical Summit

In this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the bishops participated in Anglican Choral Evensong in the Choir Chapel of St Peter’s. This was an important occasion in ecumenical relations. Traditional Anglican Evensong was celebrated previously in St Peter’s in 2017.

As one of the most important Christian places of pilgrimage, St Peter’s is believed to have been built over the burial site of the Apostle Peter, the head of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, the first Bishop of Antioch and later the first Bishop of Rome, thus the first Pope.

Read more about the opening of the service here: https://bit.ly/3HvBYs0

27/01/2024

27/01/2024

Anglican and Catholic bishops have started their pilgrimage to Canterbury this weekend, with a candlelit tour of Canterbury Cathedral. They walked around the cathedral in prayer and contemplation, visiting important sites including the altar of Thomas Becket.

The bishops are meeting in pairs, from all around the world, for a conversation about joint mission and witness. It is part of an ecumenical summit called ‘Growing Together’. The bishops have also met in Rome this week, where their partnerships were commissioned by Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

27/01/2024

Anglican and Catholic bishops pray at the Church of San Gregorio al Celio as this week's "Growing Together" Ecumenical Summit prepares to travel to Canterbury.

The Church of San Gregorio al Celio is the church from where St Augustine was sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great in 597, to be the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

Co-Chairs of IARCCUM, Archbishop Donald Bolen and Bishop David Hamid, stand with The Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop Anthony Poggo, The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion at the Chair of Gregory the Great.

Read the full news story: https://bit.ly/3vNZfmi

27/01/2024

22/12/2023

22/11/2023

[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop Hosam Naoum, the top Anglican leader in the Middle East, joined Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for a webinar Nov. 21 in which he described dire conditions amid t…

20/11/2023

Our beautiful Heart of Yorkshire stained glass window was commissioned in 1339 and has stood as a symbol of love in the cathedral for hundreds of years.

What will you discover?

20/11/2023

Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury following General Synod November 2023

22/10/2023

19/10/2023

The al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City was also struck Saturday and had braced to be a key support in the war.

17/10/2023

Anglican Al Ahli Hospital struck in blast.

The Palestinian leader has announced three days of mourning and called on the international community to intervene

14/10/2023

Archbishop Naoum calls for October 17 to be a day of prayer and fasting for peace.

11/10/2023

+DONATE TO AHLI HOSPITAL TODAY+ AN URGENT APPEAL FOR AHLI ARAB HOSPITAL Director Suhaila Tarazi Speaks from the Front Lines of War from Gaza, Appeals for Emergency Help Image credit: Adel Hana, Haarte

08/10/2023

The Anglican Communion Secretary General, Bishop Anthony Poggo, has responded to the latest outbreak of hostilities around Gaza.

20/07/2023

It’s with profound sadness that I mourn the loss of my mother. I loved her very deeply and it has been a privilege to be her son. I am the person I am in part because of her love, example and encouragement.

Our whole family share in the loss of a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We are profoundly grateful to God for the gift she has been to us all – for all we received from her, and all she has meant to us. The grief we feel is a measure of the love we have shared. We will treasure the many memories we have of her: memories full of grace, laughter and joy.

My mother had a remarkable life. She was born in India in 1929. During much of World War II she lived with her mother’s brother, R.A. Butler. Her first job in 1949 was working for Winston Churchill, with whom she stayed until 1955. She was one of the last of his personal staff. Later in life, until quite recently she often lectured and spoke about him. She also worked for the Nobel Prize winner, Professor Sir Ernst Chain, at Imperial College London, who, with his family, were very kind to her.

My mother lived a full human life, with all its ups and downs. Her story is one of redemption – which she found through faith in Jesus Christ, and loving service to others. In recovery from alcoholism, she helped countless others to know freedom from addiction.

She spent many years supporting people to rebuild their lives after leaving prison, professionally as a Probation Officer in Camberwell, then in the National Parole Board, and also as a Prison Visitor. In 1977 she married my stepfather, Lord Williams of Elvel, and it was a happy marriage of over 40 years until his death in 2019. Each step in her journey towards greater fullness of life brought me such joy.

Towards the end of her life she showed great courage, faith and hope. She knew she would soon be with God. That was a source of strength for her, and for all of us, and her death was peaceful and full of hope.

I know that many people will be praying for me and my family at this time and we are deeply grateful. Losing those we love is an experience we all share. But grief is bearable if we bear it together – and we do so knowing the presence of the Good Shepherd who welcomes us into the house of God for evermore.

10/06/2023

[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby condemned Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law on June 9, saying in a written statement that he had contacted Uganda Archbishop Stephen …

10/06/2023

[Episcopal News Service] J. Wippell & Co., a British manufacturer of clerical clothing and church furnishings as well as academic gowns, plans to close the 234-year-old business by the end of t…

17/05/2023

Congratulations to the Most Revd Dr Hosam Naoum who was installed as Primate of the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem & Middle East. His installation was celebrated by ecumenical Christian leaders in the region including Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

Check out the full news report: https://bit.ly/3pwzofq