A new suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Polynesia has been consecrated under a make-shift shelter on the island of Vanua Levu, rather than the cathedral in Suva, on Fiji’s other main island Viti Levu. Bishop Henry Bull, the new suffragan Bishop of Vanua Levu and Taveuni, was consecrated on Sunday (10 December) under a large corrugated tin roof, held up by scaffolding, in the playground of St Mary’s Primary School in Labasa, because the journey to Holy Trinity Cathedral in Suva would have been too difficult for his supporters. Anglican Taonga, the official news service of the Anglican Church…
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The entire episode of this morning’s Today Programme on BBC Radio Four, Britain’s flagship national radio news breakfast programme, has been broadcast live from Lambeth Palace, which has been the London home and office of Archbishops of Canterbury for nearly 800 years. And Archbishop Justin Welby used an interview in the 8.10am slot, usually reserved for the key political interview of the day, to say that the Church of England “is very confident in its faith”. The Church has faced difficulties throughout its history, he said, as he highlighted how one of his predecessors had to face five disestablishment Bills…
Women from Christian churches in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have committed themselves strengthen ecumenical women’s networks in the country and to work with local community organisations in a bid to combat gender-based violence. The commitment came in the closing session of a two-day workshop organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), a regional ecumenical body, and the Lao Evangelical Church. The 60 women from different churches and areas of Laos heard about the impact of immediate and long-term consequences of increasing violence against women and gender inequality. They discussed ways to empower communities to overcoming increasing violence against…
Members of the Anglican Church of Uganda are being asked to take part in a week of “fervent prayer and fasting for our nation” next week (18 to 24 December). Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, the Primate of Uganda, made the call, and asked Anglicans in the country to “pray for us as a Church to understand our calling by God through Christ and our role in society to be advocates of peace, agents of reconciliation without showing partiality. Pray also for us as a Church to uphold our prophetic role to challenge injustice and violence of all kinds, which are against…
The Episcopal priest arrested in July for an alleged road-rage incident on the Florida Turnpike has withdrawn his not-guilty plea, Martin County Court records show. On 5 July 2017 the Florida Highway Patrol arrested the Rev. W. Rian Adams, rector Calvary Episcopal Church in Arden, North Carolina, on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Fr. Adams was taken into custody after he was accused of threatening a man and woman with his pistol during a “road rage” incident on the Florida Turnpike between Palm City and Port St Lucie, Florida. The complainants, Sharon Hughes (54) and her son…
Clergy who help communities devastated by horrific events are to receive new training. Ministers have supported hundreds of people in the UK after traumatic events like terrorist attacks, fires, flooding and revelations of child abuse. The new training will help them support large numbers of people in such circumstances. Ministers who have worked with communities experiencing difficult situations have helped create the course, which is being run by Dr Christopher Southgate, from the University of Exeter Clergy were trained in Exeter and Plymouth in November and further training will be held in Cumbria in January, with further courses around England within the…