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Anglican Communion task group developing deeper links and wider understanding

Anglican Communion News Service April 21, 2017

Canon Frederick Scott, of the diocese of Quebec, with soldiers of the 1st Canadian Division on the eve of The Battle of Vimy Ridge. Photo: Courtesy of the Royal Canadian Chaplain Service

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100 years after Vimy, a chaplain’s witness to war still resonates

André Forget April 11, 2017

Aftermath of the Palm Sunday explosion at St. George’s Coptic Church in Tanta, north of Cairo. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

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Hiltz asks Anglicans to pray for victims of attacks in Egypt, Syria

Anglican Journal Staff April 10, 2017

Pope Tawadros II says the “sinful acts will not undermine the unity and coherence of the Egyptian people in the face of terrorism.” Photo: European Union/European External Action Service

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Church leaders condemn Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt

Anglican Communion News Service April 10, 2017

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WCC urges end to ‘culture of impunity’ in Syria

Anglican Communion News Service April 7, 2017

Although she used to be in grade six, Ayesh, who fled to Turkey from the Idlib Governorate of Syria, does not attend school. Photo: UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani

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Trump’s immigration policies force reduction of Episcopal Church’s refugee resettlement network

Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service April 6, 2017

Chinese-born human rights activist and Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin was keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Parliamentary Forum on Religious Freedom in Ottawa April 3. Photo: Art Babych

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China remains fearful of religious freedom, forum told

Art Babych April 6, 2017

Unusually heavy rains since January have caused flooding and mudslides in normally arid coastal Peru, killing more than 100 people and damaging tens of thousands of homes. Photo: © UNICEF/UN057587/Jose Vilca

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PWRDF commits $20,000 for flood-stricken Peru

Tali Folkins April 5, 2017

Nenita Condez, Indigenous peoples leader, and Bishop Antonio Ablon of the Philippines at a news conference on Parliament Hill March 23. Photo: Art Babych

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Filipino group urges Canada to hold mining companies accountable

Art Babych March 28, 2017

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Church leaders offer prayers after deadly attack in Westminster

Anglican Communion News Service March 23, 2017

Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi, former primate of Burundi, with Archbishop of Canterbury Jusin Welby. Photo: LamPal

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New Director for the Anglican Centre, Rome

Anglican Communion News Service March 20, 2017

Photo: Church of Ireland

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Cathedral bells to ring out in solidarity with refugees

Anglican Communion News Service March 14, 2017

The Anglican primates of Oceania pose with staff during their meeting in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. Photo: Archbishop Philip Freier

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Anglican primates of Oceania speak out on climate change

Anglican Communion News Service March 7, 2017

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Ashes for atrocities

Fred Hiltz March 6, 2017

The memorial window in St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Ottawa, the only work to be found in Canada by Irish stained glass artist Wilhelmina Geddes, is widely regarded as her masterpiece. Photo: Wilhelmina Geddes: Life and Work, Four Courts Dublin Press

Arts and Culture

The little-known ‘greatest stained glass artist of our time’

Patricia Robertson February 27, 2017

Sarah Nyawar and her two-year-old child Nyamule Thuokhok, who is suffering from anemia and severe malnutrition, at the malnutrition ward of the clinic run by the International Medical Corps in the U.N. Protection of Civilians site in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: © UNICEF/UN053460/Gonzalez Farran

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PWRDF launches appeal for famine relief in South Sudan

Tali Folkins February 24, 2017

St. Saviour's church, in Acre, northern Israel, will be a beacon of hope and faith, says Episcopal diocese of Jerusalem Archbishop Suheil Dawani in his sermon. Photo: Diocese of Jerusalem

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Jerusalem archbishop rededicates Israeli church closed for nearly 80 years

Anglican Communion News Service February 24, 2017

The rise of far-right politics offers a challenge that can be overcome with the right practices, values and spirit, says Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. File photo: Keith Blundy/Aegies Associates/Lambeth Palace

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Welby calls on churches to be part of ‘reimagining’ a new Britain

Anglican Communion News Service February 14, 2017

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Welby, Orthodox Patriarch pledge to fight modern slavery

Tali Folkins February 10, 2017

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In the bleak midwinter, Standing Rock Episcopal ministry is changing

Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service February 1, 2017

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