Anglican Communion News Service

London Four Scottish churches took “a few, first steps on the way to union” as they published in mid-January several recommendations for a united church.

Buenos Aires Bishop Gregory Venables, presiding bishop and primate of the Anglican province of the Southern Cone, was enthroned as diocesan bishop of Argentina. Bishop

Recife, Brazil The dean and congregation of Holy Trinity Cathedral in the diocese of Recife (Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil) has cut its relationship with

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London Bishop Onell A. Soto, retired bishop of Venezuela, has been appointed acting director of communications for the Anglican Communion while Canon James Rosenthal takes

London Rev. Basimaki Byabasaija, assistant diocesan secretary and coordinator of the HIV/AIDS network in the diocese of Boga (Congo) was killed by tribesmen as he

EdinburghMembers of the Scottish Episcopal Church, meeting in General Synod, have voted to allow women bishops. Churches across Scotland now have a year to discuss

Mexico City Archbishop Samuel Espinoza, primate of Mexico and Bishop of Western Mexico, as well as Bishop German Martinez Marquez of the diocese of Northern

Canterbury, U.K. Thirty-five of the 38 Anglican primates from around the world met in Canterbury for a week, beginning April 10. They stayed in Canterbury

Lambeth, U.K. Jerusalem 2000, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s appeal for the work of the church in the Holy Land, has launched a new Web site to

Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen of Sydney has launched an emergency appeal to raise money for Anglican victims of the bush fires that ravaged Sydney, the

Melbourne The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne called on the government of Australia to set aside politics and take in 460 asylum seekers aboard the Norwegian

Nairobi The Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches of Sudan have called for the government and rebel groups to develop a negotiated approach rather than a

Archbishop George Carey. London An eight-member review team has completed its analysis of the increasingly heavy workload of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and delivered recommendations.

Melanesian brothers at Tabalia Honiara, Solomon Islands Members of an Anglican religious community who heroically stood between warring factions in the Solomon Islands and went

A priest known for her leadership in ethnic diversity, women’s and family issues has been appointed the new Anglican Observer at the United Nations. Archdeacon