February 22, 2010 African churches use mobile phone to ring up growth in members

A mobile phone suspended on a belt round the waist or from the neck is a common sight among members of church congregations in Africa.

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February 11, 2010 Uganda's Anglican church wants changes to anti-homosexuality law

The Anglican Church of Uganda says it wants to see changes to a proposed law which would jail homosexuals and even execute them in some cases, which many international church and secular leaders have condemned.

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January 5, 2010 Copenhagen leaves vulnerable 'on their own' says Kenyan professor

Vulnerable communities have been left own their own to adapt to climate change or perish, with only God to count on, because of the failure of a United Nations conference in Copenhagen to agree legally-binding commitments, a Kenyan theologian and ecologist has warned.

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January 1, 2010 Alarm over Ugandan bill

The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada as well as the Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have sent a statement conveying a “deep sense of alarm” over Uganda’s proposed anti-homosexuality bill. The bill articulates a new category, “aggravated homosexuality,” which could draw the death penalty. Ugandan citizens living outside the country could also be extradited to face imprisonment or death.

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January 1, 2010 African youth visitor

Edmond Bayisabe, youth co-ordinator for the diocese of Bujumbura in Burundi, visited several dioceses in the Anglican Church of Canada last fall. He was invited by the youth council of the The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), which sent three members to Burundi in 2009.

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December 14, 2009 Christmas card campaign in support of Harare

This Advent, Canadian Anglicans are being invited to send a Christmas card as a show of solidarity to the new bishop of Harare, Chad Gandiya/Bishop Gandiya and members of his diocese continue to face challenges resulting from internal church divisions and political violence in Zimbabwe.

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December 1, 2009 Church still growing in Zimbabwe diocese

The Anglican diocese of Harare continues to face challenges related to the high cost of litigation and the effects of the year-long political violence in Zimbabwe.

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December 1, 2009 Faith groups told they have key role in AIDS fight

In advance of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Kenyans living with HIV gathered at Nairobi's All Saints Anglican cathedral to send 10,000 Thanksgiving Day postcards to U.S. President Barack Obama.

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October 1, 2009 Sexual orientation no barrier to church leadership

Gays and lesbians can be leaders within the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as long as they remain celibate, its synod of bishops has declared. The statement marks the first time that ministries by homosexual clergy have been publicly recognized by an Anglican province in the African continent; many Anglican leaders of provinces in Africa regard homosexuality as a sin.

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September 1, 2009 Can African woman be treated in Canada?

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is exploring treatment options in Canada for Francine Nijimbere, a 26-year-old woman from Burundi, whose arms were severed in an attack by her brother-in-law.

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