June 1, 2005 Canadian donations aid in reconstruction

Some of the donations given by Canadian Anglicans to the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) for victims of the powerful tsunami that hit parts of Asia last December are now being used for reconstruction and...

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April 1, 2005 Project aids brothel children

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has agreed to fund a project in Jessore, Bangladesh, that educates children of sex workers to provide them with an alternative to life in the brothels, where they are often...

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March 1, 2005 Challenge post-tsunami is identifying needs

Anglican dioceses affected by December's deadly tsunami have expressed appreciation for the outpouring of support from Canada but are requesting patience in terms of identifying what their needs are and how they may best be...

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January 1, 2005 India responds to AIDS

New Delhi Churches in India have taken the lead in initiating an interfaith response to the scourge of HIV/AIDS, which is reaching massive proportions. "We realize that an interfaith response to HIV/AIDS is very crucial," the...

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June 1, 2004 Maori is new primate

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has elected its second Maori primate, Archbishop Te Whakahuihui Vercoe. Archbishop Vercoe, 75, was installed as primate on May 14. He succeeds Bishop John Paterson of...

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March 1, 2004 Australian primate

The head of the Anglican Church in Australia, Archbishop Peter Carnley, will step down as archbishop of Perth and primate of Australia in May, 2005. Appointed archbishop of Perth in 1981, he will retire on the 24th...

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February 1, 2004 Indian, Pakistani churches welcome new dialogue

Thrissur, India Church leaders in India and Pakistan have welcomed the thawing of relations between their countries following meetings of the two rival neighbours at a summit of South Asian countries, held in Islamabad...

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December 1, 2003 Conversions spark violence

New DelhiChurches in Sri Lanka have urged the government to give protection to Christians following recent attacks on churches and increasing demands for a ban on religious conversions in the Buddhist-majority nation. "We are...

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November 1, 2003 Indian churches fight new law on conversions

New Delhi, India Churches in India face a mighty challenge as the nation's government plans to bring in a new law to prevent religious conversions among Hindus across the nation. The law has no approval yet from...

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October 1, 2003 Churches lead Sri Lanka march

New DelhiChurch leaders in Sri Lanka who organized a march in the island nation’s capital, Colombo, have urged the government and Tamil rebels to resume peace talks, which were suspended in April. More than 2,000...

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