The Community of St Anselm, the new religious community of 36 young men and women from around the world, are in Canterbury this week to pray for the Primates of the Anglican Communion as they continue their deliberations.
A Canadian university professor has discovered that the prayer for the Monarch, contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and retained by many provinces, in one form or another, was written by Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, and selected for use in the BCP by Queen Elizabeth I.
Church leaders around the world have offered prayers and messages of solidarity after the series of terrorist attacks in Paris last night which left at least 127 people dead and many more fighting for their lives.
A wave of clapping and cheering greeted two newly consecrated bishops as they processed down a packed Canterbury Cathedral on a historic day.
The Anglican Church in Japan, the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK) has spoken out against proposed new laws that would legitimise “collective self-defence”, saying that the move is contrary to the country’s pacifist constitution.
A new chapter of the Rev. Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan’s lifelong ecumenical engagement has begun with her installation as the new president of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) on May 14.
The Revd Canon Dr John Gibaut has been appointed to succeed the Revd Canon Dr Alyson Barnett-Cowan in March as Director for Unity, Faith and Order of the Anglican Communion.
Women can now become bishops following an historic vote by the Church of England’s General Synod today.
A second Africa Primate has issued a response to a recent letter by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York recalling Anglican Communion leaders’ “commitment to pastoral care and friendship for all, regardless of sexual orientation”.
Condolences from leaders throughout the Anglican Communion are beingsent to the Church of the Province of West Africa, following the suddendeath of its primate, Dr. Solomon Tilewa Johnson.
The bishops of the Church in Wales are holding open meetings across Wales during January and February, asking for input as they begin to create
A service marking 70 years since the ordination of the Anglican Communion’s first woman priest will be held in London, England.
The mission agency Us is the latest in a series of Anglican agencies raising funds to help people affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
People wanting to donate money to aid and relief for victims of Typhoon Haiyan that has devastated the Philippines and neighbouring countries have an opportunity
Earlier today, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby baptized His Royal Highness Prince George, the three-month old son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) has adopted the Anglican Communion Covenant.
Having young Anglicans arrange and run their own camps could be the answer to an ageing Church population, according to a Japanese bishop.
ACNS Africa correspondent Bellah Zulu speaks to to The Very Revd Sharon Nell, Provost & Rector of the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin in the Diocese of Port Elizabeth, about how the church is addressing human trafficking.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has drawn attention to the fact that Christians in Peshawar spoke of forgiveness even as they were ‘crying out’ for justice after Sunday’s suicide bombings.
A Stoke-on-Trent vicar has become the star of a real ale festival with a special brew named after him.
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