September 1, 2003 Australian viceroy steps down

Australian governor-general Peter Hollingworth, formerly the Anglican archbishop of Brisbane, resigned May 25 amid criticism surrounding a rape claim and his handling of child sex abuse cases when he was archbishop. Although a...

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June 1, 2003 Rebels kill Melanesian brother

Honiara, Solomon Islands A member of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Nathaniel Sado, was killed in late April by a band of rebels on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. A requiem mass for Brother Sado was held by...

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June 1, 2003 Gujarat conversions outlawed

Churches in India expressed shock over the enactment of a law curbing religious conversion that passed without debate in the state of Gujarat.The legislation, called the Freedom of Religious Conversion Bill, carries a penalty of...

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May 1, 2003 First four women ordained

For the first time, the Church in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) has ordained women to the deaconate. On March 2, Bishop Duleep de Chickera, Bishop of Colombo, ordained four women, Malini Devananda, Gunavathany Selvan, Glory Jeyaraj and...

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May 1, 2003 Sri Lankan bishop tries to model peace

Bishop Kumara Llangasinghe, of the diocese of Kurunagala in Sri Lanka, is one of a newly emerging breed of Anglican bishop/statesmen: a religious leader, he also acts as intermediary between opposing factions in his country, and...

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April 1, 2003 Anglicans host China meeting

The Anglican church's national office in Toronto hosted a portion of a recent six-day visit of a China delegation on religious freedoms. The visitors were accompanied by heavy security after receiving threats early in their visit...

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March 1, 2003 Indian church doors open

New Delhi Christian institutions in India have opened their buildings to the homeless as a bitter cold wave has claimed more than 1,000 lives this winter. More than 500 people have also died in neighbouring Bangladesh as...

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March 1, 2003 Web site features cathedrals

Wellington, New Zealand A 23-year-old university student here has started a Web site that features photos and information about Anglican cathedrals around the world. "At first I knew little of cathedrals and their...

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September 1, 2002 Japan elects primate

TokyoBishop James Toru Uno of the diocese of Kita Kanto in central Japan, was elected primate of the Anglican church in Japan, succeeding Archbishop John Furumoto, at the church's General Synod in May. The synod also appointed...

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September 1, 2002 Women ordained

SeoulThe first three female deacons in the diocese of Seoul were ordained in May at a service in Sts. Mary and Nicholas Anglican Cathedral. At the same service, a brother and sister were ordained deacons. Bishop Matthew...

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