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New Zealand: “Unable to adopt” covenant

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia was unable to support the Covenant but affirmed its commitment to the Anglican Communion. Photo: Jiri

he United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel rebrands as "Us." Photo: USPG/Leah Gordon

Venerable U.K. mission group updates its name

At its annual conference, which began June 25, the 311-year-old Anglican mission and development agency USPG announced it will change its name this fall. The

Jubilee gospel

Photo: Shutterstock At press time, more than 400,000 copies of the limited edition Diamond Jubilee New Testament had been ordered by churches of all denominations

Diamond Jubilee New Testament a bestseller

The Jubilee Gospel includes eight pages of pictures from Queen Elizabeth’s coronation and life, linking her 60-year reign and her Christian faith. Since going on

Archbishop commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day

We must have the courage to speak up for neighbours and strangers, says the Archbishop of Canterbury. Photo: Brian Bukowski / Wikimedia Commons In his

Ugandan woman named as UN observer

Wangusa LondonHellen Grace Wangusa, the United Nations Africa Co-ordinator of the Millennium Development Goals, has been named as the next Anglican United Nations Observer. Canon

Women ordained

Colombo, Sri Lanka The first female priests in the (Anglican) Church of Ceylon were ordained Sept. 14 by Bishop Duleep de Chickera of Colombo at

Ndungane will retire in 2008

Cape TownArchbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane – a liberal African voice on the subject of homosexuality – announced on May 13 that he will retire as archbishop

Scottish Episcopal Church elects new primus

Dunblane, Scotland An electoral synod on May 19 elected Bishop Idris Jones, bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, as primus, or senior bishop, of the Scottish

Archdeacon to head healing ministry

Archdeacon Larry Mitchell, rector of St. Stephen’s church, Saskatoon, has been elected North American Warden of the Order of St. Luke the Physician, a worldwide

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